Over the last one year, one has heard multiple stories about Shahid Kapoor turning into an Air Force officer for his upcoming film 'Mausam'. In fact last weekend he also flew a fighter plane (F16). However Jimmy Shergill too has gone through a similar experience and that too months back. He has done that for the character of Sqn Lrd. J. Singh. that he plays in his upcoming film 'Dharti'.

"'Dharti' has Jimmy playing an Air Force officer and he has gone through a complete look change for the film," says a fellow actor, "Also, to rightly project his role of an officer, there was no compromise on authenticity. Hence there were special permissions taken to not just shoot a part of the film at the Air Force station but capture numerous shots of the fighter planes."

Another similarity between Jimmy and Shahid is that both are sporting moustaches in the film. "Well, most Air Force officers do," quips an observer.

Meanwhile Jimmy isn't giving the entire comparison much thought. "Our film is about the politics of Punjab where Air Force happens to be a background for my character. Beyond that the focus is on how various incidents around this Squadron Leader change his life and also impact the political situation there. 'Dharti' is definitely not about flying jets," he smiles.

A Punjabi-Hindi bilingual, 'Dharti' which releases on Vaisakhi (April) sees the return of director Navaniat Singh with Jimmy Shergill after two blockbusters 'Tera Mera Ki Rishta' and 'Mel Karade Rabba'. Surveen Chawla is the leading lady opposite Jimmy.