Mumbai: He spoke about his inspiration in Indian cinema, more specifically Hindi cinema, and shared that the perspectives of actors change when they sign up for training in acting, and it further changes when they start working on stage or for the screen.
He said, โIn Hindi cinema, Iโm very much inspired by Naseeruddin Shah and Om Puri. But, my all time-favourite is Irrfan. If we talk about his journey, he was doing something amazing 30 years ago, and nobody could really understand what he was doing and assess the quality of his work.โ
He then shared an anecdote saying Irrfan was heavily judged during his time in the National School of Drama and was considered a bad actor.
He further mentioned, โI heard from his classmate in NSD, that whenever he used to be on stage, he was told, โWhy donโt you do anything? Why donโt you act?โ. He was considered to be the worst actor of his batch. But, he was doing something amazing that all of us later realised. He was making his own niche and creating magic with his craft.โ
With regards to โMaharajโ, the film, produced by YRF, continues to garner positive response from the audience It is in the Top 10 of Netflix in 16 countries. It clocked 3.2 million views on Netflix in a week.
