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Bollywood actor Abhishek Bachchan, whose much
awaited film Sarkar Raj was released, does not feel
that he should always be paired with his wife
Aishwarya Rai in a husband and wife role.
'Just because we're husband and wife doesn't mean we
should play the same roles in all our films,'
Abhishek told IANS in an interview.
Earlier, the duo was seen together in Mani Ratnam's
Guru in 2007.
In Sarkar Raj, which also stars Aishwarya and
Abhishek's father Amitabh Bachchan, Aishwarya has
not played his wife. 'In fact there is no
relationship between Aishwarya and me in Sarkar Raj,'
Abhishek said. |
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The actor, who is used to experimenting with his body
language and weight to get into the skin of a character,
says that if the audience doesn't become one with the
character while watching his film, it is his failing as an
actor. |
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Excerpts:
How different are you and your
father in Sarkar Raj compared to Sarkar?
In Sarkar Raj, Pa (Amitabh Bachchan) would be seen with an
added slouch. Pa had to be shown more aged than the first
part of the film. A lot of time has passed and we see it in
both our performances. My character has more responsibility
on his shoulders unlike my earlier character, which was that
of a hungry and lean man who was eager to prove himself.
Now, my character is a confident and successful man.
I believe you've put on weight for
the role?
I have. We wanted to show Shankar Nagre as a healthier man
as he was in the first part, just as a successful and
well-settled man. Even my clothes in 'Sarkar Raj' have
changed. In 'Sarkar', I was more casually dressed but in
Sarkar Raj, I am more formally attired in a suit all
through.
Do you know more about sequels than
your colleagues?
Sarkar Raj isn't my first sequel. I have also done Dhoom and
then Dhoom 2. But there is a difference. For Dhoom 2, Aditya
Chopra's brief was to take the brand further. He wanted to
make the sequel bigger and better. Otherwise, he reasoned,
why would they come to see it? 'Sarkar Raj', on the other
hand, moved the other way. It is not a candy floss
entertainer. We had to be true to the original characters.
The characters moved in a specific direction from the first
part to the second. So there has to be a lot of intensity in
the presentation. In 'Sarkar Raj' we couldn't afford the
liberties that we could in 'Dhoom 2'.
Are you experimenting with your
body language and weight as a part of your acting grammar?
I guess today an actor has to work hard to be noticed and so
does the director. In 'Sarkar Raj', it is not just my
character's weight that has changed. Even the house that the
characters live in has become plush.
This time have you taken
centre-stage in the drama?
'Sarkar' is Subhash Nagre, which is dad's character. But
now, in 'Sarkar Raj', Shankar is running the family
business. But his father is still the head of the family. So
we're in it together.
But you and Aishwarya are not a
couple in 'Sarkar Raj'?
Does that matter to the audience? Once the lights go down in
the theatre, the audience becomes one with the characters.
If they don't, it's my failing as an actor. They will be
swept away with the characters. Whether we are married or a
couple in the film is of no consequence. I think such cheap
publicity gimmicks don't work. And yes we haven't tried to
hide the fact that we aren't a couple in the film. No point
in lying to the audience. In fact there is no relationship
between Aishwarya and me in 'Sarkar Raj'. And that should be
no problem. Just because we're husband and wife doesn't mean
we should play the same roles in all our films.
But what about the strong image
that the media has created of the two of you as a couple?
No, I'm convinced that the audience isn't going to take that
factor into consideration. My father and I do play father
and son in 'Sarkar Raj', but we weren't related in 'Bunty
Aur Babli' in any way. In fact he was hunting me down
throughout the film. And yet it was a resounding success.
How much have you evolved as an
actor since 'Sarkar'?
I would like to think that my character has evolved since
the first part and that I have evolved accordingly. But like
Jai Dixit could change his looks and clothes from 'Dhoom' to
'Dhoom 2', I don't think it would look believable to see my
character in a T-shirt, jeans and in a clean-shaven look in
'Sarkar Raj'. As for myself, without sounding arrogant I
would like to say that I do think I have evolved as an
actor. I am still learning and I will be learning till the
day I'm an actor. Look at my father at 65. He continues to
evolve. In comparison to him, I have a long way to go. I
would like to believe that I'm evolving. |
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