Lucky to be in Shanghai
January 15, 2011 2:37:48 AM
Abhay Deol will be seen in a negative role for the first time in Dibakar Banerjee's upcoming release. The actor talks to Nanda Das on why he loves experimenting with his characters, marriage plans and equation with bros, Sunny and Bobby
It
is never too easy to create a place for yourself when not one or two
but three members of your family have made it big in the field you aim
to be in. But Abhay Deol has managed doing it with immense ease and
comfort. One of the major reasons behind the success of the 34-year-old
has been picking up roles that have shades of his real life and not
seeking any help from his uncle, Dharmendra and two brothers, Sunny and
Bobby. In fact, the youngest Deol had once said in an interview that he
entered the field of acting not because of his family background but due
to the fact he had been involved in theatre since his schooldays.
So the career that took off with an average box office grosser Socha Na Tha opposite Ayesha Takia five years ago in which he was nominated for the Filmfare Best Male Debut Award to his latest release, Aisha,
with Sonam Kapoor, Abhay has been always applauded for his acting
skills. Not to forget some outstanding and unconventional movies like Honeymoon Travels Pvt Ltd, Dev D, Ek Chaalis Ki Last Local, Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye! and Manorama Six Feet Under he chose to do during this period. Now he is ready to shoot for Dibakar Banerjee's upcoming movie titled Shanghai. "Dibakar is one of the finest directors I have had an opportunity to work with in Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye!
I consider myself lucky that he thought about me for his next project.
He has a brilliant way of story-telling and I love the way he creates
his own world through his scripts. As Dibakar has completed around 85
per cent script for Shanghai, I'm looking forward as to how the characters are shaping up," says Abhay.
The
actor informs that the movie is a political thriller and an Indian
adaptation of Greek writer Vassilis Vasilikos' novel Z which delves into
the real-life assassination of a dynamic politician. "It will be for
the first time that I'll be seen in a negative character," he adds. On
how challenging does he feel the role to be, Abhay says, "I find each
one of them equally demanding. As I've read a part of the script, I
found my character looking at you through glasses, wearing a stiff shirt
and you keep wondering as to what's on his mind. The next moment you
could be behind bars without even realising that he was the man behind
it. As for the preparations at my end, I've spoken to a few friends who
resemble my characters in the movie," shares Abhay, adding that he feels
his character of Satyaveer in Manorama Six Feet Under was the closest to his heart.
Will
he ever like to share screen space with the Deols and he promptly
replies, "I would love to but then I feel a bit shy to work with tauji and Sunny bhaiya
as I'm a rank junior in front of them. However, I will be interested in
doing a movie with Bobby as we share good chemistry," he says.
And
what about marriage plans as he has been in a relationship with model
Preeti Desai for a long time? "Not in the near future. I think marriages
are a cultural phenomenon and till the time I'm a natural, I don't want
to get married," he says.
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