Irrfan Khan, the most prolific actor of the Bollywood who is known best for his skilful acting has always played eccentric roles – be it a villainous one or that of a good man. But, upcoming Piku has something in stores for this acting maestro he has never tried his hands at. Piku pairs Irrfan with Deepika Padukone and thus a love story blooms between them.
Irrfan is quite glad that he got an opportunity to don a romantic avatar for the first time. He is thankful to director Shoojit Sircar for offering him this role with Deepika as his lady love in the film. Irrfan plays the role of a cab driver, Rana Chaudhary and that is how he bags an entry in Piku and her father’s life.
Talking about his unique role he told PTI, “It is a very entertaining and engaging film and love is a very important part of this story. It was Shoojit’s trust in me that he gave me a romantic lead. I was longing to do something like this. I also wanted to do comedy. Coincidentally, I got both these elements in ‘Piku’.”
Unlike the other romance sagas, this movie stands out to be different, as the lead pair speaks volumes just through their gestures and invisible chemistry. The new song Bezubaan, which released recently, proves this, as without even holding hands or making some typical romantic gestures, the duo ignites a romantic spark making the song more intriguing.
Irrfan’s love for theatre is known to everyone; he said that while shooting the silences in the film Piku gave off a vibe as if they were doing a theatrical production. He said, “We were shooting on the Gujarat highway and we were in the car. The director and actor can talk very little because there is an urgency in such scenes. In this scene, which is very small, I have to give her a look and say something because we have been travelling for a long time. It is just a look but so beautiful. Shoojit was emotional after seeing it.”
He was blown by Shoojit’s way of directing the film. “I found it very interesting that he is not underlining stuff for the audience. There is so much unsaid that goes between the characters. I enjoy this style of storytelling, where it is not just dialogues but you are communicating with every breath and gesture.”
He also believes that his film will contribute to the redefining and dynamic phase of Hindi films. “It is new Bollywood. Audience is waiting for Bollywood to redefine itself. We should incorporate the intelligence of audience. I feel directors like Shoojit and writers like Juhi (Chaturvedi) will take it in a different direction,” said Irrfan.
The new fact is that, Irrfan has teamed up with Amitabh Bachchan for the first time ever and the time he spent with him was undoubtedly amazing. “Bachchan saab is Bachchan saab. I have been offered roles with him earlier but nothing materialized so when you get a chance to work with him, you want to make it as memorable as possible. It was exciting to be with all the actors, be it Deepika or Moushumi Chatterjee. It was very engaging.”
Well, the film from its breaking news, trailer and music album sounds very promising. Let us see what it serves on platter to its audiences on 8th May, 2015.
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