You once said that Karan Shergill of Lakshya emerged from your own confusion when you were standing on the crossroad of life. Did you feel a similar bond with either of the two Karthiks?
No, I didn’t and perhaps that’s what made the role so emotionally exhausting for me. Both the Karthiks were far removed from my personality. So it was a stretch reaching out to them. Even the story is unlike anything you’ve seen in Hindi films before.
Fleshing out the characters called for long conversations with the director (Vijay Lalwani), figuring out the smallest detail, right down to Karthik’s normal expressions. We debated on whether he should wear a smile, a frown or just a blank look.
It was a challenge pulling off the drastic personality change one of the Karthiks goes through. I also had to play both in a way that they seemed almost like an extension of the same person. It was tough!
Being a director, did you find yourself offering suggestions on the sets?
I did have inputs as an actor, questioning, analysing and even criticising is part of what I do. Even when I’m calling the shots, I expect my actors to come up with feedback on their characters. But my inputs were limited to my performance. It did not extend to discussing a scene with a DOP or cueing Deepika (Padukone) on her role.
Source : http://www.hindustantimes.com/Farhan-ended-up-feeling-depressed-after-Karthik/H1-Article1-511946.aspx
No, I didn’t and perhaps that’s what made the role so emotionally exhausting for me. Both the Karthiks were far removed from my personality. So it was a stretch reaching out to them. Even the story is unlike anything you’ve seen in Hindi films before.
Fleshing out the characters called for long conversations with the director (Vijay Lalwani), figuring out the smallest detail, right down to Karthik’s normal expressions. We debated on whether he should wear a smile, a frown or just a blank look.
It was a challenge pulling off the drastic personality change one of the Karthiks goes through. I also had to play both in a way that they seemed almost like an extension of the same person. It was tough!
Being a director, did you find yourself offering suggestions on the sets?
I did have inputs as an actor, questioning, analysing and even criticising is part of what I do. Even when I’m calling the shots, I expect my actors to come up with feedback on their characters. But my inputs were limited to my performance. It did not extend to discussing a scene with a DOP or cueing Deepika (Padukone) on her role.
Source : http://www.hindustantimes.com/Farhan-ended-up-feeling-depressed-after-Karthik/H1-Article1-511946.aspx
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