Paresh Rawal is tired of doing ‘stupid’ comedies
Even as he reprises his role of Baburao in ‘Phir Hera Pheri’, Paresh Rawal asserts, “No actor can rise above the script of the film. I enjoy doing all kinds of roles, but I don’t want to be restricted to comedy alone.”
An ardent admirer of actor Naseeruddin Shah, Rawal is excited about working in Shah’s directorial debut ‘Yun Hota To Kya Hota’. “The film is a love story and has all the right ingredients. I am thrilled to have worked with someone as talented as Naseeruddin,” he says. Rawal, who plays the character of an event coordinator in the film, believes the role has helped him improve as an actor.
In an industry where friendships are momentary, Rawal shares a special bond with producer Feroz Nadiadwala. “We are friends because we are able to learn from each other’s strengths and weaknesses,” he says. “‘Phir Hera Pheri’ has opened phenomenally well in most places,” states Rawal. However, making a sequel involved a risk that the unit was prepared to take. “We knew no matter how well ‘Phir Hera Pheri’ does, it would always be compared to ‘Hera Pheri’. Yet, we took it as a challenge.”
Open to versatility, Rawal may just give his trademark comedy a miss, “I am tired of doing stupid comedies. Though comedy has given me the breakthrough in the industry, I constantly feel the need to grow. For that, I want to do all kinds of roles.” And, having shot for an English film in Australia, the actor seems to have already put his new goal in action. “However, I do not want to talk about that film at this stage,” he signs off.
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