It is easier to produce a film on your own than convincing another person to come on board.
FAHADH FAASILPeople expect star kids to be perfect – horse-riding, fighting.
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I want my films to do the talking. I feel if people have to understand me better, I should do more good films. I just want them to know me through my films.
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Most of the films that I do help me learn something.
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In Malayalam, I can improvise, and acting is easy because I think in Malayalam, but for ‘Velaikkaran,’ I had to prepare for a role, which is a first for me.
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The closest encounter I had with films in my childhood was sitting on the lap of my father at a shooting set, and he would say ‘rain,’ and it started raining, and then he would say ‘song,’ and people started dancing. I thought I was sitting on God’s lap.
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Every character, when it comes to a cinematic representation, gets complicated and layered. You are given a lot of dimensions than a single dimension to an individual. That’s the main difference between seeing something out of the window and seeing something on screen.
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Let me make something clear: I can’t do anything in particular to make others laugh. I do what is necessary for a character. The body language of the character may make others laugh.
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I have grown up seeing success and failure.
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Failure is part and parcel of the process of experimenting with roles and films.
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The only thing my famous last name got me was a foothold in the industry. That was the easy part. The biggest problem is survival. As Fazil’s son, I am expected to know everything – acting, dancing, horse riding… I am not trained in all these, and I don’t think I ever will be.
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I have been fortunate to collaborate with people who have been open to discussion. If I tell them something, they have always explained to me why they want it the other way.
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My thought process is in Malayalam. So, every time I have to work outside Malayalam, the process is a little stressful. I have to translate my Malayalam thoughts into English and back to Tamil.
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I am a person who doesn’t like responsibility of any kind. But I do enjoy what I do.
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The five directors in ‘5 Sundarikal’ experimented, and it was a very personal exercise. Amal, Anwar, Aashiq, and Sameer have done things that they have never done before. Debutant Shyju has also made a beautiful film.
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I would like to do movies of all genres.
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I feel that entertainment happens when fact and fiction is balanced.
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For me, ‘Diamond Necklace’ is a commercial attempt, as it has songs and glamour.
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I thoroughly enjoyed shooting for ‘Velaikkaran,’ and I made a great friend in Sivakarthikeyan during the process. Also, it was wonderful working with director Mohan Raja. I have not seen a director who takes so much effort to get things the best way possible.
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I give my best to each role that I do.
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I believe that anyone with a bit of guidance can act.
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Mistakes happen, and then you try to overcome those. I like that process.
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As an actor, you create a character from your understanding of what you have heard and your observations. Eventually, every film is an extension of the images that I have seen or what I have heard or read somewhere.
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I love the forest. It is the place where you hear yourself better.
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I’m an actor who evolves once the shoot starts.
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I’ve always wanted to do a role based on a real-life person.
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When I began acting, my biggest fear was whether the audience will appreciate the kind of films I do.
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I wasn’t really sure about the kind of films I wanted to be a part of. That’s when I saw ‘Aaranya Kaandam.’ I was stunned; it was such a stylish film.
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