I listened to the script of ‘Carbon’ at the end of 2014. I liked it the moment I heard it. I wanted to do it.
FAHADH FAASILI listened to the script of ‘Carbon’ at the end of 2014. I liked it the moment I heard it. I wanted to do it.
FAHADH FAASILI’ve always wanted to do a role based on a real-life person.
FAHADH FAASILWhen I choose the scripts, all I look forward to is an impressive narration.
FAHADH FAASILMy films may not have a great opening, but I am not bothered about it. Whatever the numbers be, I want those viewers who come for my films to be excited about watching the movie.
FAHADH FAASILI feel that entertainment happens when fact and fiction is balanced.
FAHADH FAASILI think it would be a dream for any actor to play someone like Changampuzha.
FAHADH FAASILIn 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.
FAHADH FAASILI trust my directors to see me through, for I don’t consider myself as a natural actor – or a good one at that.
FAHADH FAASILMy 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.
FAHADH FAASILI like movies made by Spike Lee – doing those films out of the U.S., that is really daring.
FAHADH FAASILEvery 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.
FAHADH FAASILLet 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.
FAHADH FAASILThe 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.
FAHADH FAASILOffscreen, I’m a private person. I’m shy and don’t know how to face the public.
FAHADH FAASILAs 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.
FAHADH FAASILI have always maintained that the audience should take a call on this. Its up to them to decide whether they want to see a pirated version or not. They should understand the effort and amount of hard work that go into a film.
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