I try to choose characters that don’t remind the audience of my previous roles. I make a conscious effort for that.
FAHADH FAASILI try to choose characters that don’t remind the audience of my previous roles. I make a conscious effort for that.
FAHADH FAASILI love the forest. It is the place where you hear yourself better.
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 want the audience to watch my films, and that is what I value more than any awards.
FAHADH FAASILIt is easier to produce a film on your own than convincing another person to come on board.
FAHADH FAASILI want my films to make money first. Awards and all can come later.
FAHADH FAASILI would like to do movies of all genres.
FAHADH FAASILPeople know me through my characters. I don’t think they have any idea about the individual that I am. They know I am a director’s son, and I am married to an actress.
FAHADH FAASILPeople expect star kids to be perfect – horse-riding, fighting.
FAHADH FAASILThe less people know about you, the more you understand how beautiful life is. It’s good when you exist only on screen. I don’t want them to take me home. I love to have my privacy.
FAHADH FAASILI like movies made by Spike Lee – doing those films out of the U.S., that is really daring.
FAHADH FAASILIt feels good to hear good things about yourself.
FAHADH FAASILThe 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.
FAHADH FAASILMistakes happen, and then you try to overcome those. I like that process.
FAHADH FAASILMohan Raja is an interesting filmmaker. He is constantly, if I may use the word, contradicting himself. He explains a scene, and then he will try to break that and rebuild it. That, to me, is filmmaking. Every scene is constructed after a lot of discussions.
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.
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