Friday Feb 29 1:30 PM
Sampurn, Bollywood Trade News Network
Kay Kay Menon is one of those actors who can carry off any given role with elan. Known for his versatility and serious characters, the actor has now shifted focus to comic roles too. The actor will now be seen in yet another serious role in Samar Khan's SHAURYA.Q.: What does SHAURYA mean to you?
A.: At first I would like to make clear that for me "shaurya" and "veerta" are two different things. "Shaurya" is in raising voice against wrong deeds when no one is ready to support you. But in this film that particular word has different meanings for different characters.
Q.: What's about your character in SHAURYA?
A.: I am playing a brigadier in the film. He is known as Rudra Pratap Singh. He has some personal values and has faith in those values only.
Q.: The film is based on army. What do you feel is the most interesting part of the film?
A.: The best thing is that whatever is told in the film is based on reality. Everything including uniform, behaviour and mannerism are very realistic.
Q.: How did you prepare yourself for your character?
A.: I don't do much of research. I believe in the story and prepare my character based on the story. I have always seen that whenever we start researching on characters, we end up coming with some fixed mannerism. And that's even opposite to the character. I don't even think of doing the film, which doesn't offer me any good character.
Q.: Have you ever done anything in your life that has become SHAURYA for you?
A.: I don't remember anything like that because I think it builds ego in you. So better you forget that, as it helps living a better life.
Q.: How was the experience working with Rahul Bose?
A.: Very nice. Besides this film, we are working together in MAAN GAYE MUGHAL-E-AZAM, too. Because of that, our tuning has become very good. He is an excellent actor. He works hard on improvisation in between scenes to make his character look better.
Q.: Any interesting incident on the sets of SHAURYA that you would like to share with us?
A.: I feel the whole film is memorable to me. We went to Manali for shooting. The most important thing is that I learnt golf during the shooting of that film.
Q.: You are known as a serious actor. Do you take these characters intentionally or you are naturally tended to choosing such characters?
A.: I like to take my characters seriously, instead of making myself serious. Actually I am seriously a funny guy. In HONEYMOON TRAVELS, my character is the same. I play characters in accordance with films. I hope the serious tag will soon be removed from my image.
Q.: You have played many characters. Tell us which character is closest to your heart? Which kind of characters are you looking forward to portray in future?
A.: I try to attach myself with all the characters; otherwise I couldn't have made them look realistic. Whether it's a character of a villain or a kind-hearted human being, we just show it through our acting. Every human being has it in him, and he has to just bring it out. I would like to portray characters that can inspire others. I think every character has its own destiny. That destiny comes back to the actor who plays that character.
Q.: How do you look at the awards?
A.: It means nothing to me.
Q.: Please tell us about your forthcoming films.
A.: There are eight films besides SHAURYA. They are MAN GAYE MUGHAL-E-AZAM, SUNSET CITY, DRONA, BOMBAY MERI JAAN, FRAME, DREAM MAN, VIA DARJEELING and SIRF. I don't know about which among them will get released first. I have done my job and all the films are ready to get released.
