‘My connection with music will never go’
The actor and musician’s breakthrough performances in recent times have tossed him back into the limelight
Namit Das has consistently showcased sensational performances, whether it was in films such as the 2009-film Wake up Sid with Ranbir Kapoor or the 2013-film Ghanchakkar with Vidya Balan and Emraan Hashmi, or on TV series such as Sumit Sambhal Lega, a remake of Everybody Loves Raymond.
However, it’s undebatable that it’s the OTT that has given Namit’s career a fillip. Whether it was his role as Jawahar Bishnoi in the Sushmita-Sen-starrer Aarya or as Haresh Khanna in Mira Nair’s A Suitable Boy, the young man has made quite the impression among audiences, critics and filmmakers. He is soon set to be seen in several other projects from E Nivas’s Donali to a couple of Netflix projects among others.
“I’ve had some really good projects in the recent past too, of which I wrapped up a beautiful web film called Aafat E Ishq with Neha Sharma and Ila Arun,” says Namit.
“I’ve also done a web series called Donali in which I play a dacoit in Chambal and have been given a really good get up as a dacoit from the sixties. Apart from that, there’s a very interesting project for Netflix though I cannot talk about it for now. We were shooting for both of them before the lockdown, and will resume shooting when things are fine.”
FOND REMEMBRANCES
Talking about his previous shoots with other well-known actors, he especially remembers how, while shooting for Ghanchakkar, during his beginning days in the industry, Vidya Balan and Emraan Hashmi were rather accommodating to him.
“It was early in my career. It was one of my biggest roles in terms of length. Vidya Balan, who’s such a sweet person, made me comfortable. We share a good bond even when we meet today,” he adds.
The actor recently worked on Aafat-EIshq, the shoot for which he says he enjoyed thoroughly too. “I play a character called Atmaram, who is always hovering around the character played
THE BONDS OF MUSIC
Incidentally, Namit is the son of the famous singer Chandan Dass and grandson from his mother’s side to the famous musician, K. Pannalal.
Not surprisingly, Namit was initially working on a career in music, having learnt music from his father and Bhavdeep Jaipurwale.
However, destiny had other plans, and the actor chose to make a full-time career in acting. His move into acting has nevertheless not stopped him from dabbling in music. He’d even released an album some time ago with Anurag Shanker.
“Music is important to me and I love listening to music. It is in my blood. In fact, when I had COVID, it was all I did, listening to all my LP records. My connection with music will never go. Everything will have music in it,” adds Namit as he signs out.