‘No one has seen me in such a CHARACTER’
Says Pulkit Samrat about his upcoming release Taish as he speaks to Lipika Varma about the movie, his character, and the also the trilingual HaathiMereSaathi
Tai sh missed a theatrical release owing to C OVID -19 pandemic and is releasing digitally. Comment.
We wanted and also waited for Taish to release in theatres. But, owing to the lockdown it could not happen. We are fortunate that it is now releasing on ZEE5. Taish is premiering in two formats: Film and web series. The storytelling is different. Director Bejoy Nambiar has magically edited it and we are looking forward to the release of both the formats.
What is the film about? Tell us a bit your character.
As the tag line of Taish says: Anything for family...If our family member face problems, you can go to any extent to protect them. It could be something that you may have not done in your life ever before. In Taish my character makes sure that I go to any extent to help my family.
You are excited you are taking revenge in Ta is hand not a victim of revenge?
Actually, I got excited during the narration itself. No one has seen me in such a character... I’m taking revenge in the movie. I’m the one who is seen in rage and Taish. In fact, all characters in the film are handling this Taish in their own ways. All have different expressions. This movie, at a deeper level, is how these characters are woven together. Every character has different shades of life. The screenplay, too, is very interesting. It has been written very well by Bejoy Nambiar and it has been done for the first time.
Ha at hi Mer eS a at hi is also releasing int heat res soon ...
When we learnt about the release of Haathi mere Saathi we were in seventh heaven. The film is a trilingual, shot simultaneously in three languages. I have participated in the Hindi version; Vishnu Vishal does the Tamil and the Telugu version. The release date has been fixed for January 15, 2021. We were waiting for the theatrical release, and it is going to be a fantastic experience. I am very happy to collaborate with Rana Daggubati and Prabhu Sir (Solomon) for this film.
Tellusaboutyour character in Ha at hi Mere Sa at hi. Is it similar to Ra je sh Khan na’ s film?
My character and that of late actor Rajesh Khanna's have a few similarities: He looked after the elephant and I too take care of the elephants; like him I am very fond of elephants. But, the story is based on forest conservation. It’s very different from the yesteryear's film.
Sa at hi is releasing on January15?
I don’t know… asking such a query is a huge thing as well a compliment for the team. But I’m excited to be a part of the team that brings the film to this position. I cannot do anything all by myself' as I said it’s team work...they have passion, resources and capabilities for doing it for everybody in the film. Really happy and feel blessed.