Actor Paresh Rawal loves challenges. He took one when came on board Nandita Roy and Shiboprosad Mukherjee-starrer Shastry Virudh Shastry. He had to fill Soumitra Chatterjee’s shoes in the Hindi remake of his Bengali film Posto. In a chat with Hindustan Times, Paresh Rawal reveals he intentionally decided to never watch the original film.
Paresh Rawal tells us, “I haven’t seen Posto willingly. I am a big fan of Soumitra Chatterjee. Phir woh jo karenge woh dimag me aise chipak jata hai ki you cannot get rid of it (once you watch it, you cannot get rid of his performance). He was a fantastic actor.”
Shastry Virudh Shastry also stars Neena Kulkarni, Shiv Pandit, and Mimi Chakraborty, and was released earlier this month. Paresh says the film was a big deal to him. “I really loved the story and I found it relatable. The relationship between a grandparent and their grandkid is quite emotional and much more profound than between the father and son.
This is a family entertainer and quite rooted. Something you can watch with your family. It’s real and you won’t find anything fictional,” he adds
The Hera Pheri star often opts for films that can be enjoyed by cinema-goers with their families. Does it mean it’s his conscious decision to do anything but clean, family films? He answers, “Yes, it’s a conscious decision. I hate any kind of vulgar content. Mujhe aisa kuch bilkul acha nahin lagta hain.
A lot of our families were stuck at home during the lockdown and the kind of films that were released (on OTT)…
