Ekalavya pays respects to his Dronacharya
August 7 2009
Naseeruddin Shah turned 59 recently. Though Naseer did not celebrate his birthday this year, he has promised all his friends and well wishers that he would celebrate his 60th birthday next year on a grand scale. Paresh Rawal, who considers himself the Eklavya of Naseeruddin Shah, pays his tribute to his friend and guru Naseeruddin Shah tells Jyothi Venkatesh in a telephone conversation that it is a pity that Indian Cinema has not yet exploited Naseeruddin Shah's potential as an actor till date
Over to Paresh Rawal:
"It was dream come true for me as an actor to work under the direction of Naseerbhai in his maiden film as a director. It was like visiting paradise. His perception of the scene is exciting. What I want to tell people is that one should not write him off as a director or judge him by just one film that he has directed, just because the film did not do well at the box office. As is evident on the stage when he directs all his plays, Naseerbhai is very exciting as a director.
"I would call Naseerbhai a complete gangotri as an actor. It isn’t just the way he acts but the way he pursues his profession. Can you beat it, he actually had the guts to go away to USA just to do a miniscular role in Brooke’s production for one whole year, just to see whether the rules that he follows as an actor are applicable and to be with the master of the stage. Any one can deliver a good performance but that shows his attitude, as an actor, which I am afraid not many have.
"I think not only me but there are several Eklavyas for Naseerbhai, because there is so much to learn from him, like his dedication, his passion and the truth as far as acting is concerned. The best thing about Naseerbhai is that he is not just superb as an actor but his acting can even turn into an experience. I have seen even people who do not have even an iota of talent interfering on the sets with other co-actions and director but you wish that Naseerbhai would interfere on the sets but he does, because he is such a thorough professional.
"I have come across in my career very few actors jinke muh pe jo hain wohi unke dil pe bhin hain. There is hardly any difference between his vichaar and vani. If you ask me what I do not like about Naseerbhai is his tendency to get very disheartened very fast. I still feel that even if he is angry, his anger is very justified because his ire is towards indiscipline, stupidity and what’s more inadequacy at things which happen around him on the sets. Also I do not like his nature of trusting people very easily, quickly and impulsively. He falls for the bait when people talk to him pyaar se. However, it is because of this every nature that al of his friends came forward to be part of his project when he decided to turn a director.
"Among the films of Naseer which I treasure as an actor till date are Sparsh, Godhuli, Manthan, Chakra and Firaque. Every performance of his is memorable. It is a pity that the Indian Cinema has not been able to exploit his potential as a tremendous actor. I think it would be a gross injustice to the future generation and the fraternity of actors if Naseerbhai does not preserve his entire body of work on DVDs. It becomes his duty so we can observe and do whatever we can do. I am dying to act in a film with him after a long time, after Maharathi and Firaque".
,Naseeruddin Shah turned 59 recently. Though Naseer did not celebrate his birthday this year, he has promised all his friends and well wishers that he would celebrate his 60th birthday next year on a grand scale. Paresh Rawal, who considers himself the Eklavya of Naseeruddin Shah, pays his tribute to his friend and guru Naseeruddin Shah tells Jyothi Venkatesh in a telephone conversation that it is a pity that Indian Cinema has not yet exploited Naseeruddin Shah's potential as an actor till date
Over to Paresh Rawal:
"It was dream come true for me as an actor to work under the direction of Naseerbhai in his maiden film as a director. It was like visiting paradise. His perception of the scene is exciting. What I want to tell people is that one should not write him off as a director or judge him by just one film that he has directed, just because the film did not do well at the box office. As is evident on the stage when he directs all his plays, Naseerbhai is very exciting as a director.
"I would call Naseerbhai a complete gangotri as an actor. It isn’t just the way he acts but the way he pursues his profession. Can you beat it, he actually had the guts to go away to USA just to do a miniscular role in Brooke’s production for one whole year, just to see whether the rules that he follows as an actor are applicable and to be with the master of the stage. Any one can deliver a good performance but that shows his attitude, as an actor, which I am afraid not many have.
"I think not only me but there are several Eklavyas for Naseerbhai, because there is so much to learn from him, like his dedication, his passion and the truth as far as acting is concerned. The best thing about Naseerbhai is that he is not just superb as an actor but his acting can even turn into an experience. I have seen even people who do not have even an iota of talent interfering on the sets with other co-actions and director but you wish that Naseerbhai would interfere on the sets but he does, because he is such a thorough professional.
"I have come across in my career very few actors jinke muh pe jo hain wohi unke dil pe bhin hain. There is hardly any difference between his vichaar and vani. If you ask me what I do not like about Naseerbhai is his tendency to get very disheartened very fast. I still feel that even if he is angry, his anger is very justified because his ire is towards indiscipline, stupidity and what’s more inadequacy at things which happen around him on the sets. Also I do not like his nature of trusting people very easily, quickly and impulsively. He falls for the bait when people talk to him pyaar se. However, it is because of this every nature that al of his friends came forward to be part of his project when he decided to turn a director.
"Among the films of Naseer which I treasure as an actor till date are Sparsh, Godhuli, Manthan, Chakra and Firaque. Every performance of his is memorable. It is a pity that the Indian Cinema has not been able to exploit his potential as a tremendous actor. I think it would be a gross injustice to the future generation and the fraternity of actors if Naseerbhai does not preserve his entire body of work on DVDs. It becomes his duty so we can observe and do whatever we can do. I am dying to act in a film with him after a long time, after Maharathi and Firaque".
Over to Paresh Rawal:
"It was dream come true for me as an actor to work under the direction of Naseerbhai in his maiden film as a director. It was like visiting paradise. His perception of the scene is exciting. What I want to tell people is that one should not write him off as a director or judge him by just one film that he has directed, just because the film did not do well at the box office. As is evident on the stage when he directs all his plays, Naseerbhai is very exciting as a director.
"I would call Naseerbhai a complete gangotri as an actor. It isn’t just the way he acts but the way he pursues his profession. Can you beat it, he actually had the guts to go away to USA just to do a miniscular role in Brooke’s production for one whole year, just to see whether the rules that he follows as an actor are applicable and to be with the master of the stage. Any one can deliver a good performance but that shows his attitude, as an actor, which I am afraid not many have.
"I think not only me but there are several Eklavyas for Naseerbhai, because there is so much to learn from him, like his dedication, his passion and the truth as far as acting is concerned. The best thing about Naseerbhai is that he is not just superb as an actor but his acting can even turn into an experience. I have seen even people who do not have even an iota of talent interfering on the sets with other co-actions and director but you wish that Naseerbhai would interfere on the sets but he does, because he is such a thorough professional.
"I have come across in my career very few actors jinke muh pe jo hain wohi unke dil pe bhin hain. There is hardly any difference between his vichaar and vani. If you ask me what I do not like about Naseerbhai is his tendency to get very disheartened very fast. I still feel that even if he is angry, his anger is very justified because his ire is towards indiscipline, stupidity and what’s more inadequacy at things which happen around him on the sets. Also I do not like his nature of trusting people very easily, quickly and impulsively. He falls for the bait when people talk to him pyaar se. However, it is because of this every nature that al of his friends came forward to be part of his project when he decided to turn a director.
"Among the films of Naseer which I treasure as an actor till date are Sparsh, Godhuli, Manthan, Chakra and Firaque. Every performance of his is memorable. It is a pity that the Indian Cinema has not been able to exploit his potential as a tremendous actor. I think it would be a gross injustice to the future generation and the fraternity of actors if Naseerbhai does not preserve his entire body of work on DVDs. It becomes his duty so we can observe and do whatever we can do. I am dying to act in a film with him after a long time, after Maharathi and Firaque".
,Naseeruddin Shah turned 59 recently. Though Naseer did not celebrate his birthday this year, he has promised all his friends and well wishers that he would celebrate his 60th birthday next year on a grand scale. Paresh Rawal, who considers himself the Eklavya of Naseeruddin Shah, pays his tribute to his friend and guru Naseeruddin Shah tells Jyothi Venkatesh in a telephone conversation that it is a pity that Indian Cinema has not yet exploited Naseeruddin Shah's potential as an actor till date
Over to Paresh Rawal:
"It was dream come true for me as an actor to work under the direction of Naseerbhai in his maiden film as a director. It was like visiting paradise. His perception of the scene is exciting. What I want to tell people is that one should not write him off as a director or judge him by just one film that he has directed, just because the film did not do well at the box office. As is evident on the stage when he directs all his plays, Naseerbhai is very exciting as a director.
"I would call Naseerbhai a complete gangotri as an actor. It isn’t just the way he acts but the way he pursues his profession. Can you beat it, he actually had the guts to go away to USA just to do a miniscular role in Brooke’s production for one whole year, just to see whether the rules that he follows as an actor are applicable and to be with the master of the stage. Any one can deliver a good performance but that shows his attitude, as an actor, which I am afraid not many have.
"I think not only me but there are several Eklavyas for Naseerbhai, because there is so much to learn from him, like his dedication, his passion and the truth as far as acting is concerned. The best thing about Naseerbhai is that he is not just superb as an actor but his acting can even turn into an experience. I have seen even people who do not have even an iota of talent interfering on the sets with other co-actions and director but you wish that Naseerbhai would interfere on the sets but he does, because he is such a thorough professional.
"I have come across in my career very few actors jinke muh pe jo hain wohi unke dil pe bhin hain. There is hardly any difference between his vichaar and vani. If you ask me what I do not like about Naseerbhai is his tendency to get very disheartened very fast. I still feel that even if he is angry, his anger is very justified because his ire is towards indiscipline, stupidity and what’s more inadequacy at things which happen around him on the sets. Also I do not like his nature of trusting people very easily, quickly and impulsively. He falls for the bait when people talk to him pyaar se. However, it is because of this every nature that al of his friends came forward to be part of his project when he decided to turn a director.
"Among the films of Naseer which I treasure as an actor till date are Sparsh, Godhuli, Manthan, Chakra and Firaque. Every performance of his is memorable. It is a pity that the Indian Cinema has not been able to exploit his potential as a tremendous actor. I think it would be a gross injustice to the future generation and the fraternity of actors if Naseerbhai does not preserve his entire body of work on DVDs. It becomes his duty so we can observe and do whatever we can do. I am dying to act in a film with him after a long time, after Maharathi and Firaque".
Naseeruddin Shah turned 59 recently. Though Naseer did not celebrate his birthday this year, he has promised all his friends and well wishers that he would celebrate his 60th birthday next year on a grand scale. Paresh Rawal, who considers himself the Eklavya of Naseeruddin Shah, pays his tribute...
Naseeruddin Shah turned 59 recently. Though Naseer did not celebrate his birthday this year, he has promised all his friends and well wishers that he would celebrate his 60th birthday next year on a grand scale. Paresh Rawal, who considers himself the Eklavya of Naseeruddin Shah, pays his tribute to his friend and guru Naseeruddin Shah tells Jyothi Venkatesh in a telephone conversation that it is a pity that Indian Cinema has not yet exploited Naseeruddin Shah's potential as an actor till date
Over to Paresh Rawal:
"It was dream come true for me as an actor to work under the direction of Naseerbhai in his maiden film as a director. It was like visiting paradise. His perception of the scene is exciting. What I want to tell people is that one should not write him off as a director or judge him by just one film that he has directed, just because the film did not do well at the box office. As is evident on the stage when he directs all his plays, Naseerbhai is very exciting as a director.
"I would call Naseerbhai a complete gangotri as an actor. It isn’t just the way he acts but the way he pursues his profession. Can you beat it, he actually had the guts to go away to USA just to do a miniscular role in Brooke’s production for one whole year, just to see whether the rules that he follows as an actor are applicable and to be with the master of the stage. Any one can deliver a good performance but that shows his attitude, as an actor, which I am afraid not many have.
"I think not only me but there are several Eklavyas for Naseerbhai, because there is so much to learn from him, like his dedication, his passion and the truth as far as acting is concerned. The best thing about Naseerbhai is that he is not just superb as an actor but his acting can even turn into an experience. I have seen even people who do not have even an iota of talent interfering on the sets with other co-actions and director but you wish that Naseerbhai would interfere on the sets but he does, because he is such a thorough professional.
"I have come across in my career very few actors jinke muh pe jo hain wohi unke dil pe bhin hain. There is hardly any difference between his vichaar and vani. If you ask me what I do not like about Naseerbhai is his tendency to get very disheartened very fast. I still feel that even if he is angry, his anger is very justified because his ire is towards indiscipline, stupidity and what’s more inadequacy at things which happen around him on the sets. Also I do not like his nature of trusting people very easily, quickly and impulsively. He falls for the bait when people talk to him pyaar se. However, it is because of this every nature that al of his friends came forward to be part of his project when he decided to turn a director.
"Among the films of Naseer which I treasure as an actor till date are Sparsh, Godhuli, Manthan, Chakra and Firaque. Every performance of his is memorable. It is a pity that the Indian Cinema has not been able to exploit his potential as a tremendous actor. I think it would be a gross injustice to the future generation and the fraternity of actors if Naseerbhai does not preserve his entire body of work on DVDs. It becomes his duty so we can observe and do whatever we can do. I am dying to act in a film with him after a long time, after Maharathi and Firaque".
,Naseeruddin Shah turned 59 recently. Though Naseer did not celebrate his birthday this year, he has promised all his friends and well wishers that he would celebrate his 60th birthday next year on a grand scale. Paresh Rawal, who considers himself the Eklavya of Naseeruddin Shah, pays his tribute to his friend and guru Naseeruddin Shah tells Jyothi Venkatesh in a telephone conversation that it is a pity that Indian Cinema has not yet exploited Naseeruddin Shah's potential as an actor till date
Over to Paresh Rawal:
"It was dream come true for me as an actor to work under the direction of Naseerbhai in his maiden film as a director. It was like visiting paradise. His perception of the scene is exciting. What I want to tell people is that one should not write him off as a director or judge him by just one film that he has directed, just because the film did not do well at the box office. As is evident on the stage when he directs all his plays, Naseerbhai is very exciting as a director.
"I would call Naseerbhai a complete gangotri as an actor. It isn’t just the way he acts but the way he pursues his profession. Can you beat it, he actually had the guts to go away to USA just to do a miniscular role in Brooke’s production for one whole year, just to see whether the rules that he follows as an actor are applicable and to be with the master of the stage. Any one can deliver a good performance but that shows his attitude, as an actor, which I am afraid not many have.
"I think not only me but there are several Eklavyas for Naseerbhai, because there is so much to learn from him, like his dedication, his passion and the truth as far as acting is concerned. The best thing about Naseerbhai is that he is not just superb as an actor but his acting can even turn into an experience. I have seen even people who do not have even an iota of talent interfering on the sets with other co-actions and director but you wish that Naseerbhai would interfere on the sets but he does, because he is such a thorough professional.
"I have come across in my career very few actors jinke muh pe jo hain wohi unke dil pe bhin hain. There is hardly any difference between his vichaar and vani. If you ask me what I do not like about Naseerbhai is his tendency to get very disheartened very fast. I still feel that even if he is angry, his anger is very justified because his ire is towards indiscipline, stupidity and what’s more inadequacy at things which happen around him on the sets. Also I do not like his nature of trusting people very easily, quickly and impulsively. He falls for the bait when people talk to him pyaar se. However, it is because of this every nature that al of his friends came forward to be part of his project when he decided to turn a director.
"Among the films of Naseer which I treasure as an actor till date are Sparsh, Godhuli, Manthan, Chakra and Firaque. Every performance of his is memorable. It is a pity that the Indian Cinema has not been able to exploit his potential as a tremendous actor. I think it would be a gross injustice to the future generation and the fraternity of actors if Naseerbhai does not preserve his entire body of work on DVDs. It becomes his duty so we can observe and do whatever we can do. I am dying to act in a film with him after a long time, after Maharathi and Firaque".
Over to Paresh Rawal:
"It was dream come true for me as an actor to work under the direction of Naseerbhai in his maiden film as a director. It was like visiting paradise. His perception of the scene is exciting. What I want to tell people is that one should not write him off as a director or judge him by just one film that he has directed, just because the film did not do well at the box office. As is evident on the stage when he directs all his plays, Naseerbhai is very exciting as a director.
"I would call Naseerbhai a complete gangotri as an actor. It isn’t just the way he acts but the way he pursues his profession. Can you beat it, he actually had the guts to go away to USA just to do a miniscular role in Brooke’s production for one whole year, just to see whether the rules that he follows as an actor are applicable and to be with the master of the stage. Any one can deliver a good performance but that shows his attitude, as an actor, which I am afraid not many have.
"I think not only me but there are several Eklavyas for Naseerbhai, because there is so much to learn from him, like his dedication, his passion and the truth as far as acting is concerned. The best thing about Naseerbhai is that he is not just superb as an actor but his acting can even turn into an experience. I have seen even people who do not have even an iota of talent interfering on the sets with other co-actions and director but you wish that Naseerbhai would interfere on the sets but he does, because he is such a thorough professional.
"I have come across in my career very few actors jinke muh pe jo hain wohi unke dil pe bhin hain. There is hardly any difference between his vichaar and vani. If you ask me what I do not like about Naseerbhai is his tendency to get very disheartened very fast. I still feel that even if he is angry, his anger is very justified because his ire is towards indiscipline, stupidity and what’s more inadequacy at things which happen around him on the sets. Also I do not like his nature of trusting people very easily, quickly and impulsively. He falls for the bait when people talk to him pyaar se. However, it is because of this every nature that al of his friends came forward to be part of his project when he decided to turn a director.
"Among the films of Naseer which I treasure as an actor till date are Sparsh, Godhuli, Manthan, Chakra and Firaque. Every performance of his is memorable. It is a pity that the Indian Cinema has not been able to exploit his potential as a tremendous actor. I think it would be a gross injustice to the future generation and the fraternity of actors if Naseerbhai does not preserve his entire body of work on DVDs. It becomes his duty so we can observe and do whatever we can do. I am dying to act in a film with him after a long time, after Maharathi and Firaque".
,Naseeruddin Shah turned 59 recently. Though Naseer did not celebrate his birthday this year, he has promised all his friends and well wishers that he would celebrate his 60th birthday next year on a grand scale. Paresh Rawal, who considers himself the Eklavya of Naseeruddin Shah, pays his tribute to his friend and guru Naseeruddin Shah tells Jyothi Venkatesh in a telephone conversation that it is a pity that Indian Cinema has not yet exploited Naseeruddin Shah's potential as an actor till date
Over to Paresh Rawal:
"It was dream come true for me as an actor to work under the direction of Naseerbhai in his maiden film as a director. It was like visiting paradise. His perception of the scene is exciting. What I want to tell people is that one should not write him off as a director or judge him by just one film that he has directed, just because the film did not do well at the box office. As is evident on the stage when he directs all his plays, Naseerbhai is very exciting as a director.
"I would call Naseerbhai a complete gangotri as an actor. It isn’t just the way he acts but the way he pursues his profession. Can you beat it, he actually had the guts to go away to USA just to do a miniscular role in Brooke’s production for one whole year, just to see whether the rules that he follows as an actor are applicable and to be with the master of the stage. Any one can deliver a good performance but that shows his attitude, as an actor, which I am afraid not many have.
"I think not only me but there are several Eklavyas for Naseerbhai, because there is so much to learn from him, like his dedication, his passion and the truth as far as acting is concerned. The best thing about Naseerbhai is that he is not just superb as an actor but his acting can even turn into an experience. I have seen even people who do not have even an iota of talent interfering on the sets with other co-actions and director but you wish that Naseerbhai would interfere on the sets but he does, because he is such a thorough professional.
"I have come across in my career very few actors jinke muh pe jo hain wohi unke dil pe bhin hain. There is hardly any difference between his vichaar and vani. If you ask me what I do not like about Naseerbhai is his tendency to get very disheartened very fast. I still feel that even if he is angry, his anger is very justified because his ire is towards indiscipline, stupidity and what’s more inadequacy at things which happen around him on the sets. Also I do not like his nature of trusting people very easily, quickly and impulsively. He falls for the bait when people talk to him pyaar se. However, it is because of this every nature that al of his friends came forward to be part of his project when he decided to turn a director.
"Among the films of Naseer which I treasure as an actor till date are Sparsh, Godhuli, Manthan, Chakra and Firaque. Every performance of his is memorable. It is a pity that the Indian Cinema has not been able to exploit his potential as a tremendous actor. I think it would be a gross injustice to the future generation and the fraternity of actors if Naseerbhai does not preserve his entire body of work on DVDs. It becomes his duty so we can observe and do whatever we can do. I am dying to act in a film with him after a long time, after Maharathi and Firaque".
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