The film challenged me to speak in a different dialect. I had to do a lot of workshops to pick up the accent. One fun part of playing this character was to speak in Haryanvi. We shot in Bhopal in April, just before the second wave. Sanya (Malhootra) and Vikrant (Massey) are amazing actors too. He is an amazing director and I also wanted to work with Red Chillies Entertainment and Drishyam Films, who are passionate about film-making. When I sat with Shankar Raman we reached a consensus. Yes, as I wanted my character to be better defined. Is it true that initially you were hesitant to take up the role? So I was enjoying the process of getting ready for the character. This is the first time I have done prosthetics. Then the prosthetics specialist, my make-up man and hair stylist got together. (Laughs) In the beginning it used to take three hours. That must have meant hours in the make-up room? His face is burnt from the left side, the nose is bent. He is an ageing man who lives by his rules. We decided on an unkempt, dishevelled look with long, thick beard. Viraj Singh Dagar is a loner and is not bothered about how he looks. The look was director Shankar Raman’s vision.
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Your look seems quite interesting with wrinkled skin and facial scar. The film is about two people passionately in love with each other and how they fight all odds to be with each other and the forces that try to stop them. There is an element of honour killing involved.Įvery love story has some obstacle in the way. He believes in what he thinks is the right thing to do and will go to any length if anyone goes against that. My character is someone who has had something terrible happening in his family that changed the way in which he looks at life. It’s very grim, very raw, earthy and rustic. After Ashram, this is another grim film that you are a part of.