Imran Khan, who will be seen in a
brand new Haryanvi avatar in his next film "Matru ki Bijlee Ka
Mandola", said initially the character was very tough for him and he
thought he had made a big mistake taking it up.
"During the first script reading
of the film, I was unable to say the Haryanvi dialogues. It was not
easy, I felt I made a big mistake and I should back out," he said at the
trailer launch of the film.
Directed by Vishal Bhardwaj, the
comedy-drama also stars Anushka Sharma, Pankaj Kapoor and Shabana Azmi.
"When I told him (Vishal Bhardwaj) I won't be able to do it, he said he
was sure I could. He had faith in me, even when I didn't," the actor
added.
The actor will be playing such a
rustic role for the first time and said that he devoted almost two to
three months in preparing for the it.
"The role is different. It
required a lot of preparation for almost two and a half months. I have
always felt that the more we rehearse, the better we perform," he said.
Imran has often worked with new
directors like Shakun Batra and Abhinay Deo, but the actor was happy to
work with an experienced director this time.
"He (Bhardawaj) was very calm on
the set and guided all the performers. Even if something was not working
out, he would find a way to make it work. He knows the right way to do
things," he said.
Talking about Imran's look in the
film, Bhardwaj said that he wanted to give him a completely different
look. "I wanted to see Matru in Imran. I had liked him in 'Delhi Belly'
but I wanted to do more. He was very patient with me and we finally
achieved the look," he said referring to the actor's over grown beard
and rustic look in the film.
All of Bhardwaj's films have
strong female characters and the director seems to have maintained the
same with his heroine Anushka Sharma as well. "My female characters are
always very strong. It comes naturally. I see women as stronger than men
in real life as well," he said.
Talking about being paired with
Imran for the first time, Anushka said that she never thought they would
look like the way they do. "This is the first time we are working
together. I never thought we would look like this. But Imran has looked
the hottest in the film," Anushka said.
