New Delhi, Apr 18: Bollywood actor Shahid Kapoor's half-brother Ishaan Khatter who is all set to
mark a debut in the industry with Majid Majidi’s directorial ‘Beyond the
Clouds’, says his character Aamir is an extension of Majidi sir.
Talking to UNI, Ishaan who was in the National
Capital, along with his co-star Malavika Mohanan and Iranian director Majid
Majidi, said, “Spending time in Majidi sir's presence, and getting to know him
helped me in playing Aamir, because the character stems from him.”
“Aamir is an extension of Majidi sir. So to
understand Majidi sir as a person, made me understand Aamir better,” Ishaan
said.
The actor also said he spend a lot of time with
the text of the film.
Talking about his inputs as an actor in the
project, Ishaan said, 'I am a first time actor and Majidi sir was gracious
enough to listen to my opinion most often. But I think most of my input as an
actor was to do my responsibility and my own character.”
“So most of my inputs were to do language of the
character, and his choices in the moments in the scene. I tried to spend most
of the time at the locations that this boy Aamir would have grown up in,” he
said.
Telling about his research for the role, Ishaan
said, 'I used to spent time in Dharavi. I roamed about, exploring the place,
talking to the locals. I was fortunate that I had cast members, who are playing
my friends in the film were born and brought up in Dharavi. We became good
pals. I used to converse with them about their lives, they used to tell me
about their experiences and that helped me in understanding my character
better.”
On asking what did he learnt from Majid Majidi,
Ishaan said, 'We spoke about everything under the Sun during the time we had
spend together. And I think the biggest learning that I received from him was
that so many things will catch up with you, so many responsibilities will come
to you because you are an actor, but it is very important to retain your
values, remain a good human being, strive to be a better person and if you
prioritize that then everything else will come to you.”
The actor said that all the stories of Majidi
reflect his values and the person he is.
“They are deeply humane. So being in tune with
him helped me playing this character better and give him what he wanted. And I
feel we are like minded people and I think it only brought me closer to him. I
guess it made our tuning more synchronised,” he said.
On asking whether this movie has opened the
avenues for him outside India, Ishaan said, 'Yeah I hope so because it has a
wide release all over the world.”
“I don't have any control over these things but
with the little knowledge I have, I can say that the film is going to be
watched by followers of Majidi sir all over the world. But beyond that I don't
have control on the things,” he said.
On the changes that has come in his personality
after doing this project, Ishaan said his values have been reassured after this
movie.
“There are many changes in my personality after
doing this movie. As an actor I have achieved something, have become more
confident, it was a cathartic experience. My values have been reassured after
this film. I have got a stamp of Majidi sir that the path I am in, the way I
think that is correct and keep that thing maintained, and keep growing as an
human being,” Ishaan said.
‘Beyond the Clouds’ is a drama film written and
directed by Majid Majidi and original score composed by A R Rahman. The film
stars Ishaan Khatter and Malavika Mohanan in the lead roles.
The story is centered around a brother-sister
relationship. Further it focuses on the siblings' bond, on human relationships
in general. The flick is scheduled to release on April 20. UNI
