Vikram on Mahaan: ‘I thought I should teach Dhruv acting but…’
Vikram has been an actor for over 30 years now. His upcoming challenge Mahaan is the sixtieth movie in his profession. And he has seen the concept of performing evolve over time. “When Sivaji Ganesan sir and Dilip Kumar sir were acting, they were more dramatic. And with Kamal Haasan sir, acting became more subtle and real. And now it’s total subtlety. While making 10 Endrathukulla, director Vijay Milton kept telling me, ‘Sir, don’t act’. I wondered what was he saying. Then I found out that most of them on the set were not professional actors. And I had to evolve into that,” Vikram stated.
Vikram famous that his son Dhruv comes with a unique understanding of performing and dealing with him in Mahaan form of turned a studying curve in his profession. “Initially, I thought I should teach him acting. But, I soon found out he was doing something else entirely. He does it without even knowing it. The subtlety that he exhibits is so different. As they say, run with the horses and hunt with the hounds, I just try to keep up with my previous generation and current generation,” he stated.
He recalled how apprehensive he was for Dhruv whereas he was doing his debut film Adithya Varma. “My first film was a miss. So for him, I wanted his first film to work. I was always with him during the shooting of Adithya Varma. And every time I tried to tell him something or give him notes, he used to brush me off saying, ‘Appa, I know what to do’. I then took a step back, saw him just do his thing.”
Dhruv in Mahaan.
Vikram additionally revealed that when director Karthik Subbaraj got here to him with the script of Mahaan, he was reluctant concerning the concept of sharing display screen house with Dhruv so early within the latter’s profession. “I had decided that I shouldn’t do a movie with Dhruv at least for the next 10 years,” he stated.
However, Karthik’s script was too good for Vikram to move. “I heard the script and I loved it. In fact, I loved Dhruv’s character more than mine,” he stated. He even recalled telling Dhruv that he considered enjoying each father and son. “But, I couldn’t have done what he did. He has done something entirely different,” the actor shared.
“When Karthik narrated it to me, Dhruv’s character was at the top of the heap. And I told him, ‘No, no, let’s tweak the story here and there’. And Karthik came up with something beautiful and interesting,” he added.
Mahaan additionally stars Simran, Bobby Simha and Sananth. The movie will premiere on Amazon Prime Video on February 10.
