'Umrao
Jaan' director Muzaffar Ali is all set to exhibit his acting skills in
his directorial 'Jaanisaar', but he has revealed that he was earlier
planning to cast Amitabh Bachchan and Naseeruddin Shah for the role,
which eventually he did himself.
Muzaffar Ali
"According to the demand of the script, there was a need of a person
who somewhat resembled me. We were thinking about Naseer and Amitabh,
but both of them didn't have the time. That's according to us, but
according to them, we would have perhaps got their time only after two
years," Ali said here.
Ali says his son Shaad prompted him to do the film. "My son told me
that I should do the role. I told him that if you'll be around, then
I'll do it and eventually I did it," he said.
He even quipped that he "committed a mistake" by agreeing to act in the film.
"If you look at my character, you'll find that the character is
extremely exciting. He is a person who has experienced 1857 and he has
noticed how there was a corpse hanging on every tree. He realised that
for this revolt, not just aggression, but consciousness was also
required.
"He's trying to keep alive the fire while also becoming an
inspiration for the girl (Pernia Qureshi), and he is aware of all the
secrets associated with this boy (Imran Abbas) which gets revealed in
the end," Ali said of his character.
The scenes featuring the director have been helmed by his son Shaad,
who has earlier directed 'Saathiya'. 'Jaanisaar' is releasing on August
7.
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