{"id":317266,"date":"2023-10-12T05:26:25","date_gmt":"2023-10-12T05:26:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/popularindinews.com\/?p=317266"},"modified":"2023-10-12T05:26:25","modified_gmt":"2023-10-12T05:26:25","slug":"im-growing-with-every-film","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/popularindinews.com\/tv-movies\/im-growing-with-every-film\/","title":{"rendered":"‘I’m growing with every film’"},"content":{"rendered":"
‘I want people to say that he’s a great actor.’<\/strong><\/p>\n While most star kids prepare early on to enter the movies films, for Meezaan<\/strong>— Jaaved Jaffrey<\/strong>‘s son and the late Jagdeep<\/strong>‘s grandson, acting was a distant possibility.<\/p>\n Despite his family’s film background, Meezaan was more into sports and music. Things changed when he was spotted by Sanjay Leela Bhansali, who decided to launch him as actor.<\/p>\n In 2019, he made his acting debut in Bhansali’s production Malaal<\/em> after previously assisting the film-maker on his two ambitious projects, Bajirao Mastani<\/em> (2015) and Padmaavat<\/em> (2018). Following his star-making turn, Meezaan was determined to carve his identity as an actor.<\/p>\n Ahead of his third outing Yaariyan 2<\/em>, the actor says he was drawn to the project due to its grand scale.<\/p>\n “The decisions that I take in my career and life are heavily influenced by my parents because they teach me from their mistakes,” Meezaan tells Mayur Sanap\/Rediff.com<\/em><\/strong>.<\/p>\n Malaal<\/em> was an intense love story. Then you moved to comedy with Hungama 2<\/em>. Now, Yaariyan 2<\/em> is this light-hearted relationship drama. Are you consciously attempting genres that the mainstream audience likes?<\/strong><\/p>\n It’s happens to be a coincidence.<\/p>\n But I think that gives me an opportunity to showcase my versatility as an actor. It also teaches me to be a better actor, and I’m growing with every film.<\/p>\n At the same time, I’m open to doing any genre.<\/p>\n I want people to say that he’s a great actor.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n How did Yaariyan 2<\/em> come to you?<\/strong><\/p>\n Bhushanji<\/em> (Kumar, T-Series CEO<\/em>) offered me the film. The way he explained the level of the film and the way they’re going to be presenting and mounting it, really brought me towards it.<\/p>\n Then, of course, I sat with the directors and spoke to them. They told me about the character and the world of the film.<\/p>\n I got very excited because this is something I’ve never done before.<\/p>\n I keep experimenting.<\/p>\n I keep doing new stuff to give to the audience, and this felt like another opportunity.<\/p>\n Just the kind of promotions we are doing for the film is so grand in scale… I’m so excited.<\/p>\n Your character in the film can go to any extent to help his buddies. How would you describe yourself as a friend in real life?<\/strong><\/p>\n I completely relate with the way Shikhar (his character’s name<\/em>) goes out of his way to do anything for his family and friends.<\/p>\n But apart from that, Shikhar is very different from the way I am in real life.<\/p>\n Whether it is his body language or his openness to people and the walls he creates from other people.<\/p>\n He doesn’t smile, he is a young, angry, brooding, man. He has a troubled past and doesn’t get along with his family.<\/p>\n I’m not like that. I’m very open, smiling, jovial and very talkative.<\/p>\n I also had to do training for dirt bike riding for this character.<\/p>\n What’s the one piece of advice from Mr Bhansali that stayed with you?<\/strong><\/p>\n To completely let go of who you are as a person and completely dive into the character’s soul.<\/p>\n As an actor, sometimes what happens is that how you are as a person starts taking over and that shows in your work.<\/p>\n You have to let go of that image and surrender to the director.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Were you always inclined towards cinema since you come from a family of actors?<\/strong><\/p>\n Not at all. I was more towards sports and music.<\/p>\n Since my father was in the business, I was always surrounded by people of the business and always hearing conversations about films and film-making.<\/p>\n I think I started taking it seriously once Sanjay (Bhansali<\/em>) sir offered me the chance to be launched by him.<\/p>\n What was fascinating for you about the industry back then?<\/strong><\/p>\n The unexpectedness.<\/p>\n There’s no specific formula for a hit or a box office success. The magic is just created and no one has the recipe for that.<\/p>\n That’s why everyone just tries to outdo one another and do their best to give a blockbuster.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n How did your father react when you told him about your acting aspirations? What was his advice?<\/strong><\/p>\n Not one specific advice, it’s just the whole process of how they brought me up and how they have taught me about what I should be doing in the industry.<\/p>\n I think that made it easy for me.<\/p>\n Also, the decisions that I take in my career and life are heavily influenced by my parents because they teach me from their mistakes.<\/p>\n As a star kid, what do you find challenging about this profession?<\/strong><\/p>\n (Laughs<\/em>) I’m still trying to figure out what the audience wants from me.<\/p>\n I’ll figure that out after a few films because once you’ve portrayed a certain bank of work, only then will the audience also be able to gauge what works for me.<\/p>\n Right now, I am just exploring.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n What’s next for you?<\/strong><\/p>\n It is called Miranda Brothers<\/em> with Sanjay Gupta and Suspect<\/em> with Nana Patekar, in which I am playing a double role.<\/p>\n One is a murder mystery thriller and the other is a sports crime drama.<\/p>\n I’m shooting for two more but they haven’t been announced, so I’m not allowed to talk about that.<\/p>\n Who’s your dream director? <\/strong><\/p>\n Sanjay Leela Bhansali. I would love to do a musical under his direction, and if I’m playing a rockstar in that, it would be perfect.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n