While Fahadh Faasil has already endeared himself to the Tamil and Telugu industries, the fact that Bollywood has not once been able to get the actor on board a project still baffles many.
Malayalam actor Fahadh Faasil is widely regarded as one of the finest actors in the country right now, earning admiration not only from cinemagoers but also from within the film fraternity and across language barriers. Interestingly, his fan base includes A-lister celebrities like Ranbir Kapoor, Ayushmann Khurrana, Rajkumar Rao and Vicky Kaushal, reflecting his widespread appeal in India’s entertainment industry.
While Fahadh has already endeared himself to the Tamil and Telugu industries, winning the hearts of audiences with his performances in films such as Super Deluxe, Vikram, Maamannan and Pushpa: The Rise, the fact that India’s biggest film industry, Bollywood, has not once been able to get the actor on board for a project still baffles many. However, Fahadh recently revealed that he was supposed to be a part of a project helmed by a Hindi cinema veteran, but it did not take off eventually.
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“I had said yes to the first (Hindi) script that came to me,” he said during a chat with Film Companion, recalling that the project was supposed to be helmed by legendary filmmaker Vishal Bhardwaj. “This was like five to six years back. He couldn’t sort of put it in place. Eventually, he had to do it with another actor, and I had moved on by then. Nothing serious or the right film has come to me so far.” He also spoke about how he is friendly with many in the Hindi film industry, including Karan Johar and Vicky Kaushal. He said that Karan calls him after watching his films and discusses what he likes about the film.
“Also, I understand very little Hindi. So I will have to play a South Indian who speaks Hindi in Kashmir or something. I am open to it (doing a Hindi film). I have done Telugu films; I have done Tamil films… So, someday I want to do it (a Hindi film too), but I don’t know when,” he added.
Fahadh further heaped praise on filmmaker Imtiaz Ali and stated that he loved the director’s latest outing, Amar Singh Chamkila. “I loved it. I had been hearing about Chamkila for the last two years because when my Malayankunju was in (AR) Rahman sir’s studio, Chamkila was also there. It was Rahman sir who told me about Chamkila, and then I started googling about it. So I was waiting for this film.”
Fahadh Faasil, who was last seen in the blockbuster Malayalam film “Aavesham,” is currently working on the Allu Arjun-starrer Telugu action drama Pushpa 2: The Rule and the Rajinikanth-starrer Tamil actioner Vettaiyan.
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First uploaded on: 07-05-2024 at 16:04 IST
