September 22, 2013 12:00:45 AM | By Lipika Varma
Sharman
Joshi has come a long way from playing the deaf character in a Gujarati
play, ‘All The Best’. He speaks about India’s first war comedy, ‘War
Chhod Na Yaar’ and his other future projects.
Shedding light on why he made a switch from theater to films, he confesses, “Having done around 550 shows at a stretch, I did get the feeling of monotony setting in. As doing the same thing repeatedly did not generate any enthusiasm in me. It is then, I decided to venture into films.”
Sharman is excited about ‘War Chhod Na Yaar’, which will be releasing on October 11, 2013 and says, “This film is a wonderful comedy based on India and Pakistani border hiccups. The concept is a first of its kind. The film is not very war kind but is an entertaining film.” The movie showcases how we belonging to two different neighboring countries, India and Pakistan try to evade the war like conditions.
Talking about his character, he shares, “I play the Indian army officer while Javed Jaffrey represents Pakistani officer. Soha Ali Khan plays the war journalist. However, I do not have many scenes with Javed but he masters comic scenes brilliantly.”
Speaking about his co-actress, he says, “Soha and I have done two films earlier. Working with her in ‘Rang De Basanti’ and now, I do not find much change in her. She has been focused and vey professional. We have spent great time during our earlier films and with this film it was carried forward. I feel Soha is a very cordial person and is very easy going. Also, her wittiness attracts people around. With every passing day, she has definitely improved and also has groomed herself. Thus she has become more beautiful.”
Talking about how donning the army uniform is a matter of pride for him, he says, “I derive great pleasure after donning the dress of an army officer. I remember while one of my friends would be dressed as a pilot, I always wanted to join the Air Force. Undoubtedly, being in the avatar of an army officer, my patriotic feelings doubled up. It is an honour to be dressed like them.”
Talking about the challenges of playing different onscreen characters, he says, “I sincerely commit myself to a particular character. Unless I derive the utmost pleasure while performing it, I feel bored. By virtue of being associated with good scripts, I have been remembered for my characters. Also, I love to be on my toes especially while performing comic roles. The timing of all comic scenes needs to fall in place.” Sharing about how he always looks out for change, he says, “Doing more than three comedy films becomes monotonously jarring. I always like to choose emotional drama as well as scripts that have intriguing thrill in it. Finally, I may say if the script is well written and then performed in sync with the vision of the director, there is no looking back. Success surely will knock at the door of that film. Every film with a pinch of difference allures the audiences as well as the performer.”
Talking about his future projects, he shares, “My future film, which has been completed almost 90 percent, ‘Gang of Ghosts’ is inspired by a Bengali super hit film, ‘Bhooter Bhabishyat’ being directed by Satish Kausik.”
Sharman Joshi on India’s first war comedy
The actor opens up about his upcoming project ‘War Chhod Na Yaar’ and his journey so farSharman
Joshi has come a long way from playing the deaf character in a Gujarati
play, ‘All The Best’. He speaks about India’s first war comedy, ‘War
Chhod Na Yaar’ and his other future projects.Shedding light on why he made a switch from theater to films, he confesses, “Having done around 550 shows at a stretch, I did get the feeling of monotony setting in. As doing the same thing repeatedly did not generate any enthusiasm in me. It is then, I decided to venture into films.”
Sharman is excited about ‘War Chhod Na Yaar’, which will be releasing on October 11, 2013 and says, “This film is a wonderful comedy based on India and Pakistani border hiccups. The concept is a first of its kind. The film is not very war kind but is an entertaining film.” The movie showcases how we belonging to two different neighboring countries, India and Pakistan try to evade the war like conditions.
Talking about his character, he shares, “I play the Indian army officer while Javed Jaffrey represents Pakistani officer. Soha Ali Khan plays the war journalist. However, I do not have many scenes with Javed but he masters comic scenes brilliantly.”
Speaking about his co-actress, he says, “Soha and I have done two films earlier. Working with her in ‘Rang De Basanti’ and now, I do not find much change in her. She has been focused and vey professional. We have spent great time during our earlier films and with this film it was carried forward. I feel Soha is a very cordial person and is very easy going. Also, her wittiness attracts people around. With every passing day, she has definitely improved and also has groomed herself. Thus she has become more beautiful.”
Talking about how donning the army uniform is a matter of pride for him, he says, “I derive great pleasure after donning the dress of an army officer. I remember while one of my friends would be dressed as a pilot, I always wanted to join the Air Force. Undoubtedly, being in the avatar of an army officer, my patriotic feelings doubled up. It is an honour to be dressed like them.”
Talking about the challenges of playing different onscreen characters, he says, “I sincerely commit myself to a particular character. Unless I derive the utmost pleasure while performing it, I feel bored. By virtue of being associated with good scripts, I have been remembered for my characters. Also, I love to be on my toes especially while performing comic roles. The timing of all comic scenes needs to fall in place.” Sharing about how he always looks out for change, he says, “Doing more than three comedy films becomes monotonously jarring. I always like to choose emotional drama as well as scripts that have intriguing thrill in it. Finally, I may say if the script is well written and then performed in sync with the vision of the director, there is no looking back. Success surely will knock at the door of that film. Every film with a pinch of difference allures the audiences as well as the performer.”
Talking about his future projects, he shares, “My future film, which has been completed almost 90 percent, ‘Gang of Ghosts’ is inspired by a Bengali super hit film, ‘Bhooter Bhabishyat’ being directed by Satish Kausik.”
Lipika Varma
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