Unveil the transformative journey of actor Manish Chaudhari, from his breakthrough performances in 'Powder,' 'Rocket Singh,' and 'Jannat 2' to an expansive repertoire that showcases his versatility and evolution as a formidable talent in the industry.
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00:00 When I left his office, I suddenly realized that this man was not Sunil Puri.
00:07 This man is the character of Ranbir Kapoor.
00:10 So I actually came here with the character of Ranbir.
00:14 This job gives you a lot of creative satisfaction.
00:17 You are the writer, you are the producer, you are the director, you are the actor.
00:23 You know a lot about the soldiers because they live on the border.
00:31 But we don't know anything about the officers of the Narcotic Control Bureau.
00:36 And they want it to be like this.
00:38 Sir, welcome to Lehren Network.
00:52 Sir, one question. You are also associated with theaters.
00:55 We would like to know about this.
00:57 Very few people know that you are associated with theaters.
00:59 So I started with theaters.
01:03 And I worked in theaters in Delhi for many years.
01:07 After that I came to Mumbai to work in films.
01:09 I had a great desire to work in films.
01:12 And now I run a theater company.
01:15 The Yellow Door Theater, in which we work as a device.
01:18 It means that there are no pre-written scripts.
01:23 We make the play while working.
01:25 Which is spontaneous.
01:27 No, it is not spontaneous. It takes a lot of time.
01:29 The play we have just made, we have already made five versions of it.
01:34 So now its last version is ready.
01:37 So the device work gives a lot of creative satisfaction.
01:40 You are the writer, you are the producer, you are the director, you are the actor.
01:46 And they work with you.
01:48 Let's talk about my favorite film.
01:51 I still believe that there are a lot of inspirational dialogues in that film.
01:54 The film is The Salesman of the Year, by Rocket Singh.
01:57 The character of Sunil Puri.
01:59 I think there has been a change after that film.
02:01 Earlier it was like, this is a hero and this is a villain.
02:04 This is white and this is black.
02:06 But after that, Sunil Puri's character, which I feel is a grey character.
02:10 It is not necessary that the hero wins in the end and the villain loses.
02:16 The climax of this film was kind of an anti-climax.
02:19 Well, Jadeev Sani writes very good dialogues.
02:22 He writes very good stories.
02:24 He had worked in marketing in his life.
02:29 So this story was very close to him.
02:32 And Shrimad Tameen had made very good films.
02:35 Till now, Chhappan, Chakde India.
02:38 So I was looking for a person who used to run a company in Delhi.
02:43 I could meet him there.
02:45 He was in Delhi, I went to Delhi and I spent four hours with him.
02:49 So when I left his office, I suddenly remembered that this man was not Sunil Puri.
02:56 This man is the character of Ranbir Kapoor.
03:00 So I actually met Ranbir's character.
03:04 Oh, okay.
03:05 I didn't meet my character.
03:06 You didn't meet your character.
03:07 So I thought what should I do now?
03:09 So I reversed all his thoughts in my mind.
03:12 Okay, so you acclimatized him for your role.
03:17 And it was very interesting because I was just like, oh, I mean, you know.
03:20 The way he is, I wanted to be the opposite of him.
03:24 Sir, I remembered a film.
03:39 Look, I have powder in my mind, Rocket Singh.
03:44 But when I saw Jannat 2, I said, man, this is Manish sir.
03:50 I remember that he had such a perfect accent in the character of Haryanvi.
03:55 It felt like Mangal Singh Tomar is really Tomar.
03:59 Actually, it's not Haryanvi accent.
04:02 Are you Jatt?
04:04 Yes, I am from UP.
04:06 So that's the accent of Western UP.
04:09 And the people of Western UP caught it.
04:13 And those who don't know much about that place, they thought that it was because Haryanvi is more popular.
04:19 And it has been used more.
04:21 So most people thought that.
04:24 But the truth is that it is actually the accent of Western UP.
04:26 Sir, my three favorite roles are, one is Usman Ali Malik from Powder.
04:42 Powder was such a series of YRF that came on Sony TV, I think.
04:46 And in the role of the lead of the Investigative Agency, Usman Ali's role,
04:53 Sir played a very good serial.
04:57 Sir, we would like to know about his memories.
04:59 I have very good memories of Powder.
05:02 Because the background work we did on it was very strong.
05:09 And you can see that by watching the serial.
05:11 He was the superintendent of a narcotic control bureau, whose role I was playing.
05:19 So I had the great pleasure of spending time with him.
05:22 Of course, he explained to me about his weaponry, his strategies.
05:29 Then one day he took me to the court, where he was going to give a deposition in an old case.
05:36 When he was disciplining them. There are special courts of NCB in Kala Gowda.
05:41 So I went there with him to prep.
05:46 So the world he showed me, I felt that it is my responsibility that these people work so hard.
05:57 And you know a lot about the soldiers because they live on the border.
06:06 But we don't know anything about the officers of the Narcotic Control Bureau.
06:11 And they want it to be like this.
06:14 So you just feel responsible.
06:18 I am just happy that people still remember him.
06:22 (Music)
06:31 So one last question with you.
06:33 Which film is being shot on this set?
06:36 We are shooting the last two days of Bazaar.
06:39 We have just finished the climax.
06:41 And the remaining scenes of the film will be over today and day after tomorrow.
06:47 Which film is this? I don't know.
06:49 Is this Saif Ali Khan's film?
06:51 Yes, this is Saif Ali Khan's film.
06:53 Vinod Mehra's son is being launched in this film.
06:55 Oh, okay.
06:56 Rohan.
06:57 Vinod Mehra has been my favorite actor since childhood.
07:01 I think he has done the most realistic work.
07:05 In that era.
07:06 In that era, he used to do Balraj Saini.
07:10 But no one else did it in that category.
07:12 Because everyone used to do it a little bit.
07:14 I like that a lot.
07:16 So I am very happy to work with Rohan.
07:18 What is your role in this film?
07:20 This is the story of the stock exchange.
07:24 The kind of things that happen in the stock exchange.
07:28 And there is a semi-investigator in it.
07:31 You are doing an investigation here too.
07:32 After Powder, we will see you again.
07:34 Usman Ali Malik is not there, but maybe there will be another name for your character.
07:37 Rana Das Gupta.
07:38 Rana Das Gupta.
07:39 So we will see you again in the role of that very intense investigative officer.
07:44 It's exciting because it's a very different kind of a world.
07:50 It's a financial world.
07:52 It's been very exciting.
07:53 It's been 6 months since we started shooting.
07:55 Only 2 days left.
07:56 And we will see you in April.
07:58 Thank you very much.
07:59 You took out so much time for us and gave us an interview.
08:01 Thank you so much.
08:02 Thank you.
08:04 Thank you.
08:06 Thank you.
08:08 Thank you.
08:19 (dramatic music)