Govind Namdev is a versatile Bollywood actor who made a late debut but quickly became known for his roles as a villain. From Bandit Queen to Shola Aur Shabnam and beyond, he has showcased his acting talent. Recently, in an interview with Lehren, Namdev praised Shah Rukh Khan, calling him a workaholic. Here’s what he said about SRK.
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00:00Shah Rukh is a workaholic. He works 24 hours a day.
00:06Shah Rukh is always on his laptop. He works till 12.
00:10He has decided that he has to work. He will eat later.
00:14This is such a big thing.
00:21You have worked with Bollywood's Dino Khan.
00:25How was that experience?
00:27Very good.
00:28What kind of personality does Dino Khan have?
00:30Very good.
00:31In terms of work or personally?
00:33Both personally and in terms of work.
00:36This is why he is a star and people like him.
00:41Shah Rukh is a workaholic.
00:43He works 24 hours a day.
00:47This is such a big quality of any star.
00:51If you have produced a film, you have to balance the production side.
00:59If you are a hero in a film, you have to balance that too.
01:04You have to honour your external engagements.
01:10There is a small incident.
01:16I will tell you in a small way.
01:18We were shooting in Hyderabad.
01:24We shot for the whole day.
01:27We shot for the whole day.
01:29After shooting, we returned to the hotel.
01:33After returning to the hotel, we prepared for dinner.
01:42Shah Rukh is always on his laptop.
01:45I have to finish this work by 12 pm.
01:49After that, he has to go to Madras.
01:52He has to go to Madras.
01:54The next day, there is some engagement there.
01:57He has to attend some function.
02:00To attend that function, he has to leave around 4.30 pm.
02:06He has to attend in the morning and come back at 2 pm.
02:10Then he has to attend the shooting.
02:12Look at this.
02:14This is such a big thing.
02:16As a producer, you are working till 12 pm.
02:19You have decided that you have to do this work.
02:21You will have dinner later.
02:23You were waiting for dinner.
02:25This is such a big thing.
02:27This is such a dedication towards your work.
02:31A star can take any decision.
02:34I don't want to come tomorrow.
02:36Then you would have relaxed.
02:39But since you have committed, you have to go.
02:42And since this is a production, you can't give it to someone else.
02:46You have to do everything according to you.
02:49So, this is how it has to be.
02:51He has to do everything by 12 pm.
02:55He has to do everything by 2 pm.
02:58And it will go on like this and so on.
03:01All the roles you have played in films,
03:04do you have any regrets or misses?
03:08Or do you have a dream role that you want to do?
03:12If I get this role offer, I will do it first.
03:15My thinking is very different this time.
03:18I believe that the work I have done,
03:22the roles I have played, the films I have done,
03:25the work I have done with the directors,
03:28the work I have done with the producers,
03:31people still remember my characters.
03:35They tell me what I have done.
03:39So, there is no definition of best.
03:44If you do this, it will be the best.
03:48There is no ultimate.
03:51Whatever you do, it seems less than the ultimate.
03:55So, whatever I have done,
03:58whatever work I get,
04:01whatever work I have to do,
04:04I do it with 100% hard work.
04:09Even after so much experience,
04:14I don't leave it.
04:17Whatever work I do, I do it first.
04:20First I go to the look,
04:23then I go to the characterization,
04:26then I prepare it accordingly.
04:29Whatever films you have seen,
04:32Meghna Gunjarwali is a small role.
04:37But you will feel that this is Sardar Patel's character.
04:42Have you ever felt that
04:45someone else is playing a villain
04:48and you got an offer and you rejected it.
04:51And when someone else did it, it will come out.
04:54Have you ever rejected a film
04:57that you regretted later?
05:00I didn't feel that way.
05:03There were many films that I didn't do
05:06for many reasons and others did.
05:09But that is not the case.
05:12I have always been making films
05:15like Amrish Puri made his name.
05:18I was very happy with that position.
05:21I didn't get that position
05:24while working as a villain.
05:27But I am satisfied that
05:30the work I have done,
05:33people have accepted it
05:36and I have been accepted
05:39as a different actor
05:42who is better than others.
05:45This is enough for me.
05:48And I believe that
05:51as long as I am working,
05:54people are considering me for this kind of work.
05:57The web series that I am doing now,
06:00it is the time of OTT,
06:03so this is another opening
06:06for us.
06:09Complicated characters
06:12are coming in front of us.
06:15I am doing a father in one.
06:18He is also a father
06:21who is a little crooked.
06:30There is a film coming up
06:33by Siddharth Roy Kapoor
06:36called Taapsee Pannu.
06:39I am the masala king in that.
06:42I am the top industrialist.
06:45I am very positive.
06:48I have made my husband's character
06:51in the same way.
06:54There is a film called Gandhi Talks.
06:57It is a silent film.
07:00In this era?
07:03Yes, it is a silent film.
07:06It is a two-hour movie.
07:09There is a variation.
07:12There is a web series called Ret Mafia.
07:15I am a Bahubali
07:18in a film called Bihari Backdrop.
07:21Bahubali is also like that.
07:24He likes to wear dresses.
07:27He likes to see something new every day.
07:30Sometimes he wears a hat
07:33over his kurta-pajama.
07:36Sometimes he wears a suit.
07:39Sometimes he wears a horse-drawn attire.
07:43He is like that.
07:46He is fun and amazing.