Mumbai : In an exclusive interview with IANS, actor Roman Shawl opens up about his remarkable work in the South film industry, particularly his standout performance in Amaran. With the film receiving widespread praise, Shawl's portrayal of Asif Ani has earned him recognition as one of the most promising talents of the industry. Reflecting on his journey, Shawl shares insights into the intense preparation he underwent for the role and the challenges of portraying such a complex character. He also speaks about the impact of the film's success, his upcoming projects, and the evolving nature of his career in the South film space. With his powerful presence and dedication to his craft, Shawl is rapidly carving a place for himself in the hearts of audiences and critics alike.
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00:00When you get that kind of love from people, it's always overwhelming.
00:09And for me, with Amaran, it was very personal because I've worked on Amaran for two years
00:16and it was a lot of hard work and too many risks that I had taken with this film, which
00:21paid off.
00:22So, I feel grateful, I feel nice, but it has given me a lot of hope to look forward to
00:28some amazing things in life and I just want to say I love you guys for giving me so much
00:34love for Amaran.
00:40Asif Wani came in in parts.
00:43When I said yes for the film, my director Mr. Rajkumar Periasamy, the first thing he
00:47told me is to start growing my hair.
00:50The look was important because he thought I was too cute looking to play a terrorist.
00:54So, he's like, Roman, change your hairstyle, let's start growing your hair and then we'll
00:59get in the mentality of it.
01:01So, once I started doing that, I could already feel a difference with that long hair coming
01:06in and all.
01:07Then we went to Mr. Atul Mungia for workshops.
01:10He helped me tap into the mentality of the character.
01:14In that workshop is where I kind of figured Asif Wani.
01:18But where I really found Asif Wani was on the sets because we were shooting live locations.
01:25We didn't shoot on a set.
01:26We were in Kashmir, the traffic would be stopped for us to do our thing and just staying in
01:32that environment, looking at those guns.
01:35And I had a beautiful director.
01:37He helped me through with all the takes.
01:40Every time he would just speak about it and he would give me references and we would talk
01:44about just the film.
01:46So being in that in that in the moment and doing this, all that is what really helped
01:51me find Asif and a terrorist I could never really, you know, match with because I don't
01:59think that way.
02:00My mentality is not like that.
02:03But the hard work that was put into it, I hope, I believe I could play that character
02:08so ferociously is because of the hard work that we put in.
02:11Of course, you know, Kamal Haasan sir has been such a big legend of our industry.
02:22And I remember the first time I saw him was in Pushpak.
02:27I was silent then.
02:29And then I saw Appu Raja.
02:31So as a child, I had huge respect for him as an actor.
02:35So when Amarit was given to me and I knew that Kamal Haasan sir is a producer, I was
02:40very happy.
02:41Then there was a time I was shooting and my director, it was the second or the third skit
02:47when my director came to me and he's like, Rohan, Kamal sir has really liked your work.
02:52So that boost itself to get that validation from somebody you looked up to, it helped
02:58me and I could only perform better after that, because my producer and then legend had appreciated
03:04my work.
03:11The kind of person I am, if I get into something, then there's no giving up.
03:17So the most challenging was, you know, to stay with this character for two years because
03:23the film got pushed.
03:25And when you have a particular look for a film, you cannot change it.
03:29So saying no to other work, that was very challenging, especially when you don't come
03:35from a very well off family, you have to take care of the money.
03:39So saying no to money that time was the biggest challenge, I think, I felt.
03:48I wouldn't say I rejected, I politely declined because I think that was the right thing to
03:52do.
03:53And totally, it was totally worth it because what Amaran has done for me is established
04:00me as an actor.
04:03So I think every single call that I took for Amaran has paid off and I'm really happy
04:09that I did it.
04:15Of course, a film like that, not just because it's my film, it's a beautiful film.
04:19It evokes so many emotions within you.
04:22And it is the story of Major Mukund Varadarajan, a hero in all sense, and his wife, Indu.
04:30So you have to make sure that everybody watches it.
04:34The issue that we faced initially was that we didn't get many theatres, multiplexes in
04:39North.
04:40So had that been the case, I'm sure it would have reached a larger audience, but it picked
04:45up very well with Netflix and it was on satellite yesterday.
04:51So because the story is so well done, it has reached its audience.
04:56I still to this day get messages that I just saw Amaran, I just saw Amaran and phenomenal
05:03film, phenomenal job.
05:04So a good story always reaches you, anyhow.
05:12Aasadi, see the thing between Amaran and Aasadi is, I got to play two different characters.
05:20From an Adnan who's a protector, he's a J&K police guy, to an Asif Wani who's a destroyer.
05:29You have lived the whole spectrum of life, you've played two main portions of life.
05:34So it was fun to do that.
05:37But then again, playing, doing something for your country, I'm very patriotic.
05:45So it was like I've done something for my country, that feeling itself and this thing
05:51was given to me.
05:53So I live with that feeling.
05:55And Aasadi is more about his family also, his love life.
05:59I could connect with that.
06:00So it helped me become a better human, because I could channelize those emotions.
06:11Of course, see, the amount of hard work that goes in a feature film is totally different.
06:16Short films have beautiful stories, but you also do not spend so much time on it.
06:21Of course, it has its audience.
06:24If a story is told in even a minute, it is more than enough.
06:27And you have to understand that when you make a feature, because now that I've done
06:31a feature film, it's a totally different work.
06:34So no, I don't feel like that.
06:41No, because as a J&K police officer who's serving his country, I can relate to it.
06:50But in Amaran, I was playing an antagonist who is anti-national.
06:54I did not relate to it.
06:55So playing that was very difficult for me.