“You are not Mr. Bean. Why are you comparing yourself to a legend?” Jatin Thanvi opens up to Brut about what it's like to impersonate Mr. Bean in India...
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00:14Republic wants you to refer yourself as Mr. Bean
00:17not as Mr. Legend.
00:19I want to proudly say that I am not comparing myself with Legend.
00:21I am Jr. Mr. Bean and they are Mr. Bean!
00:24And then, people were taking an interest in me...
00:26People started showing a lot of love for me!
00:28I have a very big dream to meet Mr. Mean.
00:56I don't have any other dream.
00:58When I was a kid, when I used to be in Fancy Dance Competition, I still used to be Mr. Mean.
01:14It took me a year or two to get used to Mr. Mean's acting and Mr. Mean's look.
01:27It took me a year or two to get used to Mr. Mean's acting and Mr. Mean's look.
01:43I started on TikTok. I used to make videos of people lip-syncing.
01:49I didn't have a kick in it. I didn't enjoy it.
01:51I tried to imitate Mr. Mean. I tried to imitate Mr. Mean.
01:56I tried to imitate Mr. Mean.
01:57I tried to imitate Mr. Mean.
02:05I didn't have good lighting. I looked dull.
02:09So I asked my sister to make a video.
02:11So I asked my sister to make a video.
02:18My phone couldn't accept that I was so dull.
02:22My phone couldn't accept that I was so dull.
02:25When I made my first video, my mom told me,
02:27When I made my first video, my mom told me,
02:29that it's good that you're making a video.
02:31that it's good that you're making a video.
02:33You can do anything you want.
02:35But you should also concentrate on your studies.
02:37But you should also concentrate on your studies.
02:39It was a lot of fun.
02:41I got a lot of appreciation from people.
02:43I got a lot of appreciation from people.
02:55Now I'm continuing my acting career.
03:00Now I'm continuing my acting career.
03:01Now I'm continuing my acting career.
03:02Now I'm doing a little bit of that.
03:04Now I'm doing a little bit of that.
03:15Then I started to share happiness with people.
03:19At least you'll be happy to see it.