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Tahir Raj Bhasin: It took me a month to get out of Arjun Bhatia's character
Updated On: 05 November, 2023 02:37 PM IST | Mumbai | Athulya Nambiar
Tahir Raj Bhasin speaks about going underground to get into the physicality of his character from Sultan Of Delhi and why took him a month to shake off the character
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Tahir Raj Bhasin was seen on screen after over a year-and-a-half with the recently released Disney+Hotstar show ‘Sultan of Delhi’.With back-to-back appearances on screen in films like 83, Loop Lapeta, and web series ‘Yeh Kaali Kaali Ankhein’ spread out in the first quarter of 2022, one expected to see more of him on screen. Ask him about the long absence, the actor tells in an interview with mid-day.com, “I have been shooting for ‘Sultan of Delhi’. We have been shooting for a year and a half. It`s been very challenging and very interesting. I think anything of impact and quality always takes time to make.”
Director Milan Luthria who is well known for exploring the underworld of Mumbai in the films `Once Upon a Time in Mumbaai` and its sequel `Once Upon Ay Time In Mumbai Dobaara` stepped into the long format storytelling by exploring the largely untapped history of Delhi. The director had said that his first choice for the role of lead actor Arjun Bhatia was Tahir Raj Bhasin. Tahir reveals he asked the director about casting him, but only after they were done shooting. “He told me that he saw a certain amount of maturity and stillness in `Mardaani` and after that, he followed the work and saw a growth that convinced him that I could do this part. It is my first time playing an alpha male, a man`s man hero; including taking on action for the first time to the extent that is being seen in Sultan Of Delhi. That is why it is important to go underground and work on the physicality of the part and get into the part where people see you on screen and believe that yes he can be a gangster in the true sense of the word. “
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