Don't colour characters as black or white, says Vivek
New Delhi
November 27, 2017
Actor Vivek Oberoi, who is prepping to play former underworld
don Muthappa Rai in "Rai", says he likes to look at such roles with a human
angle and doesn't want to colour such characters as black or white.
Talking about "Rai", Vivek told IANS in a recorded response: "To me these
characters are real they are not negative. To me when I play a character I play
from their perspective unless I am doing a fiction film like a "Krrish 3" where
I am playing Kaal, who is like a comic book villain... When I play human stories
I like to look at them as heroes of their own stories."
He added: "They
maybe on the negative side of some people, who believe they are negative and
believe that they are against the law but to a lot of people they are heroes.
So, I like to look at the human bit to it and not colour it either black or
white."
This is not the first time Vivek will be seen playing an
underworld don. In 2007, he played a gangster Maya Dolas in "Shootout at
Lokhandwala".
"Rai" is a biographical film directed by Ram Gopal Varma,
based on the life of former underworld syndicate, turned philanthropist,
Muthappa Rai.
Other details of the film is still under wraps.
New Delhi
November 27, 2017
Actor Vivek Oberoi, who is prepping to play former underworld
don Muthappa Rai in "Rai", says he likes to look at such roles with a human
angle and doesn't want to colour such characters as black or white.
Talking about "Rai", Vivek told IANS in a recorded response: "To me these
characters are real they are not negative. To me when I play a character I play
from their perspective unless I am doing a fiction film like a "Krrish 3" where
I am playing Kaal, who is like a comic book villain... When I play human stories
I like to look at them as heroes of their own stories."
He added: "They
maybe on the negative side of some people, who believe they are negative and
believe that they are against the law but to a lot of people they are heroes.
So, I like to look at the human bit to it and not colour it either black or
white."
This is not the first time Vivek will be seen playing an
underworld don. In 2007, he played a gangster Maya Dolas in "Shootout at
Lokhandwala".
"Rai" is a biographical film directed by Ram Gopal Varma,
based on the life of former underworld syndicate, turned philanthropist,
Muthappa Rai.
Other details of the film is still under wraps.
Tags: Vivek Oberoi