May 24, 2017
Actor Parvin Dabas, who will soon be
seen in a psychological thriller "Mirror Game: Ab Khel Shuru", says
though he has worked with different directors and explored various
genres of film, he is not aggressive about chasing success in
mainstream cinema as he is quite content with his work.
From Mira Nair to Karan Johar, Parvin has worked with celebrated
filmmakers of both the genres -- indie and Bollywood.
Asked why he is not as visible as other actors, Parvin told IANS here:
"I am not aggressive by nature and I never planned my career. I wanted
to act, but I was never desperate to get success in cinema."
"Therefore, though I enjoy typical commercial Bollywood films, my indie
films are more successful and I never pushed myself too much to get
more work in the mainstream. However, I am a passionate actor."
Since the filmmaking styles of Mira Nair's "Monsoon Wedding" and Karan
Johar's "My Name Is Khan" are very different, sharing his experience,
Parvin said: "With Mira, the shooting style was very indie and that had
a different energy. We are well-rehearsed before the take, we do not
have much time to waste, it's fast while shooting."
"Karan is different. As an actor, I was pampered. No one will push you
too much on how fast to finish shooting... There was a sense of
indulgence. I liked that too."
Having started a career as a model which happened by chance, Parvin
said, "One has to be physically fit and confident to be a model. My
career was not a progression from modelling to acting, as I did an
acting course and theatre already before entering modelling. And I was
acting in ad films. So in a way, I was living the dream of an actor."
Parvin went to New York to study acting and he believes the formal
training helped him to understand a lot about the craft, especially how
to create and build a character on screen.
In "Mirror Game...", he plays a professor.
Giving etails, Parvin said: "It is an interesting character where the
film starts with the character of a professor going through
professional and personal tussles in life where his wife is involved in
an extra-marital affair. That changes the equation in their relation."
"On the other hand, he plays the game of chase with his student, and
how a series of real life incidents start mirroring in the chase game,
sets the flow of the story."
Directed by Vijit Sharma, the film is releasing on June 2.