"I take all the information,
I do all the rehearsals and the positioning and then I switch
myself off completely. I forget whatever I have learnt and let
the instincts take over. Sometimes it is the cumulative effects
of all but sometimes it is natural and totally different from
what I have rehearsed to be," said the actor, who shares
screen space with Amitabh Bachchan in "Teen Patti".
He is a huge fan of Bachchan and has become his devotee after
working with him.
"I was a huge fan of Mr. Bachchan and now I am his devotee.
It's his personality that made him stay in the industry for
40 years," he said.
Directed by Leena Yadav, "Teen Patti" is an emotionally
riveting and razor sharp thriller about greed and deception.
Releasing Feb 26, it also stars Hollwyood veteran Ben Kingsley.
Asked about his character in the film, Madhavan said: "I
play a professor who wants to have the luxuries of life as soon
as possible. So he makes certain compromises for which he has
to make a lot of sacrifices."
The actor was recently seen in the super duper hit "3
Idiots". After the film, Madhavan, who has always been
choosy about his movies, would go even slower.
"I am very choosy about my films. I don't do a film just
for the sake of money. I will continue to be choosy and I will
go even slower now. I will wait for movies that are of equal
calibre or have something, at least little bit, in respect to
'3 Idiots'. 'Teen Patti' is one among them."
Talking about his transition from a student in "3 Idiots"
to a professor in "Teen Patti", he said: "Actually,
I did the role of the professor first and then became a student.
We actually finished 'Teen Patti' before '3 Idiots'."
Madhavan's next project is director Aanand L. Rai's "Tannu
Weds Mannu". It is a romantic movie and he has teamed up
with Kangana Ranaut in it.