‘Blame it on Shah Rukh Khan’: Mujib actor Arifin Shuvoo on his impeccable Hindi, Bollywood desires

Bangladeshi star Arifin Shuvoo turned into recently in Mumbai to advertise his film Mujib: The Making of a Nation. A countrywide Award-winning actor in his nation, he has now acted with Padma Bhushan, director Shyam Benegal, a chance Indian actors would kill for.

Arifin, forty one, during this interview with indianexpress.com discusses his journey of working with legendary filmmaker Shyam Benegal, his reference to India and Bollywood aspirations.

Arifin says, "Mumbai is like my 2d home now. americans turn my identify into Arvind, they confidently name me Arvind and that i say 'sure yes', i'm ok with that. After spending four years with the team, the cast and crew, I feel at home here."

speakme about his newest, Mujib, he says, "One aspect I have to say, I haven't acted in Mujib. there's a difference between pretending to be a person and being that grownup, and that i realised it because of Shyam Benegal ji. firstly i was making an attempt to get his gestures appropriate, keeping the pipe like he did, and he told me to knock it off. He referred to, 'you don't seem to be Sheikh Mujibur Rahman'. He became Bangabandhu for a very brief time period, however what about Mujib earlier than that? this is the basis. That one line changed my whole perception towards the character. Shyam Benegal ji referred to I must conceive the soul, and not are attempting to get the exterior appropriate. So while americans feel I have acted in this movie, I've nearly no longer acted, it just came to me and that i reflected."

The actor says Benegal made him supply auditions with out giving him any comments. "the primary time I met him, I had just accomplished a cop film and i become all ripped, had six packs and all. whereas the whole team changed into looking at my shoulders, Shyam ji just saved speakme to me and requested me if i used to be up for auditions. From then, I auditioned five instances — twice in India and thrice in Bangladesh. It turned into the identical audition each time, he used to name me and i would do it but he on no account gave me any feedback. I didn't comprehend if i was selected or no longer."

Arifin speaks fluently on Hindi as neatly. Ask him how his Hindi is so good, and he quips, "Please blame Mr Shah Rukh Khan and all these Bollywood stars." Does he watch their movies? He says, "Isn't it inevitable? Bollywood's impact is huge in Bangladesh as we share the border. I even have lots of North Indian chums and Punjabi friends."

Does he have Bollywood aspirations, "I don't recognize, at the moment I'd say fingers crossed." Arifin is reasonably a well-liked identify even in West Bengal, and he's hooked to Bollywood movies and the Indian content that streams on OTT. He says, "I watch loads of movies. My father become an enormous fan of Yusuf sahab (Dilip Kumar), so it became there in my condominium, we would listen to historic Bollywood songs on the radio, watch black-and-white movies with him. I actually have watched everything from Sholay to Jawan, Paatal Lok and every little thing. this present day there is not any gap on account of know-how, it's a worldwide village, and that makes me think very near India."

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