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RANA SIDDIQUI
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Dino Morea speaks about his role in "Tom Dick and Harry" releasing this Friday.
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the film is about how despite having a handicap one can enjoy life. life doesn't become a torture because of disability.
COMEDY IS FUN Dino Morea says it was easy for him to play a comedy role, something he didn't know before attempting one. Photo: S. SUBRAMANIUM
Dino Morea may not be the best selling star on the big screen, but because of his good looks and personality, he often steals some appreciation. If the character of a husband impulsively falling for another woman in "Raaz" shot him to fame, the role of a criminal in "Gunaah" with almost no dialogues (he had to communicate through gestures) established him in the category of able actors. His unnoticeable presence in "Aksar" and "Fight Club" but terrific steps as a Salsa dancer in "Holiday" may not have changed his fortunes at the box office, but the actor is trying different roles, nonetheless. This time, this Gladrags Supermodel of 1999 plays a deaf person in Deepak Tijori's "Tom Dick and Harry" releasing this Friday. For this film he not only recalled his association with two hearing impaired people he used to live with in Bangalore with, but also honed his skills through a workshop prior to the shooting of the film.
He relates, "I play a deaf man, Tom in the film. I had no special references to play a deaf character. But when I began shooting, I remembered an elderly gentleman and a friend of mine with whom I spent considerable time during my stay in Bangalore. That experience came in handy. I have heard that those who are lacking in one physical faculty are usually very alert and have some compensating abilities. I had to take care of that in my acting. Take for example, I had to be conscious all the time that if someone called my name from behind, I wasn't suppose to look back or react. So this wasn't easy. Then establishing my onscreen chemistry with Jimmy Shergill (Harry who is mute in the film) wasn't a cakewalk either. But as the film is a comedy we took some liberties too."
Like his director and co-actors, Dino also assures us that the film is not an assault on the sentiments of the physically challenged. "It is about how despite having a handicap one can enjoy life. For them life doesn't become a torture because of their disability. That's what the film tries to convey."
The film for Dino was also a discovery that "it was quite easy to slip into a comedy role".
Unreleased films
Dino has been a little unlucky with a few films he signed and acted in, but have not seen the light of day. One of them is "Deh" and another "Chhal". He admits, "I had a substantial role opposite Jayaprada in `Deh' but it is unlikely to be released now. A new producer shot one schedule with me for `Chhal', some two-and-a-half years ago, and then God knows where he vanished. That film never got completed. So now I am very careful about whom I work with."
And one careful choice is "Aap Ki Khatir" in which he plays a Casanova. It also stars Akshaye Khanna, Suneil Shetty and others. Two love stories, one with director Pawan and another with Anant Mahadevan, also feature in his kitty.
In addition, he is all geared up to turn the restaurant chain Crepe Station, which he runs with his brother and which has an outlet in Bangalore and one in Mumbai, "into an international brand".
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