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‘Who doesn’t copy Dilip Kumar?’
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As Aman Verma takes another shot at the big screen, Anuj Kumar speaks to the small screen’s big star
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Photo: Sandeep Saxena
Very filmy Aman Verma in New Delhi
The bridge between the small and big screen is one of the most coveted boundaries to cross. Some actors manage to do it nonchalantly, and others have to spend a lifetime to traverse the two similar yet different worlds.
Aman Verma is somewhere in between. He has been a superstar on television for more than a decade, but when it comes to films, he literally just has a Sangharsh to show for. Yes, he has been seen in bit roles in Tum and Baghban as well, but that’s it. Now the actor who is known for his command over the language and whose mannerisms remind of Dilip Kumar is again looking for a big leap with Rajguru, where he is playing the title role.
“Both history and films have not done justice to the freedom fighter. The focus has always been on Bhagat Singh.” Aman shares the shooting of the film has just started. “I have to bring the aggressive side of me to play the character who died at the age of 24. I was asked to shave my head, but now I think a crew cut with make up will work. I have also lost five kilos to play the role.”
Talking about his long struggle to break the jinx at the box office, Aman says he is not desperate to get into films. “I am at such a stage of my career that I don’t work for money. My goal is to entertain audience and play characters that challenge the actor in me like I want to play a gay character, a person suffering from Parkinson’s disease or a physically handicapped. That’s also why I switched to hosting shows for a while to experience a different kind of thrill.”
Aman is happy that the film industry is finally not taking him at face value. “After Virasat, I have been offered three negative roles in films. In one of them I am playing a politician from Eastern Uttar Pradesh/Bihar belt.”
On his copying Dilip Kumar, Aman retorts, “Who doesn’t copy Dilip Saab? You name one actor in the industry who doesn’t copy him. He is like a school which every actor wants to attend.”
Showing attitude
Aman is also known for showing attitude on the sets. “My only conditions are punctuality and timely payment. If that amounts to showing attitude, then I do have.”
Meanwhile, experimentation continues, as Aman would be seen on NDTV Imagine’s reality show Say Shava Shava, as one of the participants. “I can’t sing and have two left feet. But that’s the challenge.” Aman shares there won’t be any acrimony on this show. “For a change a family atmosphere has been created where different participants perform as if there is a marriage in the family.”
Somebody who knows the reality of such shows for he has hosted Indian Idol and Zee Cinestars, Aman says, “I advise the audience to take such shows just as a means of entertainment. Don’t take them too seriously.”
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