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Finding self
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With Mithya, Ranvir Shorey hopes to find an identity as a central character
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Laurel and Hardy! Vinay Pathak and Ranvir Shorey in a still from Mithya
Ranvir Shorey. The name itself sets off the funny bone. After creating an impact with second leads, Ranvir will be seen as a central character in Rajat Kapoor’s “Mithya”, releasing this Friday. “It is the role of a lifetime, a
role for which an actor can give at least his left arm,” quips Ranvir. Known for his one-liners from his days as a veejay, Ranvir says: “My one-liners are not always scripted. I have this habit of putting my foot in my mouth and at times I even start chewing it!”
Ranvir says he plays Virendra Kumar or VK, a struggling actor, whom most people don’t take seriously. “VK gets trapped in the underworld and is asked to play an impostor. Things take an ugly turn…”Ranvir says the script is non-linear. “It works at multiple levels. Rajat had scripted it eight to nine years ago. He has added different nuances to the characters and the storyline. While on one level it is an edge-of-the-seat thriller, it is also a search for one’s identity.”
Ranvir is aware that success might force him to get repetitive. “I am aware of it. It is not that I have not done central roles before. “Mixed Doubles” is one example. But I am trying to do different things even if the role is small — like ‘Aaja Nachle’ and ‘Traffic Signal’. The thing that probably works in my favour is I have not set out to become a star. I don’t suffer from insecurity and hence won’t get caught in an image trap.” Ranvir feels it is the industry which limits the growth of the actors. “You can’t attribute it to the audience or the media. Call it business or safety perspective, it is the producers who make actors repeat themselves. If I can continue to have a decent existence, why would I allow such boredom to set in and get trapped in an image?”
However, his image with Vinay Pathak (he is there in Mithya as well) has been stamped.
“Yes, some call us Jai and Veeru, others Laurel and Hardy. Thankfully, nobody calls us Shahjehan and Mumtaz Mahal!”
He continues, “Again, instead of looking for originality, television channels are trying to create our clones to replicate a successful model.”
Ranvir shares there could be a role reversal by the end of this year, as Vinay has lost quite a bit of weight. “And I am putting on weight for a role.”
Comedy as a genre is working well at the box office, but Ranvir says as a society we still have to learn to be light-hearted. “The Pakistan joke in “Bheja Fry” was taken without a fuss but a controversy was created over a simple line of a song in Aaja Nachle.”
Ranvir’s most awaited film is Ugli aur Pagli where he is cast opposite Mallika Sherawat. “She is very down to earth. She is not only a good actress but also an intelligent woman…albeit deceptively.”
ANUJ KUMAR
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