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Live wire Rajat Kapoor

Rajat Kapor has donned many hats, acting and directing films, apart from anchoring a celebrity talk show. He is now sitting pretty after the success of “Mithya”, which he wrote and directed.

“I like to make movies, based on my own sensibilities. I act in and direct my kind of films,” says Rajat who was in town for a production of “The Blue Mug.”

He says, “Bollywood is seeing the winds of change. New directors with fresh storylines are making an impact in the industry. It is a very positive development for the industry at large. A number of new ideas and stories are making their mark in Bollywood.”

“I feel that the emergence of multiplexes have played a key role in furthering this trend. The audience is much more mature and appreciates good cinema.”

About theatre, Rajat says, “I have done a fair amount of theatre before. It is a very different medium from cinema, since you exist out of the camera frame and cannot seek refuge in the camera. Facing a live audience is a completely different ball game.”

“Live acts are always difficult, even when I am playing myself and narrating incidents from my own life. We had done the play in 2002 and have added more stuff to the earlier narrative.” Helping Ranvir Shorey rehearse his lines, Rajat says, “I enjoy working with this group, since we share chemistry, on and off the screen. It is great fun. There is a lot of leg-pulling that goes on.” Rajat is currently working on a number of projects; “Rann” and “I am 24”, that shall be released later this year. “I liked my role in ‘Dil Chahata Hai’. It was small and important to the storyline.”

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