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By Our Correspondent Š2005 Bollyvista.com |
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Boman Irani |
You were first a photographer before taking on acting full time. Do you still pursue photography?
Photography was a hobby. But when I took it on as a career I took on another hobby and that is theatre. When theatre took precedence over photography, I took photography back as my hobby. I cannot do without photography - it's an important part of my growth as an actor. It made me understand lighting, lensing, and the movements of the camera. When you understand lens you understand to perform to the magnification of the lens. If it's a wide lens I'm going to shake my head that much more, if it's a tele lens I'm going to shake my head that much less. Cinema acting is far more technical than theatre acting; it's, as we know a director's medium and theatre an actor's medium. But I love my photography and I carry my camera wherever I go. I couldn't have asked for more ... doing both my hobbies and being paid for at least one of them.
Any message to your fans beyond India?
India and its films are now a global presence. The craze for Indian films around the world is exhilarating and all this has been due the audiences abroad. This is a far cry from my days as a youngster when it watching Hindi films was not considered to be hip. Today watching Hindi films is cool. We don't need an Ingmar Bergman. Our filmmakers have been doing a good job of making people laugh and helping them forget their worries in the two and half hours spent in the theatres. And if Indian films are cool today, it's all because of the Indians abroad who encouraged and recognized the efforts of our filmmakers. God bless you and thank you for your support.
BLUFF MASTER is being released worldwide by UTV Motion Pictures on December 16th. |
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