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Pratik Gandhi: ‘World needs Gandhi now more than ever’
Updated On: 04 June, 2024 07:11 AM IST | Mumbai | Mohar Basu
After PM Modi’s remark on Gandhi creates a stir, Pratik says the Mahatma represents a thought process that is relevant today as he portrays the leader in upcoming eponymous web series
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Pratik Gandhi. Pic/Instagram; (right) Mahatma Gandhi
When Dedh Bigha Zameen came his way, Pratik Gandhi’s first reaction was to the title, and an unfavourable one at that. Director Pulkit made him see that it had nothing in common with Bimal Roy’s classic, Do Bigha Zameen (1953). “After my first reading, I realised that it couldn’t have had any other name,” says Pratik.
In Dedh Bigha Zameen, the actor plays a common man who intends to sell his ancestral land, only to realise that it has been illegally possessed by a corrupt official. The hero battling an oppressive system is a common trope in Hindi cinema. But Pratik credits Pulkit of Bhakshak fame for developing a moving and essential story. “Pulkit’s approach and writing are organic. Bhakshak disturbed me; I couldn’t sleep all night. He has the tendency to touch your core while asking questions that others don’t. We would create many scenes on the set. While performing, some lines hit differently, and Pulkit allows you the space to tweak a scene to your liking.”
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