Arjun Rampal: I would learn every word’s meaning, memorise dialogues
Updated On: 22 October, 2023 07:20 AM IST | Mumbai | Upala KBR
Foraying into Telugu cinema with Bhagavanth Kesari, Arjun Rampal on how he tackled the language to play the antagonist in the action comedy
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Arjun Rampal in Bhagavanth Kesari
In the past few years, many Bollywood actors have tried their hand at south movies. Arjun Rampal is the latest to jump on the bandwagon, with his maiden Telugu film Bhagavanth Kesari that hit the marquee on October 19. The actor was initially hesitant about signing the Nandamuri Balakrishna-starrer as he doesn’t speak the language, but all it took was a meeting with director Anil Ravipudi to change his mind. “I’ve been offered other south films before, but I wasn’t certain how I would tackle the language. That was my biggest fear. Anil Ravipudi and producer Sahu Garapati came down to Mumbai and narrated the script to me. I liked the story, and Anil’s energy. He assured me that I would get my lines in advance, and that they would send someone to rehearse my lines with me,” says Rampal.
Though Ravipudi offered to have someone dub his lines in Telugu, the actor decided to give it a go himself. “I would ask for my lines, learn the meaning of every word and memorise my dialogues before I came on set. Then I would sit with [my language coach] Rajesh [to better it]. Telugu is a difficult language; each word is [as long as] a sentence in Hindi, and you have to say it fast. I felt that saying my lines would help me emote [better].”
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