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Avinash Tiwary: Hard to sustain role’s emotional graph
Updated On: 13 April, 2021 08:55 AM IST | Mumbai | Mohar Basu
With Dongri to Dubai taking over a year to reach the finish line due to the pandemic, Avinash Tiwary discusses the challenge of staying in character all through the lockdown.
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A long wait could well be the story of his life. After Laila Majnu (2018) took three years to hit the screens, it isn’t lost on Avinash Tiwary that his next, Dongri to Dubai, too is having a long journey to the finish line. The Amazon Prime Video offering, in the making since early 2020, has been affected due to the pandemic. He admits the wait is making him “lose my head a little.” But then, if one were to see the silver lining, don`t good things come to those who wait? “I had committed to Dongri on November 1, 2019. I decided not to do anything simultaneously; this is the kind of show that demands your all. But then, the lockdown happened. We resumed work late last year, and now, there are rumours of another shutdown,” begins the actor.
Though he can’t discuss the details of his character, Tiwary plays a dreaded ’90s gangster in the screen adaptation of Hussain S Zaidi’s best-seller. Being one with the character for months on end hasn’t been easy for the actor. “We are aiming to complete the shoot by mid-year. We were told we will finish by mid-June. This is one of those roles and worlds that take a lot away from you - time, energy, patience. For me, it’s hard to sustain the emotional graph of character for a long period of time. It’s not a skill set I inherently possess, which is why I never dabbled in television. People playing the same character for years doesn’t work well for me. On this project, the physical, spiritual and emotional aspect for every character. I wore and maintained the physicality of this character all through lockdown. Emotionally, I can switch on when on set. Mentally, this character has played on my mind all along. Right now, I have gained weight and I have a belly. I don’t have vanity but people look at me and wonder what really happened. The beard and moustache is very 90s and that does stand out, making me feel out of place. It’ll all be worth it when the show comes out and people love it."
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