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Originally posted by: kumari27

promo is great👏

absolutely worth watching👏

Yes great promo on her and of course him!!!!👏 👏 👏 👏

Originally posted by: kumari27

meri ankhien toh ek hi bande ko dhoondhati hai😉

it good 👏

Ekta made the right choice for Prem!!!!👏 👏 👏 👏

Yes we are all for him!!!!

Originally posted by: jasminerahul

their love story with a song.it was beautiful n romantic. but the end was scary

Prem and Sylvia's romance is so beautiful!!!!❤️ ❤️ ❤️ ❤️

It looks straight out of an English movie!!!!

The song is really nice!!!😊 😊 😊 😊

Yes the end is really scary!!!!

Viraf's personal account

https://www.outlookindia.com/newsscroll/being-a-parsi-playing-a-sindhi-in-nanavati-story-is-poetic-viraf/1628148

26 SEPTEMBER 2019 Last Updated at 9:20 PM | SOURCE: IANS

Being a Parsi, playing a Sindhi in Nanavati story is poetic: Viraf

Being a Parsi, playing a Sindhi in Nanavati story is poetic: Viraf

Mumbai, Sep 26 (IANS) Actor Viraf Firoz Patel finds it quite poetic that, being a Parsi, he gets to portray the Sindhi businessman who was allegedly killed by the Parsi Naval officer KM Nanavati, in the upcoming web series "The Verdict: State vs Nanavati".

Parsis as a community are a small minority of the Indian population. The story of the show is based on the real-life case of 1959 -- KM Nanavati vs State of Maharashtra -- where Indian Naval Commander Kawas Manekshaw Nanavati was accused of the murder of a Sindhi businessman, Prem Ahuja. Viraf plays Prem Ahuja.

Asked how he looks at the whole incident, Viraf told IANS: "The Parsi community is not really altruistic. They are trying to save the reputation of their community, as well as the reputation of the country. In this particular case, that is what they tried to achieve. Kawas Nanavati came from an affluent household. There was a sense of entitlement in the upbringing and also the fact that he was one of the finest officers of the Indian Navy, that he did pick up the gun at a point of rage to kill someone. But here is the irony -- It is a very poetic thing that a Parsi guy (himself) is assigned to narrate the character of a Sindhi man who is killed by a Parsi! The moment this realisation crossed my mind, I found it poetic. I had a smile on my face, on the poetry of fate."

Created and developed by Ekta Kapoor, the show features Manav Kaul, Elli AvrRam, Sumeet Vyas, Makrand Deshpande, Soni Razdan, Saurabh Shukla among others.

The story of Nanavati is well known, and the Akshay Kumar film "Rustom" has already narrated the incident on screen. Won''t the show come across as a sort of repetition?

"When the script was offered to me, the question that came to my mind was why were we even doing the show because ''Rustom'' was quite successful. I said I would audition for the role, and read all the episodes to get a clear idea. From the beginning, I was sure I would not repeat anything that has been done already," he said.

Emphasising on how the show intends to focus on the complexity of the whole situation, the actor said: "We human beings are complex. Society tends to condition our mind and simplify everything by putting the tags of ''right'' and ''wrong'', and then we manipulate situations accordingly. This show tries putting all aspects on the table."

The show has tried to capture the story by exploring the involvement of various characters in the case in a nuanced manner.

According to the actor, a film has the limitation of time and format that often needs the story to be oversimplified. In case of this story, this could leads to the overlooking of certain aspects that may be instrumental in the court decision.

"Yes, there is evidence that Prem Ahuja was a womaniser, but he was also in love with Sylvia and wanted to marry her. These possibilities added complexity to the character of Prem Ahuja," he added.

"The Verdict: State vs Nanavati" will start streaming on the OTT platforms ZEE5 and AltBalaji from September 30.

--IANS

nice interview.

Its true that film has limitations but in this platform a story can be told in detail.

I also liked how he explained the complexities of the charac Prem.

This struck my eyes.

The Parsi community is not really altruistic. They are trying to save the reputation of their community, But here is the irony -- It is a very poetic thing that a Parsi guy (himself) is assigned to narrate the character of a Sindhi man who is killed by a Parsi!

Originally posted by: Shaina_b

Viraf's personal account

https://www.facebook.com/ALTBalaji/videos/2467629430193516/?v=2467629430193516

Only viraf😍

He is too good in this role❤️

The same smile... the same man❤️

This is entirely Viraf's article on his role. This is irony that he is playing a Sindhi guy killed by a Parsi guy being a Parsi guy himself. This article tells that Prem loved Sylvia and wanted to marry her though he was a womanizer. But a playboy can't be ever trusted. He said good things about Parsi people.

Originally posted by: jasminerahul

nice interview.

Its true that film has limitations but in this platform a story can be told in detail.

I also liked how he explained the complexities of the charac Prem.

This struck my eyes.

The Parsi community is not really altruistic. They are trying to save the reputation of their community, But here is the irony -- It is a very poetic thing that a Parsi guy (himself) is assigned to narrate the character of a Sindhi man who is killed by a Parsi!

Yes the interview is good!!!!👏 👏 👏 👏

The web series actually does not try to show anyone as good or bad!!!

It lays the different aspects of the character in front of us!!!!😊 😊 😊 😊

You know it is indeed poetic that a Parsi guy is playing the Sindhi Prem Ahuja who was killed and then made a villain by the Parsi community!!!!😛 😛 😛 😛

I guess God works in mysterious ways!!!!😊 😊 😊 😊

Originally posted by: kumari27

Only viraf😍

He is too good in this role❤️

The same smile... the same man❤️

Viraf Patel and Elli Avrram are looking soo good!!!!😳 😳 😳 😳

Their chemistry is fabulous!!!!👍🏼 👍🏼 👍🏼 👍🏼

I totally agree with you Pooja!!!😊 😊 😊 😊

Originally posted by: angel_juhi04

This is entirely Viraf's article on his role. This is irony that he is playing a Sindhi guy killed by a Parsi guy being a Parsi guy himself. This article tells that Prem loved Sylvia and wanted to marry her though he was a womanizer. But a playboy can't be ever trusted. He said good things about Parsi people.

Yes this is the biggest irony of the show!!!😊 😊 😊 😊

There were evidences that he wanted to marry her and was ready to accept her children!!!!🤔 🤔 🤔 🤔

A playboy too can fall in love!!!!❤️ ❤️ ❤️ ❤️

He said good things about his own community sadly whose behaviour at that time was very bad!!!!😡 😡 😡 😡