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Ronit Roy's biggest challenge
Ronit Roy, who is playing Bheeshma Pitamaha in Kahaani Hamaaray Mahabharaat Ki, speaks on playing the most important and powerful character of the epic.
What made you select Mahaabhaarat?
I am doing this project because I am passionate about it. Some people have said I am doing this to please Ekta, but that is not true. I am very fond of Ekta, and I respect her creative judgments a lot, and I like working with her. Actually I only take up projects that excite me and that I feel passionate about. When I was approached for Mahaabhaarat, I had informed Balaji that I wanted to finish my current project and then start of with this show and they agreed to - it's just been 3-4 of weeks since the shoot has started. And as an actor all that I am doing is trying to execute it.
What made you choose the character of Bheeshma?
Bheeshma as a character is what you can call an iconic character. The journey of Bheeshma from Gangaya to Bheeshma Pitama reflects various shades and to depict so many shades of this character makes it challenging for an actor. Young Bheeshma begins with Gangya wherein he has a different look and character, when he is given the name Devavrath he portrays a different look. When Bheeshma turns Pitama with Pandav's Kids has a different character that of a mentor a teacher and when Bheeshama agrees to fight the battle against the Pandavas, the people he loves the most in the world is a different look and shade. Then on the 10th day of the battle Bheeshma on the bed of arrows portrays a different character. It's a great challenge to maintain these different shades of the same character.
How did you get the role?
Well, Ekta had spoken to me, and said she was making this very grand and spectacular Mahaabhaarat. I told her I'd love to be part of the show I actually read up the Mahabharat in a couple of weeks, and as I re-visited it, I became more and more convinced that if there was one character I wanted to play, it was that of Bheeshm. And guess how Ekta and I agreed about the character? I sent her a one-word sms, saying "BHEESHM?" And she replied, "DONE!"
How did you prepare for this character?
Today I am shooting for Bheeshma in the first phase, I am trying that I don't look as Bheeshma would a little later when he takes the vow -- one of the biggest scenes of the Mahaabhaarat. I have to look 20-something and have to get my physique in reverse gear and try and look like the young Bheeshma. This transformation is not only physical but emotional too. The preparation process is changing every day on the set. It took 12 days, the longest time ever in my career I ever took, to find the tone of the character I play. It took me 2-3 days to find the eyes for the character. This is the most challenging character of my career.
If not Bheeshma which other character would you take up?
If I could say so, there are 5 heroes of Mahaabhaarat - Bheeshma, Drona, Arjun, Karn and Krishna. These are the most important characters from beginning to end in the Mahaabhaarat. If I were younger I would love to play the character of Karn.
Ronit Roy, who is playing Bheeshma Pitamaha in Kahaani Hamaaray Mahabharaat Ki, speaks on playing the most important and powerful character of the epic.
What made you select Mahaabhaarat?
I am doing this project because I am passionate about it. Some people have said I am doing this to please Ekta, but that is not true. I am very fond of Ekta, and I respect her creative judgments a lot, and I like working with her. Actually I only take up projects that excite me and that I feel passionate about. When I was approached for Mahaabhaarat, I had informed Balaji that I wanted to finish my current project and then start of with this show and they agreed to - it's just been 3-4 of weeks since the shoot has started. And as an actor all that I am doing is trying to execute it.
What made you choose the character of Bheeshma?
Bheeshma as a character is what you can call an iconic character. The journey of Bheeshma from Gangaya to Bheeshma Pitama reflects various shades and to depict so many shades of this character makes it challenging for an actor. Young Bheeshma begins with Gangya wherein he has a different look and character, when he is given the name Devavrath he portrays a different look. When Bheeshma turns Pitama with Pandav's Kids has a different character that of a mentor a teacher and when Bheeshama agrees to fight the battle against the Pandavas, the people he loves the most in the world is a different look and shade. Then on the 10th day of the battle Bheeshma on the bed of arrows portrays a different character. It's a great challenge to maintain these different shades of the same character.
How did you get the role?
Well, Ekta had spoken to me, and said she was making this very grand and spectacular Mahaabhaarat. I told her I'd love to be part of the show I actually read up the Mahabharat in a couple of weeks, and as I re-visited it, I became more and more convinced that if there was one character I wanted to play, it was that of Bheeshm. And guess how Ekta and I agreed about the character? I sent her a one-word sms, saying "BHEESHM?" And she replied, "DONE!"
How did you prepare for this character?
Today I am shooting for Bheeshma in the first phase, I am trying that I don't look as Bheeshma would a little later when he takes the vow -- one of the biggest scenes of the Mahaabhaarat. I have to look 20-something and have to get my physique in reverse gear and try and look like the young Bheeshma. This transformation is not only physical but emotional too. The preparation process is changing every day on the set. It took 12 days, the longest time ever in my career I ever took, to find the tone of the character I play. It took me 2-3 days to find the eyes for the character. This is the most challenging character of my career.
If not Bheeshma which other character would you take up?
If I could say so, there are 5 heroes of Mahaabhaarat - Bheeshma, Drona, Arjun, Karn and Krishna. These are the most important characters from beginning to end in the Mahaabhaarat. If I were younger I would love to play the character of Karn.
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