On the A-List today, Irrfan, also known as one of our best exports to Hollywood with films like the Namesake, Slumdog Millionaire and the Life of Pie, gets talking to CNBC-TV18 about his craft and how he constantly reinvents himself as an actor.
Q: When the news came out that you won the National Award for Paan Singh Tomar, my first reaction was like this must be the third or fourth time he has won it. Then I realised it is your first National Award.
A: This is a special one because the film was special for me. Somehow this delay in getting National Award created a kind of pressure in me. The exuberance is much more now as if the desire that I should get a National Award was suppressed. So, people who like me, love my work and watch my films are much happier than me.
Q: Paan Singh Tomar took some time to get released. It was lying in the cans for maybe two years. How frustrating was that? How vindicated are you feeling now, given that this is one of your finest performances and there was a good chance that it wouldn't have got a theatrical release or one that it deserved?
A: The wait did not harm the film, so I have no complaints. And about the film's delay, fortunately we still have a system where an independent producer can survive. Till we have this system, there is a hope. It should not be like Hollywood, where it is difficult for an independent producer to survive. What is happening in Hollywood? Because everything is owned by the studio, most of the talent is moving to television. That is why you see so many good serials nowadays.
Q: I know what you are saying about Hollywood. All the studios want large returns so they are making these big films. But even in our film industry, people are now constantly talking about Rs 100 crore films. You have these big films which make money over the weekend, and it does not matter at the end of the day whether it is a good film or a bad one. As an actor, how do you react to that?
A: These are things which come and go. The media is also responsible for creating this kind of definition. So it will stay for some time, then it will change. We are evolving, so it is not there to stay. I don't have to react to it. I am happy till my film does business and it is successful. That is it. As a creative person, as an actor, I cannot create goals of collections for my film because that is not me. I cannot play that game. I do not know how to do that and I would not enjoy it.
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