Prithviraj Sukumaran: It's my dream to direct Amitabh Bachchan sir
In 2019, Telugu star
Prithviraj Sukumaran
, who has acted in films like Classmates and Mumbai Police made his directorial debut with Lucifer. Recently, in a chat, we asked the actor if there was a Bollywood star he wished to direct someday, and he replied, 'It's my dream to direct Bachchan Sir (
Amitabh Bachchan
).'
Has he ever told the legendary actor that? 'No, I haven't. I have mentioned it once to Abhishek Bachchan, I believe,' he adds with a smile.
Speaking about how he separates his roles as a director and an actor, he said, 'It's actually quite easy for me to switch off the technician in me when I'm on set. As an actor, I enjoy simply showing up, not worrying about the behind-the-scenes process, and just asking the director what they want from me — then delivering that. I'm not sure if it's a conscious switch, though. In fact, I was just discussing this with R. Madhavan a few days ago.
He's directed a film too, and I told him how easy it's become for me to disconnect from the director's mindset.'
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