Saiyaara's Shaan R Grover On Playing A Red Flag: ‘Felt Little Disturbed'
Saiyaara, directed by Mohit Suri, has created a storm at the box office. The romance drama catapulted Ahaan Panday, Aneet Padda, and Shaan R Grover to stardom. Shaan's performance as the antagonist, Mahesh Iyer, has surely taken the audience by surprise and has gained a lot of attention. Now, the actor opened up about how difficult it was for him to play the role.
In an interview with Filmygyan, Shaan R Grover shared, 'I am not trying to show anybody ki mein aisa nahi hoon waisa nahi hoon. I don't care ki mein kaisa hoon, but to play a negative character around girls, because I have never been like that."
He added, 'I was playing that red flag and I genuinely felt a little disturbed or mujhe laga ki pata nahi yaar isko hate milna chahiye of course but kahi log mujhe isse associate na kare."
Earlier, in conversation with Zoom, Shaan shared that antagonists like Mahesh exist in real life as well. He shared, 'When we went on set and stepped into our characters, we were prepared. Of course, it is not easy to play such characters. I am not Mahesh Iyer. That's not how I function and my brain functions. I was gullibly thinking ki 'Mahesh jaise log hote hai iss duniya mein?'" He added that a friend of his, who experienced something similar, was really touched by Aneet's performance in Saiyaara.
Saiyaara has exceeded the Rs 100 crore mark in the first few days of release. Mohit Suri's latest project follows the life of a musician (Ahaan) and his love story with a journalist (Aneet). The duo's initial clashes slowly transform into a romance, before fate gives them an unpleasant surprise. This film was the Bollywood debut of Ahaan Panday. Aneet, meanwhile, had earlier appeared in a supporting role in Salaam, Venky.
Meanwhile, Shaan served as assistant director on Harshvardhan Rane's film Sanam Teri Kasam. He has also worked on a number of OTT projects, including the Netflix film Nobleman and web series like Roohaniyat and Dus June Ki Raat.
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