Nitish Bharadwaj is best known for playing Lord
Krishna in the epic TV series Mahabharat and the actor is now making a comeback to
Bollywood after a gap of more than twenty-four years with the film
Mohenjo Daro in which he plays
Hrithik Roshan's uncle and an important part of the story. The extremely spiritual person spoke exclusively to the TimesOfIndia.com about his return to films,
Hrithik Roshan and more. Excerpts:
You play Hrithik Roshan's uncle in 'Mohenjo Daro'. Tell us something more about your role. I play Hrithik's uncle
Durjan who has brought him up. Both he and his nephew,
Sarman are indigo farmers. It is a very emotional kind of a role. There is a very emotional story behind my character which I have kept a secret. And when that secret is out, it will have a huge impact on the film's narration and the story goes into a completely different zone. When I showed my particular shot to my 4-year-old daughters and asked them who it is, they said, "He is a sabzi walla."
How is Hrithik as an actor? He is fairly easy to get along with. He is extremely professional and comes prepared on the set. He is an industry boy and knows the decorum of the industry. He is also very courteous and respectful. He had already seen Mahabharat when he was in school so it was very easy to work with him. If I felt I needed another shot or another rehearsal, he would never say no. He knows what he is doing and what the director wants from him. He contributes well to every scene. He is the thinking actor. This is not known about him. While
Aamir Khan is Mr Perfectionist, so is he.
You are now coming in a Hindi film after more than two decades. What made you choose this one? My last Hindi film was Sangeet in 1992 directed by K Vishwanath.
Madhuri Dixit had a double role, one opposite me, another opposite
Jackie Shroff. I chose Mohenjo Daro as it's completely different from the mythological scene. After having good enough time with divine emotions, I thought it was time for me to express human emotions now. Durjan is an emotional man. Krishna is also an emotional man but he has a command of the situation (compares his roles of Durjan and Lord Krishna). Durjan is exactly opposite of that. He has his own strength and weaknesses. I felt my fans should also see my other side. Ashutosh wanted me to play a different role. After the completion of the film, he said, "Thank you for adding value to Durjan's character." He wanted the character to have a certain amount of respectability.
