Having tried different career options before zeroing in on acting, Madhavan’s real life story has a lot in common with his character Farhan Qureshi in “3 Idiots”.
Working with Rajkumar Hirani and Aamir Khan must have been a delight! What do you think makes them special?
Like they’ve tried to say in the film, I think they are, in all classic terms, idiots who actually have found their calling and followed their hearts. Even in cinema, both of them refuse to be dictated to by the norms of the industry.
What got you hooked on to the script of “3 Idiots”?
In plain and simple terms, the steering that my character, Farhan Qureshi, has in the film is exactly my real life story except that I didn’t want to be a wildlife photographer; I just believed that I didn’t want to be an engineer. I think I probably said the same lines to my dad. I think, strangely, every child would have had in one way or the other, spoken the same lines to their parents.
Have you read “Five Point Someone”?
Yes I have. In all honesty, the film is vastly different from “Five Point Someone” in terms of plot and story. There are some similar situations perhaps and a couple of dialogues. Apart from that, it is an extremely different story.
There seems to be a Farhan Qureshi in all of us – someone who tries to become something he truly wants to be but is pressured to seek the 'safe' and 'conventional' options. What can we do as a society to let a thousand Farhans bloom?
Well, in all honesty, every parent wants the best for their child except that earlier, kids had to rely on their parents’ experience to choose a career for themselves. But today, youngsters are extremely well-informed. There is the Internet; there are social networks and friends. You are so into every aspect of the profession right from your childhood that you, by far, have a better understanding of what you want to make out of your life than your parents. Parents find it difficult to let go; they feel they are being deprived of a right.
Working with Rajkumar Hirani and Aamir Khan must have been a delight! What do you think makes them special?
Like they’ve tried to say in the film, I think they are, in all classic terms, idiots who actually have found their calling and followed their hearts. Even in cinema, both of them refuse to be dictated to by the norms of the industry.
What got you hooked on to the script of “3 Idiots”?
In plain and simple terms, the steering that my character, Farhan Qureshi, has in the film is exactly my real life story except that I didn’t want to be a wildlife photographer; I just believed that I didn’t want to be an engineer. I think I probably said the same lines to my dad. I think, strangely, every child would have had in one way or the other, spoken the same lines to their parents.
Have you read “Five Point Someone”?
Yes I have. In all honesty, the film is vastly different from “Five Point Someone” in terms of plot and story. There are some similar situations perhaps and a couple of dialogues. Apart from that, it is an extremely different story.
There seems to be a Farhan Qureshi in all of us – someone who tries to become something he truly wants to be but is pressured to seek the 'safe' and 'conventional' options. What can we do as a society to let a thousand Farhans bloom?
Well, in all honesty, every parent wants the best for their child except that earlier, kids had to rely on their parents’ experience to choose a career for themselves. But today, youngsters are extremely well-informed. There is the Internet; there are social networks and friends. You are so into every aspect of the profession right from your childhood that you, by far, have a better understanding of what you want to make out of your life than your parents. Parents find it difficult to let go; they feel they are being deprived of a right.
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