Chakravarti Samrat Prithviraj Chauhan: Avinesh Rekhi on enjoying Muhammad Ghori
Identified for his predominantly optimistic roles on tv, Avinesh Rekhi is taking a darker flip along with his portrayal of Muhammad Ghori within the historic sequence Chakravarti Samrat Prithviraj Chauhan. The actor, who’s enjoying an antagonist for the third time — after Madhubala Ek Ishq Ek Junoon and Tere Bina Jiya Jaye Na — says the complexity of the function was too compelling to move up. “I don’t deal with whether or not a job is the protagonist or antagonist, so long as I’m enjoying character. This may be the third time I’m enjoying an antagonist. I needed to do one thing totally different and it [was possible here because] it has quite a lot of layers,” he says.
Avinesh Rekhi
In terms of depicting historic figures, authenticity and accountability go hand in hand. “As an actor, since we’re being given detailed and well-researched scripts, we don’t actually need to assume a lot about it. We get the fundamental nuances from the script, and the bodily coaching is the one facet we have to take care off. There isn’t a visible report of it, however the character isn’t fictional, so you continue to need to be accountable whereas enjoying it.” Rekhi underwent a month-long workshop to nail the Urdu dialect, stroll, and physique language of Ghori. “There are work and written materials on him, however the makers took artistic liberty in costumes, dialogues, and his mannerisms. Since we needed to maintain it a bit less complicated for the viewers to know, there’s much less Kabuli within the dialect. Initially, we used the Kabuli accent, however it sounded too caricaturish.” Whereas he did learn up on the historic background, he was cautious to not let conflicting narratives intrude along with his efficiency. “Sure, I did, however each historic character written by a historian might have a special perspective. I began studying after which I ended as a result of it
confuses you. I didn’t need that battle to occur on set. So it’s necessary to stay to the script.”
Whereas he’s conscious that tv is doing properly, Rekhi believes authentic content material is the way in which ahead. “I really feel we must always do extra authentic exhibits, in order that it turns into distinctive for the viewers to observe relatively than it being repetitive.”
