Jim Sarbh goes bald to play Xerxes Desai in Made in India

Robbie Grewal has excessive reward for Naseeruddin Shah and Jim Sarbh. The explanation? The actors go away little for the director to do on set. They arrive so properly ready that the filmmaker can sit again and allow them to interpret the story, get into character bodily and mentally, and put their greatest foot ahead. That’s precisely what he did when he tailored Vinay Kamath’s e book Titan: Inside India’s Most Profitable Client Model right into a six-episode collection, Made in India — A Titan Story. The collection chronicles Titan’s journey from its institution in 1984, when Jehangir Ratanji Dadabhoy Tata, insulted by a Swiss watch firm, employed Xerxes Desai to create a brand new watch model made solely in India.

JRD Tata and Xerxes Desai

“It’s a compelling story and part of historical past, so we wished to make it,” says Grewal. “It’s a story about JRD. Who will not be enamoured by him or the journey of constructing a watch right into a model? The Tatas are a reputation to reckon with and we belief it. If you happen to look intently, Naseer saab has an uncanny resemblance to JRD Tata. The bodily similarity and the physique language have been an ideal match. Fortunately for us, he agreed after we approached him [for the role]. He liked the writing. Jim was a pure option to play Xerxes Desai, who’s the pivotal protagonist of the story,” explains the director. The collection additionally stars Namita Dubey, Vaibhav Tatwawadi, Kaveri Seth, Lakshvir Saran, and Paresh Ganatra in key roles.

Robbie Grewal

Grewal loves to watch Shah’s ardour and dedication to his work relatively than touch upon it. He feels Sarbh is reduce from the identical fabric. Each actors, regardless of the age distinction, exude an analogous understanding of their characters. “Naseer saab takes his job so severely and is so properly ready earlier than the shot. Whether or not it’s two or 5 pages, he comes on set as JRD Tata. Each Naseer saab and Jim are from theatre, and whereas each actor has a unique technique of appearing, they’re comparable when it comes to understanding their characters and being ready for it. They ideate, perceive, and develop their characters pre-shoot. The fabric to create magic occurs earlier than the shoot. They create a lot to the desk,” shares the director.

What shocked him additional was Sarbh’s determination to go bald to play Desai as a substitute of counting on prosthetics. He shares, “They are saying actors are useless. Many would have worn a prosthetic scalp cap however Jim is a real actor. He insisted on going bald from day one. He informed me that he wished to be Xerxes Desai and to be him he needed to be like him.”