Veteran actor Anupam Kher has taken on numerous roles throughout his illustrious career, but he admits that embodying political ethicist Mahatma Gandhi and former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh posed unique challenges. Despite the difficulty, Kher executed both performances with remarkable precision.
Though his portrayal of the legendary poet Rabindranath Tagore is yet to hit screens, Kher has already demonstrated his dedication to bringing historical and political figures to life. Speaking with ANI, he opened up about the process behind these demanding roles.
Kher shared, “Portraying the characters of Gurudev Rabindranath Tagore, Dr. Manmohan Singh, and Mahatma Gandhi was extremely difficult. Among them, Dr. Manmohan Singh's portrayal proved to be the most difficult. With Gurudev Tagore and Mahatma Gandhi, we have numerous references in form of archival footage, photographs, even films that help capture their essence. Their personalities belong to a bygone era, pre and post Independence, often seen in black and white.”
He elaborated on the challenges of portraying Singh, noting, “But Dr. Manmohan Singh's different ...he's someone we've seen in our own time, on television, in news clips, and delivering speeches. He had a very mild mannerisms. Voice was mild. And the whole persona was difficult. And it was on an edge. The character was on the edge of the blade.”
Kher revealed that he spent months perfecting Singh’s gestures and demeanor. “I rehearsed for 5-6 months with his mannerisms. How he sits, how he walks. And when we were shooting in England, on the first day, I was rehearsing to climb and get down the stairs. So someone shot a video. And he uploaded it. It went viral. A lot of people didn't know. It was in the interior of London, outside a house in a village,” he recalled.
Sharing a lighter moment, Kher added, “The biggest thing was that his voice had a particular style. And then that was very important. So I made a joke with my friend. So I called him in his voice... My friend in Delhi almost believed that...and that was my real test.”
On Thursday, Kher took to Instagram to showcase a collage of his transformations as Tagore, Gandhi, and Singh. “Three Characters- One Actor! Sometimes you need to keep making yourself and some other people realize your worth! Sounds good! All hail,” he captioned.
Kher played Singh in the 2019 film The Accidental Prime Minister and most recently portrayed Gandhi in Vivek Agnihotri's The Bengal Files.
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