Paresh Rawal shares 'it was emotionally overwhelming' to take up Rishi Kapoor's role in Sharmaji Namkeen
Paresh Rawal on taking up Rishi Kapoor’s role in ‘Sharmaji Namkeen’: It was emotionally overwhelming
Veteran actor Paresh Rawal, who came on board to shoot the remaining portions of Rishi Kapoor’s swansong “Sharmaji Namkeen”, said he embraced the role with a sense of responsibility in order to honour the late star. The 66-year-old actor was roped in by Excel Entertainment earlier this year to carry forward the character for which Rishi Kapoor had shot prior to his demise last year.
Completing the film, billed as the coming-of-age story of a 60-year-old man, was an “emotionally overwhelming experience”, Rawal said.
“I respected him a lot as a human being. He was the father of my most favourite actor, Ranbir Kapoor, such a fine talent of the Kapoor family. To do his role, to carry it forward was a responsibility. I knew I had to approach it with a lot of elegance. One can’t take it for granted,” the actor told PTI.
