‘THERE IS SO MUCH MORE I CAN DO'

‘I don’t know what my potential is.’

‘This is not some sports where you can measure your speed and strength.’

‘This is a continuous journey, where you discover yourself through theatre, cinema and acting.’

Kumud Mishra has been getting good reviews for his latest film, Ram Singh Charlie. And he admits it was a tough role.

“When I did this film, I did not think of it as a lead role. I was just playing a character. I have played all my favourite characters in films as lead roles because they have their own world,”

In Ram Singh Charlie, you do an impersonation of Charlie Chaplin. Was that difficult?

Very difficult.

I tried my best. I think your whole life is not enough to impersonate Charlie Chaplin.

I just did how much our film needed.

If you have to really try impersonating him, you need a lot of time and effort.

Impersonating Charlie Chaplin was the most challenging part for me.

Ram Singh is a common man while Charlie is a circus performer. How did you balance both sides of the character?

I am a performer.

I do this in my everyday life. When I am at home, I am a normal person. When I am on stage or in front of the camera, I am an actor.

What was interesting is how they are inter-mingled, and you don’t realise who is affecting whom -- whether Ram Singh is affecting Charlie or Charlie is affecting Ram Singh. It’s two sides of the same person.