Identified for his predominantly optimistic roles on tv, Avinesh Rekhi is taking a darker flip together 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 position was too compelling to move up. “I don’t give attention to whether or not a job is the protagonist or antagonist, so long as I’m enjoying an excellent character. This might 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 a whole lot of layers,” he says.
Avinesh Rekhi
In terms of depicting historic figures, authenticity and duty go hand in hand. “As an actor, since we’re being given detailed and well-researched scripts, we don’t actually must suppose a lot about it. We get the essential nuances from the script, and the bodily coaching is the one side we have to take care off. There isn’t a visible file of it, however the character will not be fictional, so you continue to must 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 inventive liberty in costumes, dialogues, and his mannerisms. Since we needed to maintain it a bit less complicated for the viewers to grasp, 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 together with his efficiency. “Sure, I did, however each historic character written by a historian might have a unique perspective. I began studying after which I finished as a result of it
confuses you. I didn’t need that battle to occur on set. So it’s vital to stay to the script.”
Whereas he’s conscious that tv is doing effectively, Rekhi believes authentic content material is the way in which ahead. “I really feel we should always do extra authentic exhibits, in order that it turns into distinctive for the viewers to look at somewhat than it being repetitive.”