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Apart from acting in Brad Pitt's production
By: Upala KBR, Mid-Day
Apart from acting in Brad Pitt's production starting in September, Irrfan Khan has just finished shooting for Budhdhi (Intelligence) directed by Kaushik Roy.
The unusual part is that the film is inspired from Kaushik's life. Centred around a mentally-challenged boy, the story deals with the trauma faced by his parents in bringing him up (Roy has a 16-year old mildly autistic child, Roshan (Orko)). Shobhana plays the boy's mother.
Shades of life
Currently, the Roy father-son duo is holding a painting exhibition at the Nehru Centre. Says Irrfan, "Kaushik came to me with the role and I loved it. Budhdhi is a very honest and sincere effort. Parents want their children to be doctors or engineers, but must they force their ideas down their children's throats? Orko is a painter today, encouraged by his parents."
Adds Roy, who has written, directed and produced Budhdhi, "The film is not really based on my son's life but snatches from my personal experiences. The story is fictional as it deals with lots of elements foreign to my life. My subject is parenting and deals with what parents expect their children to do. But children have their own dreams and have the right to follow them."
Different strokes
When did Kaushik notice that Roshan was a talented painter? "We noticed it when Roshan turned 11. From being a child who couldn't hold a pencil in his fingers, he became someone who could draw so well. His style is very original."
In fact, Nita Ambani played a big part in having Roshan hold the exhibition. Adds Roy, "When I told her I was holding an exhibition for myself, she asked me, 'What about your son?' and the idea was born to hold it together."
Budhdhi
is
complete
and
will
be
released
mid
September.
Says
Roy,
"Irrfan
has
been
a
great
support
and
has
done
a
fabulous
job.
This
will
be
one
of
his
finest
performances.
It
is
not
his
style
at
all
(dark,
intense
and
brooding).
Instead,
he
plays
a
normal
guy
with
a
tremendous
sense
of
humour."
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