I can play Modi best onscreen, says Paresh Rawal

Recently Paresh Rawal found himself in the middle of a controversy after he tweeted that Arundhati Roy should be used as a human shield by the army in Kashmir insted of stone pelters. While Paresh later deleted the tweet, he found equal amounts of hate and support online.

Talking about the same, Paresh Rawal said, "I’m okay with getting trolled. The ones who are mocking at me can go ahead with it, I’m least affected. My question to them is when Arundhati Roy spoke about the Indian Army, why were these people mum then? When I voiced my opinion, everyone started questioning, I don’t understand this logic. What kind of patriotism is this?"

The actor further added, "What is the point in sitting on Pakistan’s lap and loving India? I don’t even understand this. One can talk about my nation’s Prime Minister, about anything, and me, but not the Indian Army. They protect us selflessly. But, later playing the ‘woman’ card, which she didn’t, but her supporters did was wrong. I don’t believe in gender discrimination."

Paresh will also be seen playing Sunil Dutt's character in the biopic, talking about the part Paresh Rawal revealed, "I’ve been watching Dutt saab’s work, and you can call it as an advantage or a disadvantage that he didn’t have a particular mannerism. He had a very strong persona and was a very great person, which reflected through his eyes and work. Director Rajkumar Hirani of this film has helped me prepare for this role. The script of the film is outstanding. Let’s see how the film turns out to be."

On being quizzed about the fact that he had earlier said that nobody, but he could play Modiji the best on screen, Paresh Rawal concluded saying, "I can play him the best on screen, not because I know him better or anything. It’s just that I identify with him. I relate to his ideologies and believe in his qualities. In my opinion, every citizen and every leader should have Modiji’s qualities. We ought to be grateful that we have got an uncorrupted leader like him. He lives alone, away from the family. He doesn’t indulge in any loose talk or any other conversation apart from work."

CREDITS: DECCAN CHRONICLE