Speech Trainer Ashish Pathode opens up on coaching Nawazuddin Siddiqui for the Balasaheb Thackeray biopic
| Mar 20, 2018, 12:25 IST
It was recently announced that Bollywood star Nawazuddin Siddiqui had been roped in to play the role of Balasaheb Thackeray in the latter's upcoming biopic. As per reports, the actor has already started preparing for the role. The actor could very well be staring at one of the most difficult roles of his career. The film is slated to go on floors on April 15 and ahead of that Nawaz has been training in Marathi dialect with diction coach Ashish Pathode. The speech trainer revealed that the biggest challenge for the actor was to imitate the Shiv Sena founder's deep baritone.
"Our focus is on the tonal quality and dialect. Nawaz sir has a nasal voice whereas Balasaheb had a deep, throaty voice," Ashish said. "We are trying to get the Marathi dialect right. The major work is in the pronunciation department — Hindi is a soft language while Marathi is harder. We are exploring the softer side of him as a family man. The voice requires modulation in those areas. Nawaz has to be natural," he added. Reportedly, the actor is also referring to Thackeray's speeches to grasp the latter's nuances. "He was a feisty speaker with ample hand movements. We're replicating that as well," Ashish concluded. Stay tuned for more updates.
"Our focus is on the tonal quality and dialect. Nawaz sir has a nasal voice whereas Balasaheb had a deep, throaty voice," Ashish said. "We are trying to get the Marathi dialect right. The major work is in the pronunciation department — Hindi is a soft language while Marathi is harder. We are exploring the softer side of him as a family man. The voice requires modulation in those areas. Nawaz has to be natural," he added. Reportedly, the actor is also referring to Thackeray's speeches to grasp the latter's nuances. "He was a feisty speaker with ample hand movements. We're replicating that as well," Ashish concluded. Stay tuned for more updates.