Was the experience of shooting a Rs 175 crore film like Robot very different from your other films?
Of course. Enthiran (Robot’s Tamil title) was a very difficult movie because there were so many factors involved. Having been in the industry for almost 40 years, I know a little of everything about filmmaking. Still, this movie was a learning process for me. There was a special effects crew from Hollywood, action effects crew from Hong Kong and some technicians from Chennai who worked on the movie as a whole. Director Shankar, who is technically very sound, first made a complete animated film. We saw every shot before giving our shot. But shooting with the robot was time consuming. There were eight guys working on the robot. If anybody made a mistake, we had to re-shoot.
Would you rate your performance in the film as one of your best?
I play the role of a scientist Dr Borah, who is the teacher of Dr Wasi (Rajnikanth). He then becomes instrumental in making Chitti, the humanoid robot, into a destructive force because of his greed and jealousy. The role was undoubtedly challenging. This could be my last movie as I don’t see anybody else making a bigger film in India.
Rajnikanth and you have known each other for a long time. What do you admire most about him?
We have done three films — Andha Kanoon, Hum and Bhagwan Dada — together. It’s Rajnikanth’s simplicity that impresses me the most. When I was shooting with him outside Chennai, his fans were waiting to get a glimpse of him. He walked up to them in a lungi and kurta, sans make-up. Once he is in his vanity van and is ready with his costume, however, his body language changes completely. Rajni had to be a part of Robot if they were to recover Rs 175 crore.
Did you follow a long list of commandments, like not working on Sundays nor shooting in summer even during the making of Robot?
Yes. I always make my preferences clear at the beginning. Initially when I came to Mumbai and bagged Dhund , everyone appreciated the ‘chinky-eyed’ boy. After that I signed 40 films and worked three shifts a day. I did that for four months until I got jaundice. After I recovered, I returned 36 signing amounts and decided to do just one or two films a year.
Does this also give you time for your other businesses?
I go to my breweries in Sikkim, Assam and Orissa twice a year. But this hasn’t interfered with my acting. I only take up roles which I find challenging. I am never tempted by money. That’s the reason, I have done just 170 films.
At the Robot music launch, you said you don’t look Indian. Is this a drawback even now?
It was initially. I myself found it weird when I was offered roles to play brother to actors like Shashi Kapoor, Dharmendra and Shatrughan Sinha among others. I did not resemble them at all. The mindset changed when I played Shashi Kapoor’s brother in Fakeera and the movie became a huge hit.
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