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Neerja was a movie that was critically acclaimed and has received many accolades both for the movie and for the stellar acting as well. It was also the debut of Jim Sarbh, who played the hijacker Khalil in the movie, into the film industry. An Indian theater actor/director and film actor based in Mumbai, Jim Sarbh was no novice to the field of acting.

FWD Life got in touch with him to ask a few quick questions about his upcoming releases, ‘Raabta’ & ‘A Death In The Gunj’. The light-hearted actor replied with a dash of humor thrown in through the answers.

Can you tell me about your upcoming projects ‘A Death In The Gunj’ and ‘Raabta’?

‘A Death In The Gunj’ is about a little sprite type fellow trying to play with the big kids and not being equipped. There’s a pain in the sprite like there always is and old friends reunited are often oblivious.
Raabta is all kinds of films wrapped up in one.

Your first movie Neerja was based on a real incident, Raabta is a fantasy-themed movie. How different was it from one another?

One was trying to be gritty documentary style, the other is full masala type.

In Raabta, you play characters set in different time periods. How was the experience?

Two characters for the price of one. Past life guy: some wood who wants to play with fire, present life guy: fire trying to burn through the water. Shot in Budapest (present) and Mauritius (past): that was sweet.

How was working with Sushant Singh Rajput and Kriti Sanon? Can you recall the whole experience for us?

No, I can’t recall the whole experience for you. Yeah, it was dandy. Sushant very funny and responsive. Kriti, earnest and driven.

How did you prepare for the role in Raabta?

Worked out and ate a lot. Straightened my hair. Tried to learn the lines and imbue them with meaning and style.

I didn’t lock myself up in a room for three weeks drawing pictures of Kriti under extreme sleep deprivation or anything.

What do you like more? Theater/film? Acting/direction?

Film. Acting.

You’ve got upcoming projects with some big names in the industry, like Sanjay Dutt’s biopic with Ranbir Kapoor, Padmavati with Ranveer Singh & Shahid Kapoor and Anand L Rai movie with Shahrukh Khan. Can you tell a bit about the projects?

Currently on the sets of Sanjay Dutt biopic as we speak. Ranbir’s cool. Rajkumar Hirani Sir is cool. Generally cool situation.

Padmavati: can’t wait to see how this film shapes up!

But how they’re going? That’s a secret. Especially the last one with Anand Rai, that one’s a secret from even me (I’m not in it.).

Recently you were in Kochi for the play by Kalki. How was your experience at Kochi?

Recently? Ages ago man. I was playing a new character in that play without enough preparation so obviously, I acted badly.

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