Actor Adil Hussain, who was seen playing veteran actress Sridevi’s husband on-screen husband in the film ‘English Vinglish’, says that even though he has played the main hero in several regional and international projects, he was quite surprised when filmmaker Chandra Prakash Dwivedi approached him to play the lead role in his upcoming Bollywood film ‘Zed Plus’.
What’s more, Adil further reveals that he asked the filmmaker several times if he was sure about casting him as the face of the movie. He added saying that he did so since he knew he does not have much market value!
“When I was approached for the lead role, I was surprised as I don’t have a market value. I do have a very strong following but very few. I was not confident and I asked Dwivediji, ‘Are you sure you want to take me in the film?’ He said the story is very interesting and we will find a way to sell it.
“He asked me not to worry about it and that is when I felt confident and told him that as long as you want me, I would love to do it,” Adilshared in a recent interview.
The 51-year-old actor has starred in films like ‘Ishqiya’, ‘English Vinglish’, ‘Life Of Pi’ and ‘Lootera’ among others in the past. Adil further added saying that he is not trying to make any statement to other directors by doing a lead role in his next project.
“This is my first lead role in a Bollywood film. But I have done so many films as a lead which run in theatres in Europe and also in India but without any fanfare in terms of its release. My job is to act and the job of a filmmaker is to find actors who they think are competent for a genre. I don’t have to prove anything. I think the film will prove something if it does well at the box office,” he said.
