Rakesh Bedi says his character in Aditya Dhar's ‘Dhurandhar’ was inspired by Pakistani politicians: ‘I studied speeches, tones, diction, and body language’

Veteran actor Rakesh Bedi has recently been going viral for his performance in Ranveer Singh-led film ‘Dhurandhar’. In one of his recent interviews, the ‘Chasme Badoor’ star opened up about his character on screen and how he managed to prepare himself for taking on the persona of the character Jameel Jamali.

Rakesh Bedi opens up about his character on ‘Dhurandhar’

Rakesh Bedi, in an interview with IANS, opened up about his character on ‘Dhurandhar’, and revealed that Jameel Jamali, as a character, was written using inspiration from real people. He shared that a lot of Pakistani politicians were used as a direct inspiration for the character, and that things like their speech patterns, mannerisms, and personality traits, among other things, were all observed to help bring the character to life.




Bedi also added that, “The character is inspired by real incidents and is created by combining traits of several Pakistani politicians. I studied speeches, tones, diction, and body language of many leaders-not just one. The look was designed by Aditya Sir along with the prosthetics team. I focused on the speech pattern, voice, mannerisms, and small nuances that give the character authenticity.”

He also shared that his role in ‘Dhurandhar’ was something that challenged him as an actor, which became one of the reasons why he had to say yes to the role.

Rakesh Bedi also opens up about the challenges he faced while working on the film

While Bedi was able to successfully portray the character on screen, there was a lot of effort that went down behind the scenes. While talking about the challenges that he faced on set, the actor shared that they were mainly concentrated around “executing the scenes during shooting.”

Bedi also added a quick piece of advice as well, citing that, “Thinking about the character and delivering the shots should never become stressful; otherwise, the actor loses ease. An actor must be at ease first.”

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