16 June,2021 04:53 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
Kartik Aaryan and Imtiaz Ali Picture Courtesy: Yogen Shah
Filmmaker Imtiaz Ali turns 50 today on June 16, and industry people have been wishing him on their social media accounts. One of them is Kartik Aaryan who recently worked with him in âLove Aaj Kal'. The actor described the filmmaker as his âfavourite soul' as he extended his wishes.
Have a look at his post right here:
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Aaryan said playing two characters in one movie would seem scary, but if the transition from Veer to Raghu in 'Love Aaj Kal' was smooth he credits the film's director Imtiaz Ali for it. The actor feels Ali brings out great performances from actors in his movies. He shared a post expressing his thoughts about this film last year and wrote- "When you first dream of being in films, you act in front of the mirror and nail it every time, and the world of movies seems magical.?Then you get a movie. You see the camera and are unnerved. It's bigger than the suitcase you brought to Mumbai. The bright lights seem to be scolding you for not landing on a one inch tape mark and wasting everyones time."
"The first few years become about trying not to look nervous.?Then you get an Imtiaz Ali movie. The moment he narrates the story, you are pulled into a dream. I don't even remember seeing the camera on his set, heâd always be standing wherever I looked after cut. He was never at the monitor, he was by my side. The lights on Imtiaz Ali's set help you find those tape marks," he added.
Kartik claimed he never experienced the kind of love and appreciation he got for his performance in "Love Aaj Kal". "And that too from some of my favourite filmmakers and people I most respect in the industry. How ironic that the making of this film felt most effortless. It would scare me to think of doing two characters in one movie. And here, I didn't even realise how smoothly I was being transitioned between #Veer and #Raghu," he wrote.
"For an actor, there is no better environment than being In front of that mirror. Imtiaz Ali takes you there. This is the reason why so many great actors' greatest performances have been in Imtiaz Ali films," Kartik added.
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