Down to earth

It’s the age of real cinema,where characters are closer to life and stories stem from reality. All this throws up a challenge for an actor,” says actor Vaquuar Shaikkh,who has graduated from small screen to 70mm. Interacting with the media on his upcoming film “Mitti”,all set for release tomorrow,the actor throws light on his character in the film. “Lalli Brar is a guy who belongs to a well-off family,enjoys life and roams around with political parties,organising rallies for them,” starts Vaquuar adding how the film is about the rapid colonisation of agricultural land,and how these young boys brave the politicians and fight corrpution to save their land.

After a deluge of NRI subjects forming the core of Punjabi films,Mitti comes as an experiment,says Shaikkh,who is active in theatre,modeling and acting. “I was involved in the pre-production stage of Mitti as the producers were known to me. Eventually,they offered me a part. Initially I was reluctant as I was shooting for two Telugu films,but after the narration of my character and the script,I thought it was a cult film that will change the face of Punjabi cinema.”

For Vaquuar,acting comes naturally. After doing television extensively,it was time for him to move on to bigger things. Meanwhile,Kashish and Lakhwinder,the ‘love birds’ in the film,too interacted with the media. Victor John,who played a negative role in Harshar,was present too.