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Remember the taxi driver in Jab We Met or the journalist in Paan Singh Tomar? Chances are you will remember the performances despite the screen time being short. Brijendra Kala has essayed smaller, but memorable parts in several films, including the role of a newspaperwala in Tigmanshu Dhulia’s Haasil, which opened new doors of opportunities for him. In the years to come, he essayed many character roles. Despite the length of his parts, he has managed to impress his audience, however, the actor laments that his work has not received the appreciation it deserves. “The tragedy is that most of my smaller, but memorable roles, have been in those films which became big hits but sadly nominations mein bhi nam nahin aata (I am not even nominated for those parts),” he rued while speaking to The Lallantop.
The actor, who was recently seen in Netflix’s Murder Mubarak, recalled the time when he was asked to leave Ranbir Kapoor-starrer Besharam which also featured Rishi Kapoor and Neetu Kapoor in leading roles. The actor had already for 10 days when the makers broke the news to him. “I was excited. Kapoor saab (Rishi Kapoor) said, ‘First time hum saath mein dikhenge (we will be seen together for the first time). But when I realised that I was not being involved in any song sequences or further scenes, I went up to them and asked what was the problem. They told me, ‘Picture bahot lambi hogayi hai, bahot dikkat aarahi hai (The film is too long and we are facing a lot of issues) and they scrapped my part,” he shared.
The experience left him disheartened as the role would have seen him essay an important part with dark shades. “I was playing an important negative character in Besharam and I wrote my character in the film alongside director Abhinav Kashyap. After finishing the shoot for 10 days, when I went on set, I was told that I was not in the film any more. I was supposed to shoot for 20 days, but I was thrown out of the film. They gave me a remuneration of 10 days and asked me to leave,” he told IANS in an earlier interview.
The Gone Kesh actor shared that he had huge expectations from the Besharam character. “Such things happen to us. Of course, I was disheartened but it did not break my spirit,” he continued, adding, “I am working every single day and that is a big deal for actors like me who are only offered a few scenes in so-called ‘big films’. But that cannot be a factor to satisfy me and [make me] go easy. My desire to do the best role, and deliver the best performance is yet to come because the film industry is yet to give my due as a performer.”
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