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Malayalam actor and theatre performer Roshan Mathew has no qualms admitting that more than the script it was Anurag Kashyap, the maverick director behind some heavy duty projects like Sacred Games, Manmarziyaan and Gangs of Wasseypur that prompted him to sign on for Netflix's original movie Choked: Paisa Bolta Hai that released last weekend.
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"I have seen his films; fell in love with most of them," he confesses in an interview with City Times. "I have a lot of respect for him as a director. I would have done the film even if he cast me like in one scene or even as a passerby. Everything that happened afterwards - the cast, the actors, the experience I had shooting the film - was an add on, like cherries piled on top."
Mathew is very measured in his tone when he speaks about his transition from the Malayalam film industry to Bollywood. Though to be fair, Choked in definitely not your average Bollywood movie. But like many of his contemporaries like Dulquer Salmaan and Prithviraj (though again both these actors are much senior to Roshan who is a relatively new entrant to the world of movies), the actor is pretty clear that Bollywood was not part of his plan in any way. "This is not something that I dreamt of or planned in any way," he says. "I don't work that way. I take every day, one day at a time, one project at a time."The cockroach, the ex, and the sleepy host. Thank you for staying awake, @anuragkashyap10 Thank you for pulling this off, @shubhrashettyView this post on Instagram
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But it was Geetu Mohandas' festival favourite Moothon, where he shared screen space with another talented Malayalam star, Nivin Pauly, that catapulted him to the gaze of directors like Kashyap. Roshan famously got a call from the filmmaker, who was impressed after seeing the rushes of Moothon.These pictures are from the first look test for #Moothon, with a very different looking Akbar. :D @nivinpaulyactor @geetu_mohandas @sagarikaapillaiView this post on Instagram
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A sentiment audiences might not exactly concur with though. As a struggling, angst-driven musician, wallowing in self-pity, what is most unforgiving about his character in Choked is his casual chauvinism. But even here, Roshan is able to inject Sushant with a certain degree of likability so that even as one feels like shaking him up when he moans about wanting paneer instead of potato for dinner, one tends to view him through a soft lens as well.Next, and most exciting. "CHOKED" Directed by @anuragkashyap10 Written by @misterbistar Co-starring my brother @saiyami And the absolutely brilliant team of @sylvesterfonseca @badwelkar @zoparvin @ishaluthra26 @malikakumar @animeshpanwar @goodbadfilms @prashant316 @khamkhaphotoartist @mongashivang @shubhrashetty @blazingshots Coming on @netflix_in this year.View this post on Instagram
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Despite having some good projects to his name, Roshan still seems uncertain about the path ahead. He is one of the few artists who doesn't seem afraid to vocalise the ephemeral nature of his job. "There have been very many times when I felt my family was happier than me about my journey so far because we know how unpredictable the situation almost always is. We know how unstable this career is and all that stress sort of takes away from the joy that you can get from the work you are doing."Super excited to share this with all of you. Krish from @koodethemovie almost instantly became one of my favourite characters I've been lucky enough to be. Do watch the movie in theatres and tell me things!View this post on Instagram
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