Sarzameen director Kayoze Irani said that he shouted at Ibrahim Ali Khan during the shoot of the patriotic-family drama as he came late for shoot. Kayoze also revealed that he stopped talking to the actor for some time during which Ibrahim gave his best performance.
During a conversation with Cyrus Broacha on his podcast, Kayoze said that the role in Sarzameen was more suited for Ibrahim. “I was actually quite excited about his casting. We did six months of workshops; his first day of shoot was on Sarzameen. Ibrahim brought his own life experiences into the character. And the truth is, Ibrahim and me had the most to prove on this film. I wanted to prove that there is a star out there. I’m so happy that he’s got such a positive reaction this time around.”
Speaking about the tiff between the two, Kayoze said, “I lost it once on him. I like punctuality. Once, I didn’t talk to him all day. I sulked, but I think that was the best scene he did. When I was not talking to him is when he did his best scene. I lost it. This was in Mumbai, but we were shooting very far, in Vasai or something. I shouted a little bit. I can’t repeat the language. I said, ‘Next time you are late to the set…’ And I stopped. I lost it. I was a little aggressive.”
In an interview with CE earlier, Kayoze, who has been associated Dharma Productions, spoke about the trolling Ibrahim received for Nadaaniyan and said that that they are all learning from the mistakes. “We will do our best to rectify them in future. As for Ibrahim, I am proud of him as an actor. He will answer his critics with his work,” he added.
Sarzameen released on JioHotstar on July 25 and also stars Prithviraj Sukumaran and Kajol in pivotal roles.
