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Honeymoon's Nerdy Hubby: Kay Kay Menon
An actor of great aplomb and tremendous talent, Kay Kay Menon has finally managed to change the face of Bollywood filmy acting to Hollywood method acting. Blame it on his pure creative streak or raw sensibilities, Kay Kay today has earned himself a line of ardent admirers including likes of Anurag Kashyap to Pritish Nandy. And having performed a gamut of diverse characters in his not so conventional flicks from Bhopal Express to Hazarein Khwaishen Aisi, Sarkar to Corporate, Kay Kay will now be seen doing a sarcasm dripping jig in Reema Kagti's mainstream cinema, Honeymoon Travels
So get into the groove as IndiaFM gets chatting with this extraordinary man in a league of other amazing actors .. all a part and parcel of Honeymoon Travels
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No, I seriously don't think about image and all. I really don't try to be purposely different because that doesn't succeed. For me a script, a character each time is automatically different the same way as you and I are different in real life and your story is not my story. Each script has a different story and each script has a different character, so as long as you play your character loyally and adhere to what the demand of the script is without flaunting your ego unnecessary on screen you know then you are playing a role and it automatically becomes different. And I love the role offered to me in Honeymoon Travels along with the whole story and the setup of the film. In fact I love everything about this film and so I had to be a part of it the same way as I would be part of Black Friday for example, same way as I would be a part of any other film.
Finally
Black
Friday
has
been
released...
how
does
it
feel?
After
a
ban
of
2
years
and
a
whole
lot
of
other
problems,
the
film
is
eventually
released,
and
I
would
say
Hats-off
to
the
producers
for
sustaining
such
a
cumbersome
court
case
and
fighting
it
through.
I
feel
extremely
proud
being
part
of
such
a
film
and
it
feels
good
that
we
have
at
last
won
this
little
battle.
Secondly,
Hats-off
to
the
audience
for
the
kind
of
response
given
to
the
film,
my
respect
for
them
has
tremendously
increased.
Black
Friday
goes
to
show
that
today
cinema
has
come
of
age
and
audiences
too
have
come
of
age.
They
have
a
broader
view
of
things
and
so
according
to
me
I
think
now
is
a
real
good
time
for
good
cinema.
Because
in
times
where
all
kinds
of
cinema
can
peacefully
co-exist
you
know
the
audiences
have
become
more
receptive
and
that's
a
very
big
thing
for
Indian
cinema.
Special
mention
to
the
Banana
scene
in
Black
Friday
It
is
something
that
seems
comical
but
is
actually
a
serious
thing
which
happens.
I
mean
they
haven't
eaten
since
48
hours.
So
wherever
you
see
any
kind
of
food,
you
will
jump
on
it.
I
mean
it's
a
normal
human
tendency
so
that's
how
it
is.
Actually
it
is
bound
to
happen
in
a
situation
like
that.
Today
when
you
are
well
fed
and
you
are
sitting
and
watching
the
movie
it
might
seem
funny
but
actually
it's
the
need
of
the
hour
because
at
that
moment
your
mind,
your
body
doesn't
function
normally,
it
get
fatigued
without
food.
So
that's
how
it
was.
It
was
there
in
the
script
and
that's
how
it
was
shown
in
the
movie.
Coming
back
to
Honeymoon
Travels...
your
character
though
serious
one
has
an
underlying
humorous
streak
to
it...
I
play
a
very
nerdy
stereotyped
of
a
husband
in
the
film,
who
is
not
at
all
jovial
kinds
while
the
film
deals
with
enlightenment
of
various
couples
in
terms
of
the
journey
taken
and
how
they
see
the
positive
aspect
of
their
relationship.
And
how's
your
journey
on
the
Honeymoon
bus
been?
It
was
great.
Infact
each
one
of
us
had
loads
of
fun.
We
were
a
whole
bunch
of
crazy
people
in
the
bus
including
actors
and
technicians.
The
atmosphere
was
absolutely
happy-go-lucky
and
truly
fantastic.
I've
really
enjoyed
the
film
to
the
hilt
by
not
just
being
the
actor
but
also
as
an
extra
standing
in
the
frame
during
the
filming
of
other's
scenes
so
we
were
like
indirect
spectators
of
the
film.
It was a whole ensemble cast in the true sense and one which was absolutely egoless. In all it was great fun. We played antakshari, word building games and had all sorts of fun. The film was like one big party!
What
is
the
narrative
in
the
film
like?
It
starts
off
with
the
bus,
it
goes
to
Goa
and
then
you
have
each
relationship
being
looked
at
by
the
Director
and
the
Scriptwriter
in
a
very
weird
manner.
It's
humorous
and
it's
thought
provoking
at
the
same
time.
How
was
it
being
directed
by
a
female
debutante
...Reema
Kagti
I
really
don't
mind
the
gender
of
my
director,
female
-
male
doesn't
matter.
It's
what
potential
the
person
has
which
matters
and
Reema
is
extremely
-
extremely
talented
and
the
way
she
has
written
the
script
by
the
end
of
her
narration
I
was
feeling
so
good,
I
was
smiling
and
I
said
I
have
to
be
part
of
this
movie.
The
cast
in
the
film
is
quiet
big
that
too
filled
with
veterans
like
Boman
Irani
and
Shabana
Azmi,
what
was
your
experience?
That's
what
I
meant.
See
the
whole
bunch
of
people
right
from
Shabana
Azmi,
Boman
Irani
to
Sandhya
Mridul,
Vikram
Chatwal
you
know
Amisha,
Karan
Khanna,
Diya
Mirza,
Ranvir
Shorey.
We
had
Raima,
Minissha
and
Abhay.
So
you
have
whole
bunch
of
people
who
were
out
there
to
make
a
film,
not
to
pander
each
one's
ego
.
So
it
was
a
great
fun.
What's
so
special
about
Honeymoon
Travels...
I
think
it's
the
most
unique,
the
most
weirdest
way
of
looking
at
relationships
of
all
ages,
of
all
caste
and
creed,
of
all
strata
and
this
movie
has
got
perhaps
the
most
skewed
and
the
most
weird
way
of
looking
at
it
You've
been
called
a
method
actor...
kindly
explain
I
think
there
is
a
method
in
everything.
It's
a
very
bloated
phenomenon
of
method
acting
and
non-method
acting.
The
biggest
thing
that
is
a
fallacy
in
understanding
Stanisflasky's
method
school
of
acting
is
that
Stanisflasky
said
that
this
is
"A
method" not
"The
method"
that's
the
basic
essential
difference.
So
if
I
want
to
read
the
script
I
am
following
the
method.
If
I'm
listening
to
you
as
a
director
I'm
following
a
method.
The
methods
might
be
different
but
everything
has
a
method.
If
I
drive
on
the
left
lane
in
my
car
it's
a
method.
You
cannot
escape
method
as
there
is
a
method
to
everything
that
you
do,
there
is
even
a
method
to
madness
that
you
do.
How
has
your
journey
so
far
in
the
industry
been?
There
were
many
achievements
but
have
you
had
any
disappointments
as
well
...
See
I
think
disappointments
and
drawbacks
are
essential
in
life
otherwise
you
would
never
enjoy
the
pluses
of
life.
So
I
think
all
those
little
debacles,
little
drawbacks
that
have
happened
in
life
holds
you
in
the
good
strength
because
then
you
can
value
your
success;
you
can
value
your
achievements
more
and
value
it
in
the
right
spirit.
Disappointments
help
not
let
success
go
to
your
head.
So,
for
one
to
be
grounded
I
think
drawbacks
and
such
stuff
is
essential.
Every actor or director has a mentor or some orientation to begin with. Based on whom and whose work have you grown up as an actor I've actually grown up in mostly Hollywood and European cinema and old Hindi films, right from Vijay Anand to Gurudutt to everybody of the old school, to Satyajit Ray, Prithvi - everybody. It's actually an amalgamation of so many things. So for me cinema is something that needs to be viewed at that moment and nothing more - the problem with most of us is that when you view cinema you start possessing it and that's the bad thing to happen.
One should view cinema as cinema as somebody else's work and if you view it dispassionately and understand the kind of things that this person has tried to do then perhaps you appreciate the cinema more and then it helps you in your own work as well because you then adapt those kind of philosophies in real life and while working.
And that has been the procedure for me I never go and posses any cinema because if I have seen Ray or if I have seen Gurudutt, it doesn't mean that I want to do Pyassa or I want to do a Kagaz Ke Phool. For me it is just a brilliant piece of work to be seen again and again and again. So that's how I view cinema and that will truly inspire you because you are not possessing it.
