It's
difficult
to
please
someone
like
Paresh
Rawal.
The
actor
has
worked
with
some
of
the
biggest
names
in
the
business
and
continues
to
call
the
shots
even
today.
Incidentally,
the
versatile
actor
has
been
labelled
a
comedian
thanks
to
the
number
of
comedies
he
has
acted
in
since
the
past
few
years.
Doesn't
he
get
tired
of
comedy?
"I
get
put
off
by
comic
roles
that
don't
make
sense.
Where
the
director
has
no
control
over
the
script.
He
ruins
the
subject
due
to
his
inability," Paresh
admits
frankly.
The
actor
has
enacted
three
different
roles
in
Oye
Lucky!
Lucky
Oye!
and
I
have
to
admit,
Paresh's
(and
Abhay's
too)
performance
bowled
me
over
completely.
"Dibakar
(Banerjee,
the
director)
deserves
the
credit.
Usme
dum
hain," Paresh
says
with
utmost
modesty.
Next
on
the
cards
is
Maharathi,
a
play
Paresh
had
produced
and
directed
in
the
1980s.
Why
didn't
he
direct
its
cinematic
version?
"Believe
me
when
I
say
this,
I
have
lost
objectivity.
The
play
was
of
3
hours' duration,
while
the
film
has
a
running
time
of
less
than
2
hours.
I
didn't
know
what
should
be
retained
in
the
film.
Plus,
I
didn't
want
to
experiment
with
the
medium
(cinema).
I
am
a
novice,"
Paresh
states.
So
how
did
he
decide
on
Shivam
Nair?
"Naseerbhai
(Naseeruddin
Shah)
suggested
his
name.
I'd
also
seen
Ahista
Ahista
and
although
it
didn't
work
at
the
box-office,
I
realized
that
Shivam
knew
the
job
well.
Besides,
he's
an
excellent
person,
so
that
helps," Paresh
says.
So
how
has
the
experience
been?
"Wonderful!
Watching
stalwarts
like
Naseerbhai
and
Om-ji
perform
is
the
ultimate
high
for
an
actor.
I've
learnt
so
much
from
them," he
smiles.