Madhur
Bhandarkar
has
turned
actor.
And
he
was
teased
mercilessly
by
his
co-stars
Dimple
Kapadia
and
Sarika
who
ganged
up
against
poor
Madhur
for
as
long
as
he
shot.
Agreed,
he
did
walk
on
parts
in
Ram
Gopal
Varma"s
Rangeela
and
his
own
film
Fashion.
But
in
Rahul
Dholakia"s
Society,
for
the
first
time
Madhur
has
a
clearly-etched
part
with
a
character
who
speaks
lines.
Madhur,
who
shot
for
the
film
on
Tuesday,
says
it
was
on
producer
Smita
Thackeray"s
insistence.
“My
first
reaction
was
to
refuse.
I
can"t
act!
But
nobody
says
no
to
Smitaji.
Besides,
she
told
me
I
had
to
play
myself.
Also
the
director
Rahul
Dholakia
is
a
dear
friend.
I
really
liked
his
work
in
Parzania." But
it
was
the
cast
that
finally
clinched
it
for
Madhur.
“When
I
heard
I
had
scenes
with
Om
Puriji,
Dimple
Kapadiaji,
Sarikaji
and
Seema
Biswaji,
I
felt
I
had
reached
heaven.
I
mean….My
god!
These
are
stalwarts
I
grew
up
worshipping
and
watching.
I
never
thought
I"d
be
acting
with
them
one
day." Madhur
plays
himself,
the
director
Madhur
Bhandarkar,
who
comes
to
the
housing
society
to
research
on
a
film
he"s
making
on
the
water
scarcity
in
Mumbai.
The
fun
part
was
the
endless
ribbing
Madhur
underwent
in
the
hands
of
the
playful
duo
Dimple
Kapadia
and
Sarika.
“They
insisted
on
running
to
the
monitor
to
watch
my
shots
and
comment
on
them.
It
was
like
a
dream
come
true
to
be
working
in
front
of
the
camera
with
these
two
beautiful
actresses," says
Madhur.
And
now
Madhur
wants
to
cast
Dimple
and
Sarika
in
his
next
film,
a
romantic
comedy
which
he
is
going
to
start
in
July
ahead
of
the
film
he
plans
to
make
with
Kareena
Kapoor
in
September.
Quips
Madhur,
“I
had
a
walk-on
parts
in
Rangeela
and
Fashion.
Both
were
hits.
I
hope
I
prove
the
lucky
mascot
in
Society.
Then
I
can
start
charging
money
for
my
screen
appearances."