Chunky Pandey: Prostitutes Are Doing A Favour To The Nation

In a recent interview, Begum Jaan actor Chunky Pandey opened up about why he feels that prostitution should be legalised in the country.

By Madhuri

We all remember Chunky's funny 'Aakhri Pasta' act from the Housefull franchise that never fails to make us laugh. However, the actor whose comic timing has always managed to left us in splits will now be seen in a chilling role of a mercenary who is out to kill Vidya Balan in Srijit Mukherjee's upcoming film Begum Jaan.

In a recent interview with Rediff, the actor opened up his role, how he landed up with his first film, the concept of prostitution and more. Read on to know more-

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On His Role In Begum Jaan

On His Role In Begum Jaan

"The trailer release has been as good as a film release for me. The kind of response I have got on social accounts and messages, I think it created a shock value. It's a very important character in the film because he changes everything around him. Coming from Aakhri Pasta to something so evil is a huge jump within the year."

On Why He Believes That Prostitutes Are Doing A Favour To The Nation

On Why He Believes That Prostitutes Are Doing A Favour To The Nation

"I saw the trailer of Rajkahini and I thought Vidya is the only one who can come up to this, what Rituparna (Sengupta) has done. But after seeing the trailer, I feel she has taken it to a different level. There's no vulgarity to it. It's bold and shameless. The film is not about women empowerment, it's about powerful women who are in the oldest profession in the world: Prostitution. Unfortunately, it is looked down upon. They are doing a favour to the nation, it should be legalised. Imagine the sexual frustration in the country if it didn't exist!"

On His Wife's Reaction To His Menacing Transformation For Begum Jaan

On His Wife's Reaction To His Menacing Transformation For Begum Jaan

"My wife was not at home, she was on holiday in London. When I reached home, my dog nearly attacked me. My maid screamed, and because she did, my dog thought some intruder had come and jumped on me. When I joined my wife in London, she was in the room... I entered the room with my (key) card and she nearly had a heart attack because she thought a robber had entered the room. We were not husband and wife till my hair grew back. We had no relationship!"

On How He Bagged His First Film In The Toilet Of A Five Star Hotel

On How He Bagged His First Film In The Toilet Of A Five Star Hotel

"I tried to get into video films, TV serials, auditions... I struggled for two years. Suddenly in a five star hotel toilet, I met Pahlaj Nihalani (who currently heads the Censor Board). He told me, 'Remember my number, call me tomorrow and see me'. That's how I got my first film, in the toilet of a hotel.

So I keep telling my kids, everyone has their own success story, don't mimic anyone else's story. It will all happen the way it is meant to happen. I met him the next day and he told me that he was going to America that night. He said he would return in a month and start a film with me. So I said, 'Don't I have to sign something?' He said, 'No, just don't shave. Grow a beard'."

"After a month, he came back and called me -- we had land line phones then -- and told me that the muhurat was the day after tomorrow at Filmistan studio. He asked me to get my parents too."

"I couldn't believe this was happening because when you get rejected so often, you don't believe it when it happens." So Chunky went for the muhurat where met his superstar co-stars Dharmendra and Shatrughan Sinha and that's how his first film Aag Hi Aag happened.

On How His Superhit Film Tezaab Happened Out Of Rejection

On How His Superhit Film Tezaab Happened Out Of Rejection

"Tezaab happened out of a rejection. I had gone to the Rajshri office to audition for Pratighat. The director N Chandra told me I didn't suit the role. But he said he was making a film with Anil Kapoor the next year. He had already started working on Tezaab -- and that he will meet me for that later."

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