MUMBAI : Vishal Jethwa is currently busy garnering praise for his performance in Salaam Venky which also stars Kajol in the lead role. Before Salaam Venky, Vishal was seen in Mardaani 2 which starred Rani Mukerji in the lead role.
Recently, during a media interaction, Vishal opened up about what he discovered about Kajol, research that he did to play a character suffering from Duchenne muscular dystrophy, and more…
Did you do any research about Duchenne muscular dystrophy?
I had not heard about this disease as it’s not common like cancer. To be honest, I had no idea about it. But, Revathy ma’am had done a lot of research and told me about everything whatever she found. Ma’am had sent me a video in which there were patients suffering from DMD and what they did through the day like how they brushed their teeth and other things. So, my ma’am’s research was more compared to mine. As an actor whatever I could do with honesty I did.
How was it to meet Sujata, Venkatesh’s mother?
I met her on the sets. I was supposed to meet her earlier, but I couldn’t. Of course, it is a bit awkward to start a conversation because I will be having questions for her. The first question was obviously that I want to know about Venkatesh which would help me in my performance. But, to ask a question like this to a lady whose son has passed away, is very difficult. However, what happened was that Aamir sir, Kajol ma’am, and others were there and they were having these conversations, so in between even I tried to ask something to her. She is very simple.
What did you discover about Kajol while shooting for the film?
I discovered that Kajol ma’am laughs a lot, and she keeps things very light. Today, during the interviews also I discovered that she laughs at her own jokes. This is common in Rani ma’am also, she also keeps laughing. They do a lot of masti on the sets.
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