In our cinema, the louder and more aggressive performances get noticed, not the quieter ones. But Vijay Verma chooses to remain restrained in IC 814: The Kandahar Hijack.
Vijay Varma on his performance in IC 814: The Kandahar Hijack, “Captain Devi Sharan’s wife told me I carried the same kind of personality as her husband”
Said Vijay, “When the camera is this close to you at all times, doing anything extra can be magnified and would kill the moment for the viewers. I wanted to stay true to my thoughts and feelings without the need to ‘perform’. I just had to be there, doing my job as a pilot.”
He added, “When I met Captain (Devi) Sharan, I saw a very dignified soft-spoken individual. It was my responsibility to portray him in his light. And yes, flamboyance and aggression have its own charm and takers. I’ve played some of those. But it’s often the unspoken and unexpressed part of characters that strikes the chord with other people. That’s where one peeps in and relates to the performer. I really was relying heavily on him, but he didn’t direct me much. I think he trusted me and let me do what I felt was right in the situation. I did everything that was written in the script. There were no improvisations per se. I didn’t do much research but I observed and practised the work of a pilot extensively. I didn’t want to look like a noob.”
Vijay was bowled over by his co-stars. “Just to be part of such an illustrious cast was an honour and I will cherish it all my life,” he said. “Also the real life Captain called and praised me for the work. He told me he was very happy to see the realistic portrayal of the cockpit too. His wife told me I carried exactly the same kind of personality as her husband in my performance. It required a lot of participation from me. I got some time prepping for it at the flight simulation centre and through that I realised the technical nature of the job and extensive focus it requires. I used that training as a base to carry out the entire series’ performance. The green screen at shoot didn’t help either but I could use my imagination to create the tension.”
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