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Mithila Palkar on being a director's actor and slapping Vir Das in 'Happy Patel'

Actress Mithila Palkar, receiving praise for her role in 'Happy Patel: Khatarnak Jasoos', describes herself as a director's actor who fully surrenders to the director's vision. She reveals that one of the most difficult aspects of the role was having to slap her co-star Vir Das, an action that felt unnatural to her. Palkar also notes that comedy is a new genre for her, and she received key advice from Vir Das to play the lines with conviction rather than trying to "play the comedy." She emphasized the importance of becoming one with her character while learning to separate her own instincts from those required for the role.

Key Points: Mithila Palkar: A Director's Actor in 'Happy Patel'

  • Calls herself a director's actor
  • Found slapping Vir Das challenging
  • Comedy is a new genre for her
  • Learned to separate herself from character
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Mithila Palkar calls herself a director's actor, believes in complete surrender

Mithila Palkar discusses her role in 'Happy Patel', calling herself a director's actor and sharing the challenge of slapping co-star Vir Das.

Mithila Palkar calls herself a director's actor, believes in complete surrender
"I think that I am a director's actor. I surrender myself to the script, to my directors because it's their vision. - Mithila Palkar"

Mumbai, Jan 21

Actress Mithila Palkar, who is receiving a lot of positive response to her work in the recently released film 'Happy Patel: Khatarnak Jasoos', has said that she is a director's actor, and likes to fully surrender to the director's vision.

The actress spoke with IANS during the promotions of the film, and said that she believes in being in the moment to deliver the best.

She told IANS, "I think that I am a director's actor. I surrender myself to the script, to my directors because it's their vision. And then whatever I can do with it is what I do. But I try to become one with the character. What was tough was to hurl expletives in the film. But beyond that, I feel like I have never slapped anyone like that ever in life. And I don't think that instinct comes naturally to me at all. So that was very, very challenging. And to slap Vir Das, and then not feel guilty about it immediately because I have to remember that I am playing the character, not Mithila".

She further mentioned, "And Vir Das was incredible about it that he would just not lose character. But the minute I would slap him, you could see it in my eyes and like on my face that I'm feeling very bad. So I had to learn that a little bit. I had to train myself".

"The other thing was that comedy is a genre, again, something that is new for me. I have not explored it before. I don't think it comes instinctively to me. So one key thing that Vir Das told me and most of us is that don't play the comedy. Play the lines and the comedy will play itself out because you have to have conviction in your character and in the universe", she added.

- IANS

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Rohit P
Saw the film over the weekend. Her comic timing was surprisingly good! The scene where she slaps Vir Das had the whole theatre laughing. Good to know she worked so hard on it.
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Aman W
Respect for her dedication, but sometimes I feel actors surrendering *too much* to a director's vision can limit their own creative input. A balance is important. Just my two paise.
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Sarah B
The advice from Vir Das is spot on – "don't play the comedy, play the lines." That's such a fundamental truth for comedy acting. Sounds like she had a great co-star to learn from.
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Karthik V
From her YouTube days to now doing full-fledged films, her journey is inspiring. It's good to see her stepping out of her comfort zone with a comedy role. More power to her! 💪

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