Aparshakti Khurana stepped into Bollywood over a decade ago with Dangal (2014), and now he’s geared up for a promising Tamil debut with ROOT: Running Out Of Time also starring Gautham Ram Kartik! Speaking about the film, the actor says, “I saw the rushes of a web series that the film’s director Sooriyaprathap sir had made, and it looked promising. So, I decided to collaborate with him."
Opening up about acting in a language he doesn’t think in, the actor says, "It's difficult to enact in a language that you are not thinking in,” revealing that he had to think in English, translate it and then deliver the performance. “It changes your impromptu behaviour and certain reflexes. Having said that, before hitting the floor, we did enough workshops to understand the language we are entering."
Speaking about the audience today accepting cinema irrespective of the language, Aparshakti expresses happiness to see the blurring of boundaries between industries and artistes working across languages. “We all stay in India, and when audiences have started accepting all sorts of languages and cinema, why shouldn't artistes from one world be cast in another? It's a lot of fun for the actor, writer, director, and audience to see what comes out of it. I'm looking forward to working in different languages," he mentions.
Speaking of ROOT, Aparshakti mentions that working on the film was a very "fine experience of filmmaking." He adds, "Before ROOT, there were a couple of Tamil scripts that came my way. However, the talks did not progress further. It's beautiful to be working with this amazing and talented cast and crew. We've made a film that all of us are very proud of. It's extremely different from what I've done so far. Now, I'm already reading another Tamil script."
Opening up about his upcoming projects, the actor reveals, "I'm currently shooting my first action film, Gunmaaster G9. Another release of mine this year will be Badtameez Gill, a story of a dysfunctional Punjabi family featuring Vaani Kapoor and me as siblings, with Paresh Rawal and Sheeba Chadha playing our parents."
Written and directed by Sooriyaprathap S, ROOT – Running Out of Time is produced by Shaik Mujeeb, RajaRajan Gnanasambandam, Sanjai Shankar and Dhanishtan Fernando under the banner of Verus Productions. In addition to Gautham Ram Karthik and Aparshakti Khurana, the ensemble cast includes Narain, Bhavya Trikha, Y Gee Mahendra, Pavni Reddy, Linga and RJ Anandhi in key roles.