Sivaji Rare Photos....

Thursday, June 14, 2007

In fact the waiting period (before I bagged the the) was like a suspense thriller. My blood pressure and sugar also shot up. It was the most stressful part of my life.

Then on the 10th day, I was asked to come to Chennai. Shankar wanted to meet me (he was scouting for locations in Italy during his audition and so, had not met him). When I went there, Shankar took me to Dr Mohan, a well-known dentist who works with stars. I was scared whether my teeth were going to be pulled off.

Shankar assured me that Dr Mohan was very good and after giving him instructions, I was asked to sit in the chair. Dr Mohan then took some measurements. I was later told that a 'denture' was necessary as Shankar noticed (in the screen test) that when I smiled, my smile was not visible.

I removed my moustache and Shankar instructed designer Nandini to give me a spotless dhoti, shirt, shoes, a Rolex watch and Ray Ban sunglasses.

Then he explained the role and the character and said Sivaji had only one villain. I was to play Adi Seshan, a powerful businessman. Shankar did not want a villainish look.