50 Years Of Acting Experience & Unlimited Stories | #Guftugu with S M Zaheer | Rekhta

S.M. Zaheer is an Indian character actor born on 7 July, 1944. He acted in the early Hindi TV dramas Hum Log and Buniyaad on Doordarshan. He is known for his roles in films like Veer Zara (2004), My Name is Khan (2010) and Aarakshan (2011)

00:44- Intro Video

05:17- Interview Begins
05:51- The use of language, Correct Pronunciation, This misses today, Considers it his advantage, Education in Lucknow
08:56- Acting can neither be learnt nor taught, It is your own efforts that make you an actor, Everything is so fast faced now, There is no room for discussions and corrections,
11:08- Born in a feudal family in Barabanki, Primary education in Nainital, Engineering from Lucknow, Joined Mohan Mckains, An anecdote about his from his college days, Acting never effected his education and career

15:10- Cultural activities at Mohan Mckain, Wanted to see the world beyond and test his abilities, Met Rajinder Nath`s Abhiyaan Group, Lecisreta play, Was appreciated, Was offered a chance to act, Got a chance to play a character earlier played by Om Puri, Dhwast Dharmshala, His recognition in Delhi Theatre, Vijay Tendulkar`s play Jaat hi Puchho Saadhu ki, Newspaper Headline- A star is born, Lead role in Devendra Goswami`s Nyayadheesh
21:58- First serial- National- Hum log,, Ramesh sippi called for Buniyad- Mumbai tour begin, Job supported in acting, Delhi-Mumbai travel presented with difficulties in professional life, Manager gave him the required freedom, Directors supported by condensing acting, Yash Chopra`s Zameen Aasmaan, Writers in that era, Loved acting with Ramesh Sippi, Gulzar, Shyam Benegal- used to let the actor act on his own, Lied about his job in industry, A low phase, People complement his voice, Acting must be effortless, Clarity of words, Delhi`s first actor directly to be given A grade actor certificate
31:26- Roles he liked, Neeraj Pandey`s web-series special ops, No such role in today`a TV,
33:11- His personal approach towards acting
33:53- Shyam Benegal`s Sardari Begam, BTS of a shot where he had to scold Amrish Puri, Gulzar`s Machis- his way of direction, Gulzar sahab pampers his artists
40:02 – A light but serious moment where he enacts a scene as requested by Irfan
41:36- Wanted to be recognised, Justifies his role irrespective of its duration, An interesting anecdote about his acting in film Tamra Patra as a book binder, The effortlessness in acting comes with a lot of effort, Effort is made to reduce the gap between acting and reality
45:34 – People he has learnt from, Santwana Nigam, taught how meanings change with the word that is stressed upon
47:32- Was inspired by many but never copied anyone, Observation power is necessary for acting, His conversation with Dilip Kumar, Dilip Kumar is a university of acting, Kamal Hassan, Naseeruddin Shah
51:07- Dilip Kumar`s acting skills and Mahesh Bhatt`s perception of him
53:29 – S M Zaheer`s family`s reaction towards his acting career, Happy of his fame but disapproving it due to their conservative thinking, A train anecdote about his mother, The importance of language and grammar in his family and his upbringing with respect to it, The dialect of Lucknow
58:29- The way old TV industry worked, The working of camera and editing, Things he learnt in the old way of film-making
1:01:34- How he adjusted to the way camera works, took a lot of time
1:03:20- The changes that have taken place in film-making over decades, everything has become fast paced, facilities have increased, Earlier the industry was like a family
1:06:41- His acting in film Mariam, Dying cultures in cinema industry, Scene is more important than the actor
1:09:07- After he came to Mumbai, Shimla Coffee House Play, The show is being revived, His best wishes for Guftugu at the end

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