After Kesari 2, R Madhavan joins Karan Johar for a mature love story that breaks the stereotypes: ‘I am pretending to be small’

After giving a powerful performance in Kesari chapter 2: The untold story of Jalianwala Bagh, R Madhavan Karan Johar’s upcoming romantic drama is fully prepared to return to the silver screen in Aap Jaisa Koi. The film marks his second cooperation with the famous filmmaker and has already shaken enthusiasm with its teaser – especially because it brings Madhavan Back to a style he is not detected in a short time: romance.The film, whoever acts Fatima Sana SheikhA Sanskrit professor and a French professor revolve around an unconventional love story. It makes even more complicated, it is fresh on age-appointed love-an element that Madhavan believes is central for the story of the film.In an interview with News18, the Rotry actor opened about why he chose part of the project. Madhavan shared that Aap Jaisa Koi stood near him due to his honest attitude for casting based on age. He explained that he plays the role of a 48 -year -old man who finds herself in a relationship with a 28 -year -old woman. The film, he said, such a relationship is viable or justified, and that complexity attracted him.Madhavan admitted that he has reached a point in his career, where it is no longer comfortable to pretend to be small on the screen. In fact, he said that the idea of romancing a person under a decades, pretending to be the same age, makes him “Cringe”. To raise this role, he assured him that this character embraces his real age. He insisted that he did not want to make the story incredible or uncomfortable – not for the audience and not for himself.Referring to the recent example of Auon Meen Kahan Dum Tha, where Ajay Devgan and Tabu were praised for their mature and realistic romantic pair, Madhavan explained how the age-appropriate story was finally happening.He also saw how Hollywood also talks about age intervals in romantic roles. According to him, the audience no longer accepts a 50 -year -old man to behave like a teenager, nor should actors try to pull such roles. Madhavan jokingly said how ridiculous it would be to play the role of a college student at the age of 54, said in mistrust, “Are you joking with me?”He saw his experience filming 3 Idiots, where he was 40 years old and playing the role of a college student. He confessed that it made him very nervous, wondering if the audience would buy it. But a stunning moment of relief during the shoot came-Medhavan recalled how he and his co-stars Aamir Khan and Sharman Joshi were younger than some real college students on the set. Remembering him as a laugh, he remembered whether the people around him were professors or students, only to be convinced that they were really, students. This amazing scene, he said, Trikri gave a strange promotion of confidence.Currently, Madhavan is shooting De me love de 2In which he plays Rakul Preet Singh’s father – another step that indicates his comfort in owning his age on screen. And if Aap Jaisa Koi is an indication, it is doing it with both attraction and authenticity.