Aditya Seal, in an exclusive interview with Zoom, opens up about playing a gay character in Amar Prem Ki Prem Kahani and how he approached the role without judgment. He talks about understanding same-sex emotions, the importance of representation, and his strong bond with co-star Sunny Singh. Aditya also shares insights about his journey in the industry and his upcoming projects.
Below are the excerpts from the interview - What do you think Shakti Samanta who made the original Amar Prem, would say about your Amar Prem? Might just say job well done. 1972’s Amar Prem contributed in taking Indian cinema to new heights. With our non-conventional story we’re trying to do the same.
Any trepidations about playing gay? Honestly not at all. My kick as an actor is to try and do different roles and characters..
. and I have a lot of friends that belong to the LGBTQ+ community. My only concern was to represent them correctly in a world that try to burn each other down, it bothers me that people have to fight for the right to love who they want to love.
The process of trying to understand same-sex emotions, was it hard? The process wasn’t as hard as I thought it would be. I had to convince myself that it’s a story of two people in love. I just had to tune my mind for my character Prem to fall in love with Amar.
When I said it to myself in those many words, the gender went out the window. Was the shooting undertaken under an oath of secrecy? Fortunately we were a small crew so the i.