Bhuvan Arora reveals how Shahid Kapoor and him achieved their crackling chemistry
The breakout star of Amazon Prime Video’s new series Farzi, actor Bhuvan Arora spoke to Sneha Menon Desai about the 9 long years he had to wait to get his due, where his priorities lie – personally & professionally, sharing screen space with Shahid Kapoor, Vijay Sethupathi.
When he first read the script for his part in the show, Bhuvan Arora wasn’t convinced to do the role of Firoz. He recalls how casting director Mukesh Chhabra chased him, leading to the show’s makers, Raj & DK calling him up to meet him. When they met, he was clear that he wanted to be a part of a Raj & DK show, but he didn’t want to be wasted. “It’s the parallel lead of the show”, they said. To which, his first reaction was to “jump off the roof of the building” but he pretended to play it cool in front of them.
Speaking of his crackling chemistry with Shahid Kapoor in Farzi, Bhuvan Arora says Shahid is now an elder brother figure to him. On the first day on set, this is what Bhuvan said to Shahid: “Will you think of me as Ishaan (actor & Shahid Kapoor’s half brother)?” He requested for this so that they could share the right kind of chemistry through the course of shooting the show.
When asked about the stereotype of playing the ‘Hero ka Dost’, here’s what Bhuvan said: “Hero ka dost play karne mein problem nahi hai …there’s a typical, cliched way of presenting a hero’s friend. I’ve done that a lot in my initial phase, because I had to earn money, run my house, etc.” He continues to say that he’s said no to a lot of such offers because he didn’t enjoy it anymore. Which is why he didn’t want to play Firoz in Farzi in the first place. He adds, “I have no problems with money, I don’t have to be a fakeer all my life. But, that’s not my priority. Money is just a tool to buy time. If I’m giving you my time, don’t waste it.”
