‘First Copy’ star Munnawar Faruqui on playing Arif: “This boy thrives on street smarts, manipulation” – Exclusive |
Comedian-turned-actor Munawar Faruqui has made his debut in the series ‘First Copy.’ After successfully balancing his roles as a comedian, rapper, and reality show participant, he has now ventured into full-fledged acting with this new series. In a recent exclusive interview, Munnawar shared insights about his character and the preparation that went into his performance.“My character (Arif) is a boy who has big dreams, and he doesn’t want to do slavery ever in his life. He wants to live like a ‘seth’ (boss). However, he doesn’t have the resources to lead a life like that. So the hunger of becoming the boss makes him do everything, good and bad,” said the actor. Having said that, he shed light on the fact that his character will make you learn something. “He will also teach you what not to do. You don’t have to do bad things because the end is not good,” Munawar said.Further, in the same conversation, Munawar spoke about the homework he did for the role. In his words gives maximum credit to his director, as he simply followed his vision. However, he did mention that whenever he read the script, he had just one thought – “I have to con someone.” His character knew the art of getting things done by hook or by crook. “This boy thrives on street smarts, manipulation, something I guess I have,” said the actor.He continued, “However, in all honesty, I didn’t do anything special to make myself ready for the character. Everything was handed over to me by the director. I used ot come on the sets and follow what he asked. Thus, the credit for my character goes completely to the director.” On the other hand, the director of the series, Farhan P. Zamma, appreciated the actor for being real in front of the camera. He said that imitating someone is easy, but playing who you are, being that real and giving takes and re-takes of it, is not easy. However, Munawar’s hard work and dedication to the craft made it look effortless.
