Mumbai, Dec 6 : Making his debut in 1996 with a small yet substantial part in Gulzar’s directorial ‘Maachis’, Jimmy Sheirgill is complimented as a ‘fine actor’ by the critics with a tag of being ‘underutilised’.
That is until the web series ‘Your Honor’ happened in which he is the face of the show.
Post the release of its second season now that the actor is receiving praise for his portrayal of Bishan Khosla, in conversation with IANS, Jimmy shared what keeps him going.
Earlier, the actor was appreciated for his acting in films like ‘Mohabbatein’, ‘Mere Yaar Ki Shaadi Hai’, ‘Tanu Weds Manu’, ‘Lage Raho Munna Bhai’, and ‘Haasil’, among others.
Jimmy told IANS: “I know more than often I heard it from critics and fans that I should be seen more often and they say that I am ‘underutilised’.When it comes to the projects I have done, although the story is the main consideration, I have often done a film because of friendship.Sometimes, I found the story more interesting than the protagonist of the film.”Mujhe Tera Character Zyada Pasand Hai!”
“It’s true that the character I played on ‘Your Honor’ was well-received because the show overall was successful.Sincerity has been my only constant as an actor over the years, no matter if it’s a cameo, a lead role in a movie or in a web series.”
He continued, “It has happened many times that a story seemed very interesting on paper, but when I got to the set for shooting, it was not.” For me, in those situations, I want my work to be honest and return home.Because the audience doesn’t know the story behind it.Why should they? They should watch the show, and they will be engaged with the story.Even though my role is minor, the one thing I don’t want to hear from our audience, is “Jimmy ne Kharab Kaam Kia no”, because that is not what it is! “
He played the role of Bishan Khosla in the web series “Your Honor”.
He was a High Court judge and did everything to save his son Abeer.While in the first season he was doing everything to save his son Abeer in a hit-and-run case, in the second season the situation gets tougher for him to save his son as he killed a man who had connections with the mafia.
Admitting the fact that collaborating with the right kind of director always helps him to bring out his best performance, he described how his equation has evolved with Eeshwar Nivas, the National Award-winning filmmaker who is also the director of the show.
“I think actor-director relationship is so very important and for me more so.Eeshwar Nivas is a great director.In the first season, there were a lot of jam sessions as we were creating the character and the world of Khosla.
It is now the narrative flow and the graph.He didn’t explain much during the second season shoot because there is an unspoken understanding.
Our wavelength matches and that is very crucial,” said Jimmy.
Produced by Applause Entertainment, ‘Your Honor 2’ also features Gulshan Grover, Mita Vashisht, Mahie Gill, Yashpal Sharma, and it streams on SonyLIV.
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