Abdul
Gani
Guwahati:
This one couldn’t have come at a better time! Very much in news for his latest
release English Vinglish, Adil Hussain has added one more international
accolade to his trophy mantle — the best actor award in New Jersey Independent
South Asian Cine Festival (NJISACF). Hussain picked the best actor award on
Tuesday for his role as JA Krishnamurthy in Unni Vijayan’s Lessons in
Forgetting.
“It means a lot to me… Because the film is based on
a very serious social issue of female foeticide. It’s a great pleasure to play
JAK’s role. It would have been a typical boring character, but was directed
very well to make it interesting. I’m thankful that it is received well by the
viewers. I feel the Indian viewers, too, should watch it,” Adil told Seven
Sisters Post from New Jersey on phone.
In Lessons in Forgetting, Adil plays a single
father, J A Krishnamurthy or JAK, as he is fondly called. The story revolves
around JAK and his relentless trail to find out how his teenage daughter,
Smriti, played by debutante Maya Tideman, ends up on a hospital bed, almost
dead. Helping JAK in his chase is a single mother Meera, played by Roshni
Achreja, who is unable to make sense of her husband’s callousness; he walks out
of their marriage, out of the blue, leaving her alone to bring up their two
growing children and take care of her aging mother and grandmother, all on her
own.
“It is JAK’s desperate attempt to unveil a gruesome
incident affecting his daughter and his need for redemption that takes both
Meera and him through a rocky trail that turns his life upside down. In the
event, it gives JAK a peek into his daughter’s world,” Adil said of his
character.
The subplot, subtly touches the subject of female
foeticide and how fiercely guarded the issue is. The film is based on a novel
by Anita Nair with the same name. The script is also written by her. “It’s a
great thing to happen to the film and the entire team. But it’s Adil who made
the film come alive,” Nair told Seven Sisters Post.
After collecting rave reviews for his role in
English Vinglish, Adil will be seen in a meaty role in Vikramaditya Motwane’s
Lootera which also features Ranveer Singh and Sonakshi Sinha. Besides, he will
be seen playing a more dramatic role of Mustafa Fazil in Meera Nair’s Reluctant
Fundamentalist.
His another highprofile project Life of Pi, directed
by Oscar winner and Hollywood director Ang Lee , is slated for November
release. Dedicated to South Asian independent films, the NJISACF first started
in 2007.
The annual festival is produced by the Asian
American Film and Theatre Project, a US based non-profit organisation committed
to promotion, production and exhibition of film and theatre works that reflect
the diverse experiences of the South Asian Diaspora across the globe. (Seven
Sisters Post)
