Duryodhan was a prince fighting for his throne. He was powered by ambition and aspiration. Parshuram is godly. His fight is against injustice at a larger societal level. I’ve enjoyed playing both the characters. Puneet Issar Read Quote
Parshuram’s is a very detailed character. People generally know him as an angry man who goes around cursing. What they are not aware of is the undercurrent of pain behind every curse of his. I bring out this pain in the character. Puneet Issar Read Quote
You cannot have another ‘Ten Commandments’ or ‘Ben Hur’ or ‘Sholay’ or ‘Mother India.’ Likewise you cannot have another ‘Mahabharat.’ Puneet Issar Read Quote
In the heady days that followed the success of ‘Mahabharat,’ I was young, vain and didn’t care much about the story. But in the next two decades, I read a lot on the epic. Puneet Issar Read Quote
My Name is Khan’ saw the post 9/11 scenario from a Muslim perspective. In fact all films dealing with the post 9/11 conflict – whether ‘New York,’ ‘Kurbaan’ or ‘Khuda Kay Liye’ only showed how Muslims were victimized. Puneet Issar Read Quote
I Am Singh’ is primarily about mistaken identities that led to racism post the 9/11 attacks. Puneet Issar Read Quote
Tulsi Ramsay has been my mentor. In 1982, he and his brother Shyam Ramsay, came to me for ‘Purana Mandir.’ Puneet Issar Read Quote
