Rajat Kapoor Says Theatre Offers Second Chances Unlike Cinema

MUMBAI-Actor-director Rajat Kapoor, who is receiving a positive response to his recently released streaming film ‘Everybody Loves Sohrab Handa’, has said that stage is a more flexible medium compared to cinema.

He said, “It’s right that you can’t do anything about what you’ve done in film. But luckily, we also do theater. And there, there’s a chance of making it better every night. You can keep tweaking, keep making better. So, luckily, there’s a second chance in that sense there”.

He also spoke about his discussions with friends and long-time collaborators, actor Ranvir Shorey and actor Vinay Pathak, both of whom he has directed in ‘Everybody Loves Sohrab Handa’.

He said, “More than film and discussions around films, I think because we spend a lot of time doing shows, doing theater, rehearsing or touring with shows. So, we spend a lot more time talking about theater and dissecting the performance that just happened and rehearsing for the performance the next day. That’s a constant thing. A film takes 3 years to make; life happens between films”.

Meanwhile, the film marks Kapoor’s reunion with Shorey and Pathak. The three actors, who have been friends for more than 30 years, worked together for the first time in 18 years after ‘Mithya’. (IANS)