Actor-director-writer Adivi Sesh, who is gearing up for the release of his upcoming film Dacoit, has shared his experience of working with director-actor Anurag Kashyap in the film. The actor spoke with IANS during the promotions of the film, and called Anurag Kashyap, “India`s best Hindi dialogue writer”.
Adivi Sesh says Anurag Kashyap helped with Hindi lines
Sharing his experience of working with Anurag Kashyap, he said, “He constantly surprised me, surprised me with the first moment when I met him at his house, we were discussing the story for the first narration after me pitching it to him. He was so unfiltered and honest. And it was almost childlike because you don`t see people with that level of honesty because there`s always a certain amount of manicuring and diplomacy we all have in the world. And the fact that he didn`t have it was so refreshing and it was beautiful. And it made me want to be authentic, my authentic self in front of him”.
He shared, “On a side note, what happened was us having him, India`s best Hindi dialogue writer on set with us. And him giving us Hindi lines for free all over was fantastic. That was just good, that was a great moment. He`s a very, very good actor”.
“It`s so interesting that he never actually crossed the line, he never directed us. Just one day after almost 90 percent of the movie was over, we had a few more days left. He came to me and said, ‘If you`ll give me permission, I just want to tell you one thing in one scene’. I was like, ‘Sir, please’. That one hour was a masterclass for me. I think it`s extraordinary, and just how amazing he is”, he added.
Adivi Sesh reveals how he pitched Dacoit to Anurag Kashyap
How did Sesh, the film`s actor and co-writer, convince Kashyap to come on board? Well, he did it in the most unexpected place – at Sobhita Dhulipala and Naga Chaitanya`s December 2024 wedding in Hyderabad.
“I pitched the film to him at the wedding itself,” laughed Sesh. According to him, the filmmaker-turned-actor was also the go-to person when it came to fine-tuning the Hindi filmy dialogues. “We`d go to him to check how something should be said. It was like having a master craftsman on set,” he added.
Dacoit is slated to hit theatres on April 10.
