Pavan Malhotra: I was offered Alia’s father’s role in Dear Zindagi, I said no

Actor Pavan Malhotra says he will only do roles that are significant to the plot of the film ; doesn’t want to keep playing the role of a father figure.

Actor Pavan Malhotra is well known for his portrayal of a father figure in films such as Ek Thi Dayan and Jab We Met (2007). However, the actor is fed up of repeatedly being asked to play such roles. “ I am tired of being offered the role of a father in every big commercial film. I won’t do every film just for the sake of it. I was offered Alia’s (Bhatt) father’s role in Dear Zindagi. I can’t be playing a dad every time, right? “ asks the 59-year-old. Actor Atul Kale played Alia’s father in the Gauri Shinde film, also starring Shah Rukh Khan

Actor Pavan Malhotra played Arjun Kapoor’s adoptive father in Mubarkan.

The actor clarifies that he is not averse to the idea. “I played a father in Mubarakan, but there was something exciting about the role,” says Pavan, adding that he would like to portray interesting characters who are essential for development of the plot.

Pavan reveals he initially turned down the role of Kareena Kapoor Khan’s elder brother in Imitiaz Ali’s Jab We Met (2007). “I told Imtiaz I didn’t want to do the role because it didn’t excite me enough. But then he told me it was the fourth or fifth most important character in the film. That’s when I agreed to do it. The role I am playing needs to add something to the film. I am not going to do a role that is not involved in the plot in anyway,” explains Pavan, whose portrayal of Tiger Memon in Black Friday (2004), the underworld don, is still etched in many people’s minds.

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