Ali Fazal on 'Mirzapur: The Movie', avoiding typecasting, and building a career across industries
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Naman Ramachandran
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Ali Fazal discusses his career philosophy of avoiding stagnation, his return as Guddu Pandit in 'Mirzapur: The Movie', and his refusal to be typecast. He credits his mother for exposing him to world cinema, which shaped his belief that the industry is bigger than what he was shown. He talks about the haunting world of 'Raakh' and his deliberate choice to work across different genres and industries, including international projects like 'Peaky Blinders'.
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VarietyAli Fazal on 'Mirzapur: The Movie', avoiding typecasting, and building a career across industriesvariety.comKey quotes
· 2 pulledI have to entertain myself first. I don't think that's a great feat, but I get bored of doing the same things.
Bombarded with world cinema from an early age, he came out of college convinced the industry was bigger than what he'd been shown, and he built a career designed to prove it.
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