Actor Chunky Panday says he loved working on \u201cVijay 69\u201d as it gave him a chance to break his image as a comedic actor through an emotional role.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The film, starring Anupam Kher in the title role, follows the journey of Vijay, a 69-year-old man, who defies societal expectations by training for a triathlon and refusing to let age limit his ambitions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In \u201cVijay 69\u201d, written and directed by Akshay Roy, Panday plays the role of Kher\u2019s friend.
\u201cA slice-of-life kind of feel-good film is something that I\u2019ve never done before, and this is the first time I got a chance to play a role like this. I was a little confused in the beginning. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
I did want to play it a little over the top and do it in my commercial way, but they both (Kher and Roy) kind of handheld me and told me \u2018Take it easy, calm down\u2019,\u201d the actor told PTI.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Panday said he got stereotyped in light-hearted roles primarily due to his character in \u201cApna Sapna Money Money\u201d and \u201cHouseful\u201d franchise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cSome people even call me a comedian and I love that. I love making people laugh. But then I played the villain but what I really want to play and I think I\u2019m going to get a chance in this film is to play an emotional character. In \u2018Vijay 69\u2019, I\u2019ve got to do that,\u201d he said.
\u201cVijay 69\u201d, also starring Mihir Ahuja, is currently streaming on Netflix.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The actor is looking forward to reprise his character of Aakhri Pasta for \u201cHouseful 5\u201d, which features a bevy of stars such as Akshay Kumar, Riteish Deshmukh, Abhishek Bachchan, Chitrangada Singh, Jacqueline Fernandez, and Nargis Fakhri among others. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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