Actor Boman Irani, who is playing the popular character of Santa in
Santa Banta, says his performance in the film is an ode to funnyman
Johnny Lever, as
believes comedians are the unsung heroes
of Bollywood.
"I am a huge admirer of Johnny Lever and
my character in the film is an ode to him.
His presence has always brought life to a
performance or a film. Even when he is
not doing any film he tries to make people
laugh. I feel people like him in the industry are the unsung heroes of
the industry,"
said Boman while unveiling the first look
of the film at IIFA awards here.
The film, directed by Akashdeep Sabir is a
story about two friends and the troubles
they go through because of each other.
Shot in 3D, it will hit theatres by the end
of this year.
As the title goes, Boman, 53, is playing a
Sardar in the film. "This is not the first time I am playing a
Sardar. I have played such a character in Lage Raho Munnabhai. I am
always sensitive to the face I portray onscreen be
it a Sindhi or a Punjabi. We have written
the script without hurting anybody's
feelings," said Boman.
The film also features Vir Das, Neha
Dhupia and Lisa Hayden in pivotal roles. Meanwhile, Sabir said he did
an extensive
research before bringing these characters
onscreen.
"We go through so many SMSs and jokes
on Santa Banta. I did an extensive
research on these two and wrote the
script for a year. Copyright was the main
issue and sorting them out was a
challenge for us," said the director, whose actress-wife Sheeba is
co-producing the
film.
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