I just want to be seen as an ordinary boy: Partho Gupte

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 Partho Gupte

Partho Gupte, the little hero from Hawaa Hawaai, is the toast of the country. He tells Tellychakkar.com why he remains unaffected by the attention and the adulation.

After Stanley Ka Dabba, Hawaa Hawaai has again made you a star?

I hope not! It’s not as if my father made this film to make me a star. I play a normal kid with normal dreams. I hope the people around me continue to see me in that light. The day my friends say, ‘Dekho Partho star bann gaya’ I’d feel very bad. I just want to be seen as an ordinary boy so I can continue doing all the crazy stuff with my friends.

What crazy stuff do you do?

Oh there is no end to my mischief. Don’t let my bhola-bhala face fool you. I used to feel so bad for all the assistant directors on the sets. We five friends who acted together in Hawaa Hawaai were a terror squad. The shot would be ready and Parikshhit Sir (Amole’s assistant Parikshhit Jha) would be told to call the kids. He would be looking for the five of us and we’d nowhere to seen. Then he’d located four of us and the fifth boy would be missing. We’d be constantly troubling the assistants by running away in the opposite direction when we were wanted on the sets.

You’ve been promoting the film all over the country like there is no tomorrow. Is that tiring for a 12-year old?

Not really. I just do two interviews, then I am free to play with my camera. Or else I was with my ‘Band Of Boys’ (Partho’s young co-stars Ashfaque Bismillah Khan, Salman Chote Khan, Maaman Memon and Thirupathi Kushnapelli) doing media events, so we were all always having a blast all the time. During shooting we were constantly playing pranks on one another. We had so much fun we didn’t know when the shooting started and when it ended.

But the film is also about very serious issues, like child labour, malnourishment etc?

I know. But what is the point of making a film unless you are having fun on the sets? But this film was also a lot of hard work for all of us.

Did you know skating before doing this film?

When I was 3 I started learning skating. Then for some reasons I had to give it up. So in a way I had to start skating again from scratch for Hawaa Hawaai. It was a big challenge. But I think I managed to learn enough skating to look convincing.

Will you continue skating?

I’d love to. But I don’t know. I am in Standard 9 and this is a crucial time for my education. I’ve lots of studies. But I think I’ll continue skating. I enjoyed skating.

How did you manage to look so passionate while skating?

You see, my Dad did a very smart thing. He never allowed me to feel I was preparing for a film. He just let me have fun learning to skate, warming up to the sport, just getting comfortable with it. Eventually I was as happy skating as Arjun Harishchandra Waghmare (the character). I just didn’t want to remove the skates.

Your character shares a special relationship with his father, just like you?

Yes, that’s true. Makarand Sir (Desphande) who plays my father is the warmest and funniest person I’ve ever met. I’ve known him all my life. When we met for this film he made me so comfortable. He came and hugged me and spoke to me like a friend. I felt so glad just working with him and learning from him. His jokes are the funniest in the world. He helped me better my performance. Just watching him I learnt so much. Makarand Sir and Neha M’aam (actress Neha Joshi who plays Partho’s mother) and I spent a lot of time together. We felt like a family. It was about believing they were really my parents and all about believing in myself.

How was your bonding with Saqib Saleem who plays your coach?

He was more experienced than me as an actor. He had done Bombay Talkies. He didn’t have this attitude of, ‘Mujhe apne vanity van mein rehna hai main bachcho ke saath nahin mix karunga.’ Saqib Sir immediately took to me and the band of boys. We discussed football, played cricket. He was a child with us .He instantly became one of the boys.

Arjun Harishchandra Waghmare and Partho, how similar are they?

They both love their parents. Arjun has a dream. So do I. He works extremely hard to realize his dream. I am not as hard-working as Arjun. There’s a lot I can learn from him. I am still trying to understand his concentration on his goal. He looks at only what is important.

If he was a real character he could’ve learnt a lot from you?

He is a real character now.

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