Last Thursday, when The Ba***ds Of Bollywood released on Netflix, Neville Bharucha was at Mumbai’s Jai Hind College, as a judge for the Kaleidoscope festival. “No one made any connection as the show had dropped the same day,” said Neville, aka DJ Adam. In no time, he and every other actor of the show have gone on another level, with social media being flooded with memes and clips of them. In an exclusive interview with Bollywood Hungama, Neville Bharucha opened up about the experience of working on The Ba***ds Of Bollywood. Neville is also a comedian and an Improv expert and hence, some of the answers were quite witty and hilarious.
EXCLUSIVE: Neville Bharucha aka DJ Adam ECSTATIC with response to The Ba***ds Of Bollywood; jokes, “I teach kids and I hope they don’t recognize me!”; admits that he’ll “drop EVERYTHING” for a live music performance with Manoj Pahwa
How has life changed since the time The Ba***ds Of Bollywood was released last Thursday?
Nothing has changed! Everyone around me has treated me like crap before and after the show, or rather they have treated me the same. Until I don’t see more and more people buying tickets for my Improv shows, I will still say that nothing has changed (laughs).
But I am sure you must be getting a lot of DMs from the admirers of the show. Many must have discovered you for the first time thanks to The Ba***ds Of Bollywood …
Yes, and that is great. Also, people from ages and ages ago are reaching out, people I haven’t spoken to for years and people I didn’t even honestly remember. I am getting messages from people telling me that they saw me in some college event a few years ago or way back in 2008. It’s wonderful to see that people are taking time to reach out and remember me from so long. That is the nicest thing.
How did you bag the part?
I do a lot of TVCs. From time to time, I get calls for auditions for a web series or movie. I always decline because of my other commitments, especially when I was a school teacher. I was teaching drama at an IB school. Hence, I would only take TVC offers as it worked well for my schedule. When this offer came up, I was hesitant at first. Yet, I auditioned for it; my wife and my friends persuaded me to give it a shot. I didn’t even know what it was. I just read the character. The casting director was fantastic. He explained to me what to do. I remember walking out after the audition and calling my wife. I told her, ‘I think I am going to get this role’. Sure enough, a couple of weeks later, I got a call, confirming my part.
How is Aryan Khan as a director?
What a great guy he is ya! I love him as a director and I also love him as a human being. He’s the most fun, warm and welcoming. He’s a great guy to work with as he inspires you to give your best. He’s super-excited to hear your opinion.
There’s a perception that he doesn’t smile. Is that true?
(Laughs) He’s always smiling and laughing. It’s a running joke that he doesn’t smile for the camera. Other than that, he’s always smiling and making merry.
How was Manoj Pahwa? Is he as abusive in real life as he was on screen?
(Laughs) He’s a lot of fun to work with and I learned so much working with him. He’s a top-class, high-quality actor. He’s so nice and so collaborative on sets. The chemistry between us was very effortless and I think the credit for it goes to him. I don’t come from an acting background and we are very different in what we do. But when we came together, it was wonderful. Our chemistry was the highlight, for me personally.
You guys should plan a music performance. I am sure a lot of people would come for it. I’ll definitely be up for it!
I wish we could. First of all, none of us knows anything about music. But if someone asks us to do a live show together, I would drop everything and go for it! Anything with Manoj sir, I would love to do.
You are a part of the viral scene where a drug officer comes and arrests an actor. The scene is quite talked about as it has parallels with a real-life incident and moreover, that incident involved Aryan Khan. How was it shooting for that scene?
I am not talking about this scene at all.
Which was the most memorable scene for you?
For me, the most memorable were the music video sequences. I never thought I’d get to do something of that sort. Also, I loved shooting the party scene in the first episode as so many people from the cast were together at one location, which wasn’t always the case.
Did you ever get a chance to meet Shah Rukh Khan?
Yes, we met him once when our shoot overlapped. It was so nice. He was a thorough gentleman.
Will there be a Season 2 of The Ba***ds Of Bollywood?
I have no idea. I am waiting with as much anticipation as you are. If you hear anything, please text me!
What next for you? Will you be interested in taking up more acting offers?
It depends. Whoever calls me, I am ready. Besides, I have a couple of Improv shows coming up. I have a show on Sunday, September 28, at 7:00 pm at the NCPA, Mumbai. Me and my group, Medium Size Improv, and I have been performing together for years. These shows are always super-fun. We also have shows at The Habitat every week or every alternate week. We do a lot of corporate workshops as well, where we use Improv for training. All these are picking up right now because of the added credibility I have of being DJ Adam (smiles). I teach kids as well and I hope they don’t recognize me from the show! Their parents would recognize me, though.
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