IANS Exclusive Interview with ‘Dupahiya’ Star Cast Talks Dialects, Memories, and More

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Mumbai: In an exclusive interview with the star cast of ‘Dupahiya’, where they share about their latest role, discussing their approach to playing a character from a Hindi heartland village. They shared their thoughts on the evolution of dialects in films and reminisced about their personal experiences with bicycles, also known as 'Dupahiya'.   #Dupahiya #GajrajRao #RenukaSahane #Trending #BollywoodCountry #BollywoodNews #BollywoodGossips #BollywoodUpdates #BollywoodNews #Bollywood #Bollywoodcelebrity #BollywoodHindiNews #ians

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00:00What is the difference between a village and an OTT series?

00:05It's not a village. It's my first time doing such a character.

00:09And secondly, I had taken Palla in Hum Aapke Hain Kaun.

00:13But it's my first time doing a village and a comedy.

00:17And it's my first time being a part of an OTT series on such a big platform.

00:23What is the difference between a village and an OTT series?

00:28It's not a reference, but our language trainer, Ravi Khan Sahay,

00:33he has done a lot of work.

00:36I wanted to sit with him because I didn't want him to get hurt.

00:42I wanted my words to come out correctly in that language.

00:47So I definitely did that work with him.

00:50I think he did a lot of work with everyone.

00:53But I needed him a lot.

00:55Although, I am very familiar with Bundeli of the village because of Mr. Ranan.

01:02But Bundeli and this dialect is very different.

01:05So whatever difference I had to make in that,

01:08usually my how, kachu, etc. used to come because of Bundeli.

01:13But for this, I had to work a little. Definitely.

01:17What is the difference between a village and an OTT series?

01:22Anupamati, when we are sitting with friends and laughing,

01:26and you have said something in Punjabi,

01:31or in UP, or in Indori, that's one thing.

01:36But when you bring it to the story, to the cinema, to the show,

01:42then your responsibility increases.

01:44Because it's very touchy.

01:46People get hurt. They get angry.

01:49They made fun of our dialect.

01:52So I always make sure that it doesn't happen.

01:56That we don't do anything out of overconfidence.

01:58So our coach, was it Ravi Khan or Shashi Khan?

02:01Ravi Khan.

02:02Ravi Khan.

02:03Ravi ji.

02:04Ravi ji.

02:05You do so many projects that you forget the name.

02:07Why do I keep remembering his name Shashi?

02:09Ravi.

02:10Ravi.

02:11Shashi Kapoor came to Mumbai.

02:13He was Ravi Khan.

02:14Yes, Shashi Kapoor.

02:16So we had a training session with him,

02:19where he spoke in a dialect.

02:22Because there is a difference between Bihar and UP.

02:25There is a difference in Purvanchal.

02:27So we tried that.

02:29And our other director, Sonam,

02:31her belief was that we don't have to make the dialect too heavy.

02:36We have to keep it simple.

02:38So that the people of Hindi language,

02:40people from all over India,

02:41or people from all over the world,

02:43don't find it difficult or confusing.

02:46So that's how we worked on it.

02:53I don't think so.

02:54If we're talking about Devdas,

02:56he had studied in England.

02:58From abroad.

02:59There is a difference.

03:00The people there,

03:02like Kiran ji,

03:04or Smita Jaikar,

03:07the housewives,

03:09they were speaking in that dialect.

03:11And he has studied from abroad.

03:13His father was an Englishman.

03:16So there will definitely be a difference.

03:20But I feel that

03:23sometimes it is a decision,

03:26be it a director or a writer,

03:29how much of that dialect we should use.

03:33It is completely in the hands of the creators.

03:37So I feel that

03:39if they have used it in a provocative way.

03:42Like Aishwarya ji also used to use it.

03:44Yes.

03:45Single words.

03:46Exactly.

03:47That token.

03:49Yes.

03:50We also have a mix.

03:52It's Hindi,

03:53but we don't speak the language of that village.

03:56It's a little provocative.

03:58If we go in that direction,

03:59a lot of people won't understand.

04:00It will be a regional show.

04:02Before Bansali sir,

04:04in the 60s and 70s,

04:06I think that

04:08in commercial cinema,

04:11the language was turned into a caricature.

04:15A Punjabi or a Sikh character

04:17will say,

04:18Oye Paji!

04:19Or an Indian character

04:21will say,

04:22Aye Aye!

04:23And a Bengali character

04:25will say,

04:26Om Goya!

04:29Who talks like that?

04:31Or a Mumbai character

04:33will say,

04:34Parsi!

04:35There was a time

04:37when people used to take it lightly.

04:39There wasn't a lot of tension

04:40about languages.

04:42Now people are sensitive.

04:44So we should take care of those sentiments.

04:51What is being written,

04:52because

04:53like we eat at home.

04:55Yes.

04:56We put rice and lentils in a plate.

04:58And when we go to a restaurant,

05:00we go to eat separately.

05:01So in that,

05:02different dishes are served.

05:04The timing is different.

05:06This is the difference in cinema.

05:08In those days,

05:09all the makers,

05:10from Vimal Roy,

05:11to Raj Kapoor in the 50s,

05:14they used the language.

05:16I often see in the credits,

05:18that it is the credit of the dialogue director.

05:21In the 50s and 60s cinema,

05:23the language should be spoken correctly.

05:30Memory,

05:31I mean,

05:32there was no theft in Dupaiya.

05:35But,

05:36our favourite Dupaiya

05:38used to be the cycle.

05:40In our childhood.

05:41And this,

05:42we only saw the film's heroes

05:44in Dupaiya.

05:46Making a lot of sound.

05:48Whether it was Hollywood

05:50or Hindi films.

05:52So,

05:53Dupaiya was not very common

05:55in our area,

05:56growing up.

05:57In the 90s,

05:59I mean,

06:00you were growing up in the 80s, 90s.

06:02I was grown up in the 90s.

06:04But,

06:06I mean,

06:08I come from Shivali Park.

06:10So,

06:11it was not very common there.

06:13To own Dupaiya.

06:15Scooter, cycle.

06:17Was it possible in Mumbai?

06:18Yes, of course.

06:19The impression of Mumbai,

06:21in people's minds,

06:23actually,

06:24it's many villages.

06:25Mumbai is a big city.

06:27But,

06:28there were many villages there.

06:30So,

06:32in our growing up years,

06:34we didn't see all this.

06:36And Renuka ji,

06:37I remember my childhood,

06:39there were two things.

06:41Telephone

06:43and

06:45Scooter.

06:46Scooter.

06:47It used to take a number for that.

06:48It used to be a wait for months.

06:508 months, 9 months,

06:5210 months,

06:53after 1.5 years,

06:54the phone will come to your house.

06:55And the scooter was not easy.

06:56It was not like you went to the showroom

06:57and bought it.

06:58No, no.

06:59It used to take a long time for that.

07:00Waiting.

07:01Our Bajaj.

07:02Yes, absolutely.

07:09Once, a cycle was stolen from my society.

07:11I remember this very well.

07:13Somebody

07:15got a new bicycle

07:17and kept it in a chain.

07:19We were very young.

07:20And the next day,

07:21we were going to school.

07:22So, there were a lot of people.

07:24It was crowded.

07:25Somebody was shouting.

07:27We were talking.

07:28What happened?

07:29That new cycle was stolen.

07:30Who steals a cycle?

07:32But I think,

07:34I remember that.

07:35But apart from that,

07:36I have not seen anything else being stolen.

07:38Once, my father had a bike.

07:40After discovering it.

07:41So,

07:43there is a hobby.

07:45When my father is not at home,

07:46he steals a bike and takes it.

07:47And then he plays with friends.

07:48So, I took it one day.

07:50And now I am riding a bike.

07:52My friend is sitting behind me.

07:54I am speeding the bike.

07:55Two dogs were fighting on the footpath.

07:57And while fighting,

07:58they came in front of me.

07:59And to save them,

08:00I slipped.

08:01And there was a scratch in the car.

08:02Now, this is not the fear that I got hurt.

08:04The fear is that

08:05if my father sees

08:06that there is a scratch in the bike,

08:07then I will get beaten up.

08:08So, now,

08:10we are figuring out

08:11how to get it fixed.

08:13We got it fixed.

08:14We hid it at my aunt's house.

08:15And then,

08:16we went and sat in our room.

08:18But my father found out in the morning.

08:21You have been beaten since childhood.

08:23You have been beaten since childhood.

08:24I have been beaten since childhood.

08:26My father used to run a super market.

08:28He also had a scooter.

08:29For the first time,

08:30I learned two-wheeler riding on it.

08:33So, I used to ride it.

08:36I have more memory

08:37of petrol money than Dupayya.

08:40At that time,

08:41I remember we used to fill petrol

08:42for Rs. 20 or Rs. 30.

08:43And we used to roam a lot on it.

08:45We used to have fun

08:46with our friends in the evening.

08:49And no one needed me

08:50to steal anything.

08:52No one needed me

08:53in our house.

08:54And there were no thefts

08:55around me

08:56which I still remember.

08:59But I have a lot of memories

09:01because I developed

09:02an interest for it

09:03very soon.

09:05To ride.

09:07The first Dupayya I rode

09:08was my father's super market.

09:09It was yellow in colour.

09:10I still remember it.

09:11I still have some childhood photos

09:12on it.

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