ACTOR Boman Irani says he prepares obsessively for his roles but working with veteran filmmaker Priyadarshan on Haiwaan taught him to let go of that process and trust the director's instinct on set. The crime-thriller film marks the second collaboration between the director and actor after their 2012 movie, Tezz. Irani said he tends to rehearse extensively, but Priyadarshan reinforced his belief that an actor's preparation should never become rigid. “As an actor, I often over rehearse. I do the lines while wearing my socks, shaving, etc.

 

When you get onto the floor, you have Mr. Priyadarshan telling you, 'Just say this one time, look into the camera, and just walk off the camera'. Then all my preparation has come to zero. And it's not bad that you can be melded and molded whichever way the craftsman wants it to," the actor told PTI. "If you are stuck to it (process) and you are married to a method, then you are not a good actor. You have to prepare enough for the director to tell you, 'turn it down or up a little bit'," he said. Irani, who also directed The Mehta Boys, said he got to experience the craftsmanship of the veteran filmmaker, and who he is as a person on the set.