Chaitanya Sharma comments on playing PK Banerjee in Maidaan, recalls losing MC Sher in Gully Boy

Actor and rapper Chaitanya Sharma aka Slow Cheeta has garnered reward for his efficiency in Ajay Devgn-starrer Maidaan. In Amit Ravindernath Sharma’s sports activities drama, PK Banerjee, the star footballer who wrote historical past along with his crew by profitable the 1962 Asian Games, underneath the mentorship of Syed Abdul Rahim (performed by Ajay Devgn).

Maidaan has garnered rave opinions, and Chaitanya’s efficiency was talked about by many. Chaitanya joins DNA India for an unique interplay, and shares ‘unreal’ responses for his efficiency. “I’m still processing it. Is this happening to me? Is this my life?” An elated Chaitanya continues, “It’s a film I’m proud of, aisa nahi ki film bekar hai, but we’re still promoting it. So when your performance earns reviews from veterans like Shabana Azmi, and Javed Akhtar, it feels unreal.” Chaitanya confesses that this movie and the function of PK Banerjee are method past his expectations, “To get this opportunity, yeh role meri aukat ke bahar tha. Itne bada legend, PK Banerjee, ka character play karna ka mauka baar-baar nahi aata.” 

The actor is a real-life soccer lover, and he recalled how he grabbed the function. “In 2019, I was shooting for Apna time aayega (Gully Boy) when I was spotted. I used to play for a football league called Roots. That day, we were losing 2-0, and I scored a hat-trick to win us the game. Maidaan’s first assistant director Atul (Shahi) was there to scout for talent. That was the start. The next three months were gruelling because I kept auditioning again and again. I had to learn a monologue in Bengali. When I was sent to train in March 2019, I realised it was happening to me.” 

Chaitanya asserts that in the 4-year manufacturing, the actors turned household and they might be there for one another, even when they weren’t required for the shoot. “Hum 40-degree mein, Madh Island main mar rahe hai khelte waqt, and kisi ek ka bhi shot ho, baki sab bhi rehte the. This is very rare in Bollywood, where most of them are self-centred and selfish.”  

The journey to Maidaan wasn’t straightforward. During the shoot, he damage himself, “During the Team India song, when I kick at a box hanging over the goal post, that was our first shot. We were given leather boots that would weigh 10 kg. And to hit the target with a leather ball was a nightmare. For 20 minutes we were kicking at those boxes, and Amit wanted that shot perfectly. So, my foot was hurt, but I wanted to get the shot perfectly. And when I hit the shot, there was a big celebration.”

Before Maidaan, Chaitanaya was seen in Gully Boy. The actor even auditioned for MC Sher’s function, however the function went to Siddhanth Chaturvedi. Speaking about the identical, Sharma provides, “Zoya wanted a mature, muscular-looking guy for MC Sher, thus I didn’t fit for the part. However, I got another role, because Zoya was impressed by me.” Asking if the rejection damage him, Chaitanya immediately says, “Thoda hurt toh hua, but I can’t think about what I lost. I rather focus on what should I get. I wasn’t disappointed. For me walking towards the journey matters the most.”