There would hardly be any character that Kay Kay Menon has not played by now. From a religious fundamentalist in debut film Naseem to a revolutionary student in much acclaimed Hazaaron Khwaishein Aisi, from the suspected ‘third person’ in Main, Meri Patni Aur Who to a businessman in Corporate, Kay Kay has played many shades and still, he admits there is so much to do and look forward to.
Now that he is ready with his next movie Ankur Arora Murder Case, Kay Kay says he never played a doctor in his career before. “Dr Asthana is a very interesting character. This role made me familiar with the terminology doctors use, the way they live their life, which is quite tough knowing that they are on call 24 hours a day. But what is most fascinating is how you tackle a situation when somebody like a doctor commits a mistake that leads to someone’s death. Though not an intentional mistake, the action has deeper repercussions and how people involved react to it is the base of my film,” says Kay Kay about the role inspired from real life instances.
However, the actor did not take inspiration from any person living or dead. “I believe in playing the character as it is narrated to me. Every person is different from another and you can’t copy him or her. That is how I have managed to play different roles till now,” he adds.
In the next two years, the talented actor is going to complete two decades in Bollywood and still has managed to make a space for himself despite doing offbeat films. “I actually did not do anything special to manage my life in showbiz, it managed itself. All I did was do my job with sincerity and honesty. Interesting and exciting are rather the right terms for my journey in Bollywood,” he says.
One of the top actors in parallel cinema, Kay Kay believes in doing “believable cinema”. “I am more interested in doing believable characters. Realism again is very boring. As nothing can be absolute real, you have to add an extent of fiction is that. I am very interested in science fiction as long as it is believable. This is a talent we lack. We make those anti-gravity films. I don’t mind people flying with one kick, but at least make it believable,” says Kay Kay about his choice of cinema.
Next to be seen in Saat Uchakkey and Rehasya, Kay Kay says he managed to survive so long because he doesn’t think much about his past projects. “I don’t look into the finances or box office reports as I am very dispassionately passionate about my films. When my last day of work is over, I become dispassionate towards the film and move ahead,” he ends.