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on 2007/4/6 2:34:51
Samir Mondal, the prolific water colour artist, recently made a foray into the world of technicolour, albeit not on-screen but off it. The artist teamed up with actor Aamir Khan to help the latter for his upcoming directorial venture ‘Taare Zameen Pe’, which is based on the interaction between an art teacher and a dyslexic student.
Samir says it was fantastic working with perfectionist Aamir. “He is a great listener. I had two responsibilities in this project - one, to teach Aamir the nuances of a water colour painter and second, to draw two paintings for an art-mela that forms an integral part of the film,” he says.
While it was easy drawing Aamir’s character’s painting, the team invested a lot of time before deciding on the painting the dyslexic child would make. “Aamir, Amol Gupte, an artist who is working closely on this film and who introduced me to Aamir, and I used to travel around the locales in Panchgani to hunt for some inspiration. We also held a small art camp with local students to get a feel of how the minds of children work.” reminisces Samir.
As for teaching the actor to paint, he reveals, “It was essential that his simplest movements look very authentic. Hence, I actually had to coach him about things like how to place the paper on the floor etc. I must say, he was a very dedicated student.”
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