Ali Fazal masters guitar for Metro In Dino
Ali Fazal, who plays a guitarist in Anurag Basu's Metro... In Dino, didn't just fake it for the camera.
He spent over a month training with a pro musician, learning chords and really understanding what it means to connect with an instrument.
It was necessary to make my character feel genuine: Fazal
Fazal shared, "Playing a musician is not just about holding a guitar and pretending to strum, sometimes yes it is. But sometimes it's all real."
He called the whole process physically and mentally exhausting but said it was necessary to make his character feel genuine and true to the story.
Continuation of my journey as an actor, says Fazal
This was Fazal's first time seriously prepping for a musical role—his only other guitar moment was briefly holding one in 3 Idiots back in 2009.
For him, this role felt like a continuation of his journey as an actor, making sure he did justice to what being a real musician is all about.