“I chose Ghost as it offers me to break the monotony of the kind of films I had been doing. In fact, I okayed the project on the same day when I heard it from the director.”
About the experience of de-ageing technology, He noted, “It was indeed a unique experience to act with a few small plasters stuck on your face. It becomes difficult to laugh.”
The Kannada actor said he saw only the samples of the de-aged scene sent by Srini (director) in the initial stage. “It took my memories back to my debut film Anand (1986),” he recalled.
“Post the cameo role in Jailer, I came across many fans across industries who have enjoyed my performances in other Kannada movies such as Om (1995) and Jogi (2005).”
Asked about plans to show Ghost to superstar Rajinikanth and bigwigs in the film industry, he replied: “Just because I know them well, I do not want to make them feel obligated.”
Shiva Rajkumar dubbed his lines in all languages that Ghost is releasing in — Kannada, Telugu, Tamil, Hindi, and Malayalam. The film is releasing worldwide on 19 October.