He could be a star down South, but Prithviraj is facing some trouble together with his first actual film in Bollywood. The Kerala-based star who's making his debut opposite Rani Mukerji in Aiyaa is seemingly finding is tricky to be told his Hindi lines considering the actor isn't too accustomed to the language.
Says a source, "Prithvi is fluent in his mother tongue Tamil and naturally English, but Hindi doesn't really come naturally to him. The script isn't too tough, considering the language may be very colloquial, but yet there are occasions when he has to sit for hours together to get the lines right."
This apparently has ended in the director doing away with special rehearsal time for the actor.
Adds the source, "Prithvi desires to get it absolutely right and he doesn't need to compromise at the language. Though it's yet to be decided if his voice could be dubbed or not, he's giving it his best."
Interestingly we hear that co-star Rani was patient and helps him out too.
"Rani makes fun of him and his accent sometimes. They have got become quite friendly though."
This undoubtedly is a dream entry for the star into the sector of Hindi cinema, considering not many South actors except Rajnikanth, Kamal Haasan, Mohanlal and Madhavan have made it big within the Hindi cinema space.
Adds the source, "When Prithviraj got this offer there has been no reason behind him to refuse. He was being cast opposite Rani Mukerji and he was planning to make the move from the South to Bollywood since a very long time. So he's trying very hard to suit in."
Courtesy: Mid-Day.com
