| Kanan Gill: What if I am like everyone I made fun of? - Times of India Posted: 28 Jan 2017 12:00 AM PST Comedian Kanan Gill, who rose to fame by trashing Hindi films, on crossing over to the dark side with "Snapchat buddy" Sonakshi Sinha.Millennials first took note of Bangalore boy Kanan Gill as one-half of the hugely popular Pretentious Movie Reviews on YouTube, where the comedian, along with partner-in-crime, Biswa Kalyan Rath, trained their funny guns at such celluloid gems as the Fardeen Khan starrer ' Prem Aggan' and Sooraj Barjatya's 'Main Prem Ki Diwani Hoon,' featuring Kareena Kapoor, Hrithik Roshan and Abhishek Bachchan. Several stand-up gigs, more YouTube videos and a TV commercial later, the 26-year-old former software engineer has crossed over to the dark side - he makes his Bollywood debut as Saad Sehgal, Sonakshi Sinha's buddy, in adman Sunhil Sippy's slice-of-life drama, 'Noor'. By his own admission, he was summoned for the role because of his popularity online, but Kanan had to audition twice before he was finalised. "For the role, Sunhil gave me references of comedians like Eddie Izzard, who is my favourite. I was encouraged that he and I have a similar sense of humour. I also liked the fact that he was very particular about what he wanted for each role," says the actor-comedian, adding that his Saad is Noor's childhood friend. "He owns a restaurant in London so he's constantly shuttling between the UK and India. He's a positive character and tries to find humour in every situation. At the same time, he also serves as a reality check for people around him." This isn't Kanan's first brush with the traditional media though. In 2014, he appeared in a Shaadi.com commercial, making him an easy target for jokes among his friends within the Indian comedy circuit. How are they responding to the big switch to the 70 mm? "I have made fun of movies and, in turn, have been made fun of. Also, all my friends are comedians, but some of them, like Tanmay Bhat (of AIB), have been part of films too. That said, this isn't my first switch. I went from a music band called NYEH to work for a software firm, then graduated to comedy videos and now it's movies," he explains.
So how does a music band-software engineer-comedian-actor trajectory pan out? "Most people in Bangalore are a part of a band at some point in their lives," he quips, adding that being a part of one is like a saas-bahu drama. "People end up fighting. We're down to three from six now and still meet up sometimes to perform, just for the love of music. I was the guitarist of the band and also sung badly." He adds that since he had a degree in computer science, he joined the software firm but slowly realisation dawned that the slow mental breakdown wasn't for him. "Suddenly, after a 12-hour job, I had all the free time. That's how the movie reviews happened with my friend Biswa. I was nervous on the first day of Noor's shoot, thinking what if I am like everyone I made fun of? Making a video is a different process, the scale of a movie is so huge!" Kanan says, adding that he is bonding with Sona over the social media. "We knew each other vaguely before. Now, we are Snapchat buddies on the sets. We have shot a few scenes and it's been super fun." 1/600Movies' first look Left ArrowRight Arrow -
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