Ali Fazal Opens Up About His Moral Dilemma While Filming Violent Scenes For 'Mirzapur': 'There Was A Scene Where I Kill...'

Ali Fazal recently recalled feeling uncomfortable while shooting a violent scene in the crime thriller series 'Mirzapur'.

Ali Fazal discusses violent scenes in 'Mirzapur'.

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New Delhi: Ali Fazal has received a lot of acclaim for the dramatic and passionate performance he gave as the terrifying Guddu Bhaiya in the hit crime thriller ‘Mirzapur’. The actor has lately said that he struggled with some of the more brutal moments in the series. While filming a particularly nasty scene, Ali Fazal had a serious “moral dilemma” since he thought it was unnecessary.

In an interview with film critic Sucharita Tyagi, Ali Fazal discussed the difficulties he had in creating the thrilling universe of ‘Mirzapur’. The actor said that his approach to dealing with moral quandaries on set has changed over the years. He said, “Now, by way of my privilege, I suppose, it has increased. But I’ve always been a bit… And that’s probably why I’ve lost out on a lot of work. But those moral dilemmas happen.”

He remembered an event from the ‘Mirzapur’ set that had a deep impact on him. “On Mirzapur, there was a scene where I kill someone in what I thought at the time was a very unnecessary way to execute that scene. And I just couldn’t redeem myself. The character also could not have redeemed itself from that. I thought it was just wrong, like why would you write that?" the actor shared.

Additionally, the actor told how he used to have a hard time watching the show because of the graphic violence, but how he has now become desensitised to it. 

Ali Fazal’s Work

Ali Fazal has some interesting parts coming up in films like ‘Thug Life’ starring Kamal Haasan, ‘Lahore 1947’ starring Sunny Deol, and Metro... In Dino starring Anurag Basu. He was featured in the preview for the film version of the popular TV show Mirzapur, ‘Mirzapur - The Film’. He has also announced his involvement in the next Hollywood film ‘Rule Breakers’, which co-stars writer-actress Phoebe Waller-Bridge.