EXCLUSIVE: Jim Sarbh Reveals He Does Not Glorify Villains On Screen For Learning A Lesson; States, “Don’t Try To Judge..”

Jim Sarbh will be next seen playing the role of a murderer, Carl Bhojraj, in Manoj Bajpayee-led Inspector Zende. The actor gained massive fame playing villain roles in Neerja, Sanju and Padmavaat. While promoting his upcoming OTT film, Jim sat for an exclusive interview with Bollywood Bubble. He reflected on playing antagonist characters in films. Sarbh revealed that he is nervous before filming and cannot sleep. Scroll down to read more.

Jim Sarbh On Nervousness As An Actor

When asked if there was any nervousness before filming his character in Inspector Zende, Jim Sarbh said, “Yeah, I hope that I never lose the nervousness. I hope that I’m nervous before every project because it means I want to do a good job, and I want the character to fall in the way that the director has imagined the character to fall. With this project, and actually with a lot of projects, there was a very specific accent – even within Hindi – and you know, trying to figure that out means you prepare a little bit extra beforehand. That helps you a little bit to handle the nervousness. But it doesn’t change – I still can’t sleep the night before the first day of shoot, for sure. Half-sleep only.”

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Jim Sarbh On Playing Negative Characters

Speaking about playing negative characters in films, the Padmaavat actor clarified, “I don’t try to play any role thinking about what the ‘lesson’ of the role should be. That’s up to the filmmaker in general. I don’t like glorifying people who have no care or empathy for other human beings. I don’t think that’s a good thing to glorify in any capacity. I like that quote of Shah Rukh’s – ‘That if I play a villain, then he should die a dog’s death, you know? And he should be treated as such.’ I’m not saying that’s a rule for everything, but what I mean is, when you’re playing it, you should try to understand the motivations behind that particular character.”

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The actor concluded, “And you should have picked the right script where that person does get their just deserts. But as far as playing it goes, I don’t try to judge, and I don’t try to impart any kind of overall message. I think that is the job of the screenwriter and the director in general. I just try to stay true to the scenes as written. He (the filmmaker) had already done all of the research – what was basically happening, the plot points, the nature of how the character spoke, and the actions that they did. I just watched interviews of the person the character is based on, to try to understand the spirit of the person and to embody that spirit.”

Watch Inspector Zende beginning September 5 on Netflix.

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Also Read: EXCLUSIVE: Manoj Bajpayee Reveals Why Director Never Wanted Him To Follow Real-Life Inspector Zende

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