Kulvinder Ghir talks about his character Jagi

A delicious foodie-comedy, JADOO’s secret ingredient is a delightful romantic twist, which sees Raja’s daughter Shalini (Amara Karan – The Darjeeling Limited), attempt to get the brothers talking again. She hatches a plan and asks them to work together to cook her a perfect Indian wedding banquet…but will she succeed?

We sat down with the delightfully funny Kulvinder Ghir to talk Jadoo.

Can you please talk about your character Jagi?

I think Jagi’s a lovely man, really. He’s short tempered at the moment only due to his circumstances. He’s very passionate about his food. He loves cooking. He cooks the best main courses that anyone could taste and he’s very particular about it.

How did you get into acting?

I went to a drama school at the age of 11 up in Yorkshire. That’s really when the acting came in. Prior to that I use to imitate the teachers, and one of my teachers actually said I should apply for a drama course. That’s when I really got started in this mad world of the acting world.

What was it about the script that made you want to be a part of Jadoo?

First when you read the script you could see how delicate it was. There was also something very real about it. I was also really attracted to the humor and at the same time, there was pathos within what was written. There was a sense of real reality.

Why should people go and see Jadoo?

People should go and see this film because they’ll relate to it, and I think there’s an honesty about the film. It’s a real journey. There’s a simplicity to it but there’s also a complexity within the relationships that exist, it’s very intriguing to see how it unfolds. For an audience it’s not only going to be visually fantastic in the story telling of it, but I think they’ll also get really involved in their own personal way.

When did you first meet Amit Gupta?

Funny enough, I met Amit twelve years ago on the Belgrave road when he said, “will you come into my mums restaurant and have some food?” He made a tea and he said he wanted to be a filmmaker. Now to be sitting here and to be in his film is a blessing. It tells you a lot about Amit, his drive and his passion for filmmaking.

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JADOO IS OUT FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 6