Vishal Jethwa on meeting Martin Scorsese: His personality was very calm, quiet

Mumbai, Nov 10 (IANS) Actor Vishal Jethwa, who met Martin Scorsese in New York during the U.S. campaign for India’s official entry to the 97th Academy Awards “Homebound”, said that it was a “career highlight” for him and described the legendary filmmaker’s personality as “very calm and quiet.”

Speaking about the encounter, Vishal told IANS: “When we learnt that we are going to be meeting the legend him - Martin Scorsese sir, we knew it was going to be a career highlight for us. To get so many key moments in my career from one film is truly special and surreal for me.”

He finds it unbelievable how much “Homebound” has given him.

“And the international recognition it has gotten. When finally the day arrived to meet sir, we were slightly nervous. When we finally met him - his personality was very calm, quiet. He was cracking jokes, telling us about his movies, his life story,” said the actor.

Recalling about taking a picture with Scorsese, Vishal said: “I had a desire to take a picture to capture that moment with him and I finally got the picture where I requested him to do Namaste and he very sweetly agreed. So this is all very exciting to be in his presence and to know that he has seen, liked and appreciated my work”.

The meeting took place at an exclusive screening of “Homebound” hosted for Scorsese, who is also the executive producer on the film.

Sharing his emotions on social media, Vishal had previously written: “The living legend himself, Martin Scorsese — greeting me with a Namaste! My God, I still can’t believe this picture is real. What a huge day it was! I’ll never forget this day — the nervousness before meeting Sir, the time spent with him, and the overwhelming joy of knowing that he not only saw our film but also liked our work. I feel like I am living every actor’s dream.”

--IANS

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