INTERVIEW
he smiles. Murad and
Moeen are always there
for each other, yet they’re
at loggerheads most of the
time. “They’re constantly
fighting, judging each
other and also supporting
each other. There’s an
unsaid brotherhood
between the two, which is
interesting,” he elaborates.
He adds that Ranveer,
as a co-star is generous,
wanting the scene to
work out well. Vijay was
confident that the rap-
based film would enter
the 100-crore club. “I’m
aware of the popularity
of hip-hop because it
affected me profoundly
while I was growing up.
I knew the audience
would connect with it just
the way I had got hooked
to it. But I didn’t imagine
the magnitude of attention
the film would garner,”
he grins.
MOEEN, IN GULLY BOY,
ENDS BEHIND BARS
BECAUSE HE DESERVES
TO BE THERE. BUT
IN THAT HE ARRIVES
AT A PROFOUND
UNDERSTANDING OF
LIFE... HE HAS A SENSE
OF HUMOUR TOO. HE’S
SIMPLYHUMANV
ijay’s ecstatic
that people
now associate
him with the
character in
Gully Boy. “On spotting
me, people shout,
‘Moeen Bhai’. It’s a crazy
feeling, something that
an actor dies for.” He’s
overwhelmed that he’s
referred to as gen-now’s
‘angry young man’. Yet,