'Maharashtrian prawns and drinks': How 65-year-old driver Namdev Gaurav will celebrate if he beats Amitabh Bachchan, Ayushmann Khurrana & Vicky Kaushal at IFFM

First film, minated alongside likes of Amitabh Bachchan, and a chance to even trump m. We are t talking about a child actor or a young face, but a 65-year-old. best part is that Namdev Gaurav is t even a trained actor, but is chauffeur for socialite Chhaya Momaya. ‘newcomer’ has been houred for his role in ‘Namdev Bhau: In Search of Silence’ by jury of upcoming Indian Film Festival of Melbourne. 

(Source: http://www.iffm.com.au)

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Amitabh Bachchan, Ayushmann Khurrana, Maj Bajpayee, Ranveer Singh, Vicky Kaushal and Vijay Sethupathi are well-kwn names in country and abroad, so naturally lone unkwn face Namdev Gaurav would stoke curiosity.  

It was a case of real-life coming to life in reel, as film also revolves around life of a driver who, fed up with chaos in Mumbai, heads to Ladakh for peace.        

As per reports, only a part of film’s story draws parallels to real-life as Gaurav has happily been driver for Momaya family for 25 years. Chhaya’s son and producer of movie, Dheer Momaya, in an interview with a tabloid revealed that it was director Dar Gai’s decision to cast him in movie. After a few interactions, filmmaker was convinced about his ‘cinematic appeal’. Though spark of showcasing subtle expressions was re, Gaurav needed weeks-long workshops to be ready for big screen outing.   

All of that worked out beautifully since even big banners of country like Karan Johar’s Dharma Productions have contacted him to audition for various roles.   

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winner is scheduled to be anunced on Friday. As per reports,  Gaurav stated that he went out of Maharashtra for first time to attend event. He also said that he’d celebrate with Maharashtrian Jhinga (prawns) and drinks if he wins.