Playing the lord

Preparation is as much of an actor’s job as the performance itself, particularly when the features of the character have a stark difference than the artiste’s persona. Actor Kanan Malhotra, who is currently seen as Lord Vishnu in Devi Aadi Parashakti, has been researching for four long years about Lord Vishnu.

Kanan says, “To make sure, that I resemble his persona, I learnt his mudras, his body language, the way he walks, sits and talks. Also, to improve my Hindi diction, I read books like Tughlaq, and Geeta Gyan to name a few.”