#LockdownLearnings: Mukul Dev watches comedian Mehar Mittal's old films

Actor Mukul Dev

, who often imitates the comic style of legendary comedian

Mehar Mittal

, utilised free time by watching most of the works of the Dadasaheb Phalke award winner. While

lockdown

gave him a reason to study veteran star's sequences in detail, he also acquired nuances of prolific Mittal’s signature humour.

Mittal died two days short of turning 81 at a hospital in Mount Abu, Rajasthan, in 2006. The buzz was that Dev will do Mittal's biopic soon. However, sources say the things will be finalised in coming months. Mittal’s humour quotient is what Mukul loves the most. "I have been observing his style of onscreen wit for long. And it gives me satisfaction," said Mukul, adding, "Really, he was a master. I will call him an actor who would bring instant laughter in the scene. What he did was a comedy with substance." Dev also saw some old Punjabi films, for he loves them. "Mittal did more than 100 Punjabi films and only a few

Bollywood

projects in his entire career. It showed how dedicated he was towards his mother tongue."