Namit Das Glad to Learn Shoemaking for Mira Nair’s ‘A Suitable Boy’

For the sake of authenticity, Namit learnt the process of shoemaking right from cutting the leather to fixing the sole of a shoe.

“I went to a factory that makes shoes in Navi Mumbai to understand the mechanised process of shoemaking. After that, I went to a ‘desi’ cobbler near JJ Flyover and kept visiting him for eight days. I sat with him on the pavement and learnt how to make a shoe. I know how to make a shoe and if I ever gave it a try it could be my alternative profession. I could be Haresh Khanna for real,” the actor said.