Aladdin music helped me play Genie: Will Smith

Will Smith says he Will Smith says he  had a monumen tal task of doing justice to the classic Disney character of Genie in Aladdin but the film’s music, composed by veteran Alan Menken, helped his performance. The 50-year-old actor takes on the iconic role, which was earlier played by the late Robin Williams in the 1992 film. Talking to Variety on the sidelines of the film’s promotional event, Smith said the biggest challenge of playing the role was “being able to find a way to not make it jarring and disturbing by how different it would be.” He said he wanted to make people feel at home while they were getting something new and special.Directed by Guy Ritchie, Aladdin also features Naomi Scott as Princess Jasmine and Mena Massoud as the title character. It releases in India on Friday. (PTI)