But the actor made the most of these limiting circumstances. I wasn’t given enough challenging roles,” he once said. “I was stuck with the identity of a lover boy in colourful sweaters singing songs in Ooty and Switzerland. It was also the phase when he began to put on weight, so to cover the flab he wore sweaters in every imaginable print. He was particularly critical of a phase in the 80s and 90s where he was only cast in love stories with younger heroines.
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Many times we are competing with what comes on TV and not any of these new platforms.Rishi Kapoor always reflected on his career with unusual candour. A majority of India doesn’t watch Netflix. But again, a majority of India doesn’t watch that.
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Why complicate your life unnecessarily? Yes, for sure, you watch a lot of series and movies from outside. I can make my film to the best of my abilities and that’s all you can really control. Q: Given that the competition is coming from everywhere, do you find yourself looking over your shoulder every time?Ī: No. I think you just have to follow your instinct and go with it. We are competing with international content, with TV series, with movies. They might like a small film… or they might diss a humongous film with a big star. But the audience is also becoming unpredictable. I won’t say we aren’t getting the roles, because I have tried to keep it different in each film. Raju Hirani, Karan Johar, Imtiaz Ali… Where are the writers who write stuff for other directors? That has to increase. Right now, all the good writers are directors – they are only writing for themselves. Q: Do you think you are getting the kind of roles you want? Are the right types of roles being written?Ī: We definitely have a dearth of writers. But it is the most natural progression and it will happen.
It hasn’t fully happened because they are still hugely popular and command a big fan following. It is a matter of two or three more years. They are doing more interesting stuff because of their age. Do you think you are catching up with them?Ī: I think it (the process) is at the beginning, even by doing stories that they cannot do now because of their age. Q: You are part of the next generation of actors after the Khans, all of whom enjoy a huge fan following. Like this film, then Neeraj Pandey’s “Aiyaary” and “Ittefaq” – they are all such distinctly different films and I am learning so much about my style, my craft, my body. I am actually enjoying this phase of my career so much more. The game in this industry is more mental. You ask any actor who has given a hit film – it is equally scary to come off success because there is so much pressure. It’s all about what you are doing this year and this film.
I cannot keep saying “Ek Villain” was a 100-crore film, because it is in the past. I cannot live off my success for too much time. Q: But coming off failure is more difficult than coming off success, right?Ī: I have come to realise, with whatever little experience I have, is that none of them last that long. You cannot judge someone by their past work.
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I liked the script, plus I hadn’t done this genre of film before.
Everybody else has experienced some ups and downs. Not everyone can have an A-grade slate like Mr Raju Hirani. I had seen “Go Goa Gone” and “99” and liked both of them. I didn’t judge them by their previous successes or failures.
Were there apprehensions about doing a film with them?Ī: Not at all. Q: The directors’ (Raj and Krishna DK) last film (Happy Ending) didn’t do well at the box office and nor did yours. It’s definitely light-hearted, not something that you’ll be stressed about and it won’t make you think. It has action, comedy and a new take on the double role. A: It’s a new-age action-comedy that has everything in a film that I would want to watch.