{"id":184597,"date":"2023-08-25T07:42:48","date_gmt":"2023-08-25T07:42:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/indiansapidnews.com\/?p=184597"},"modified":"2023-08-25T07:42:48","modified_gmt":"2023-08-25T07:42:48","slug":"we-actors-are-like-hustlers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/indiansapidnews.com\/tv-movies\/we-actors-are-like-hustlers\/","title":{"rendered":"‘We Actors Are Like Hustlers’"},"content":{"rendered":"
‘Hum kissi ke bhi nahi ho sakte aur hum sabka hona chahte hain<\/em>.’<\/strong><\/p>\n Some actors become an overnight sensation. And there are others who pave their road to success through a gradual process.<\/p>\n Angad Bedi<\/strong> has been active in the industry for quite some time now and has established himself as a dependable actor.<\/p>\n “My father (cricket legend Bishan Singh Bedi<\/em>) had a heart bypass two years ago with 90 per cent blockage, and then he had a stroke in the brain. It was painful to see him like that because he is my most prized possession,” Angad tells Mayur Sanap\/Rediff.com<\/em><\/strong> in a candid conversation.<\/p>\n How was your experience of taking Ghoomer<\/em> to the Indian Film Festival of Melbourne?<\/strong><\/p>\n Exciting! I’ve never been to a film festival before. It’s a great space to be in.<\/p>\n I have seen people going to the Cannes Film Festival, the Toronto Film Festival and the New York Film Festival.<\/p>\n It is such a beautiful, intimate affair, where you go with a film, meet people, they look at your work and talk about your work, and they mingle with you.<\/p>\n It is so wonderful to see all the makers, producers, and actors, coming under one big umbrella and connecting with each other.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n This is your second consecutive outing with R Balki after Lust Stories 2<\/em>. What makes this collaboration special?<\/strong><\/p>\n I’m very honoured.<\/p>\n The reason I got repeated is probably because I share the same initials with Abhishek and Amitabh sir, who both have previously worked with Balki sir (Chuckles<\/em>).<\/p>\n Maybe I’m lucky.<\/p>\n I am just very happy that I am working with him once again.<\/p>\n Arjun from Lust Stories<\/em> and Jeet in Ghoomer<\/em> are very different from each other.<\/p>\n I play Jeet who is very supportive of Anina (played by Saiyami Kher<\/em>), who is a specially-abled cricketer. He believes in her success and her abilities.<\/p>\n This is the kind of character that Sanjeev Kumarsaab<\/em> and Amol Palekarsaab<\/em> used to play back then.<\/p>\n You have been a part of some good films, but you had relatively smaller parts.<\/strong><\/p>\n It’s not about the length but the impact that counts.<\/p>\n For actors, it can be just one scene, one action, one look, one moment to hit home with the character they play.<\/p>\n I am lucky to be a part of films like PINK, Gunjan Saxena, Lust Stories, Soorma <\/em> and Tiger Zinda Hai<\/em> and shows like Inside Edge<\/em>. Most of my work has been appreciated.<\/p>\n I feel like your job is to get on the field and perform to the best of your ability.<\/p>\n You will keep on moving to other producers and other film-makers and keep on doing bigger things.<\/p>\n I firmly believe in a good story and a good film-maker. If the story hits home, my role hits home.<\/p>\n I don’t think too much, I am just instinctive with my work.<\/p>\n Which film, do you think, has brought out the best in you?<\/strong><\/p>\n Soorma<\/em> is very close to my heart.<\/p>\n That sacrifice, that emotional bond with Diljit’s (Dosanjh<\/em>) character was shown nicely.<\/p>\n Shaad Ali made a good film.<\/p>\n The music was lovely, and I got an opportunity to dance. I enjoyed all these things about that film.<\/p>\n Inside Edge<\/em> is something that hit home really well. People still talk about that show.<\/p>\n I’ve just finished a show which is based on romance, and it is directed by a new film-maker called Karan Darra. That is going to be special.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Ghoomer<\/em> is about will power and courage in the midst of difficult circumstances. What’s been that moment in your life where you had to be really strong?<\/strong><\/p>\n My father (cricket legend Bishan Singh Bedi<\/em>) had a heart bypass two years ago with 90 per cent blockage, and then he had a stroke in the brain.<\/p>\n It was painful to see him like that because he is my most prized possession.<\/p>\n But I had to muster up the courage and be a really strong emotional support to my mother, sister and everybody else around me.<\/p>\n Touch wood, he’s back on his feet now.<\/p>\n What’s something that you learned about your profession recently?<\/strong><\/p>\n I always believe that your work speaks for itself.<\/p>\n But I have realised that it is important to boast about your work and be constantly visible on social media.<\/p>\n I personally find this process very exhausting, but public memory has become short.<\/p>\n Everything has become like a 20-second reel now.<\/p>\n You have to keep on hitting it into people’s memory.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Does having a partner in the same profession help you manage things better?<\/strong><\/p>\n Yes, definitely. It’s a boon. She (Neha Dhupia<\/em>) understands the insecurities, the highs and the lows.<\/p>\n In our industry, we actors are like hustlers.<\/p>\n Hum kissi ke bhi nahi ho sakte aur hum sabka hona chahte hain<\/em> (We can’t belong to anyone and we want to belong to everyone<\/em>).<\/p>\n There are a lot of challenges in this profession, so you need strong emotional support and a good environment at home.<\/p>\n You engage with your cast and crew and they become your family, but it’s all very momentarily.<\/p>\n Once you move on to other projects, you engage with a new set of people and they become your family.<\/p>\n It’s the environment at home that makes you feel balanced and makes you do your best on the professional front.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n