Tiger Shroff: I am not a superstar

Tiger Shroff’s rumoured affair with Disha Patani and filmmaker Ram Gopal Varma calling him a transgender has kept the actor in the limelight for quite sometime now. However, Tiger remains unaffected by all the jazz. Talking about his rumoured affair with Disha, Tiger says, “Paps don’t bother me anymore. It is part and parcel of showbiz. On the contrary, it’s nice. I am getting some recognition (laughs). I meet friends for lunch and coffee. That’s that.”

He also spoke about the RGV incident where the filmmaker compared Tiger with actor Vidyut Jammwal and also called him a transgender. Tiger asserted, “We are living in a chauvinistic world. But I am glad there is more awareness now. No one can call people names and get away with it anymore. As for the controversy, I don’t want to comment on any senior with whom my father shares a close professional bond. I don’t want to give unnecessary publicity to the people seeking it.”

Tiger has signed up to do three films this year. Talking about his upcoming films, Tiger revealed, “We will have an elaborate stint in Kashmir for ‘SOTY 2’, though we don’t know the dates yet. ‘Munna Michael’ is almost done except a dance face-off scene with Nawaz (Nawazuddin Siddiqui) bhai and the finale song. I will also start preparing for ‘Baaghi 2’ in China.”

Admitting that these films are designed to make him look like a hero, Tiger further adds, “The typical formula works for me. The skills of action and dance fascinate kids. [But] At this point, I am not a superstar. I want to be one desperately, but am nowhere close to getting there. I have idols whose shoes are hard to fill and goals that will take years to achieve.”

Credits: Mid-Day