‘Tumhari Sulu’ star Manav Kaul opens up about his journey in Bollywood
| Nov 9, 2017, 16:39 IST
Actor Manav Kaul is slowly making a name for himself in the Bollywood film industry. After playing prominent roles in films like 'Kai Po Che', 'Wazir' and 'Jolly LLB 2', the actor says that the brutal honesty of the film industry is what makes him love being a part of it. The 40-year-old actor believes the brutal nature of people in Bollywood encourages an artiste to improve his/her performance. Manav said, “I love this industry because they are very brutal. If you are good (at your job), they will receive you with both hands. If not, they will tell you, as it is. But they are brutal not work wise. If you go to award functions and are a nobody, no one is going to click pictures with you. It is good as they don’t keep you under an illusion.”
The actor further stated that he is pretty content with his career in the industry so far. “I am happy doing good work. Whatever money I am getting, I am happy with it. I know what I am getting is what I am worth. I am building myself as an actor. Hopefully, things will only get better from here,” he said. He also rejects the idea of playing a "hero". “To play a hero, it feels very stupid. What is hero? I have no idea. I feel every person in a film is a character. If you consider and think a hero is someone who has his own story in the film then in that case in 'Kai Po Che' and 'Wazir' even I was performing based on my story,” the actor said.
Manav further explained that with 'Tumhari Sulu', he has ventured into a new genre and was quite anxious about it. “I was only getting offers for roles of a villain and I said no as I wanted to change my perception as an actor. I waited for one-and-a-half years for something different to come my way till 'Tumhari Sulu' happened. I think the makers saw some stupidity in me. I am in the lead and I have more scenes in the film. I was a little unsure about the dance thing. I was anxious as I was doing it for the first time,” he concluded.
The actor further stated that he is pretty content with his career in the industry so far. “I am happy doing good work. Whatever money I am getting, I am happy with it. I know what I am getting is what I am worth. I am building myself as an actor. Hopefully, things will only get better from here,” he said. He also rejects the idea of playing a "hero". “To play a hero, it feels very stupid. What is hero? I have no idea. I feel every person in a film is a character. If you consider and think a hero is someone who has his own story in the film then in that case in 'Kai Po Che' and 'Wazir' even I was performing based on my story,” the actor said.
Manav further explained that with 'Tumhari Sulu', he has ventured into a new genre and was quite anxious about it. “I was only getting offers for roles of a villain and I said no as I wanted to change my perception as an actor. I waited for one-and-a-half years for something different to come my way till 'Tumhari Sulu' happened. I think the makers saw some stupidity in me. I am in the lead and I have more scenes in the film. I was a little unsure about the dance thing. I was anxious as I was doing it for the first time,” he concluded.