With all the trappings of a star, Sushant Singh who
has jumped from theatre to television and being trained in dancing to
being a martial expert, has left no stone unturned. He is just one film
old but today the actor has producers vying for him. A three film deal
with YRF and a film Peekay with Rajkumar Hirani, Sushant Singh has a
long way to go. But like any other youngster he is confident and all
set to conquer his hurdles in a leap. In a no holds barred interview
with indiaglitz the youngster speaks about his on screen and off screen
persona. Over to Sushant :
What is Shuddh Desi Romance ?
The true meaning of Shuddh or pure as you call it is
undiluted romance. It's like stories of our life, it's not fantasized,
it's not aspirational and is like every love story in any other film.
While talking of societal behavior its Desi very rural and romance is
just another romance.
How much do you believe in such romance ?
You can either lie or tell the truth when it comes to
romance but I think deep in your hearts everyone believes in such
romance. I believe in romance completely.
Your take on relationships
Our society is hypocrite when it comes to
relationships. When you are talking about romance or live in
relationships almost all of us follow and have a stereotypical persona
there is discrimination in terms of gender, male chauvinism and in terms
of marriage there is a lot of confusion. The youth of today is
confused whether to follow age old traditions or to follow their heart.
They hide a lot of things. They say something and do something else. The
film is interesting in a lot of ways. The characters simply follow
their heart they are very open with their thoughts and believe in things
they do. It's funny also. I feel one has to be free and follow the
heart and I am doing what I believe in my real life too.
How has your family taken to your live in relationship ?
I am getting married in a year and half. They know
that I follow my heart and have appreciated my decisions in life. They
don't say anything.
You just said that the youth is very confused in life. How much do you follow your heart ?
I do follow my heart and have always done things
which I have believed in. When I was doing my engineering I wanted to
drop out of college and join theatre and learn dancing. Everyone
discouraged me. They said stick on for a year and then take up the
profession you love. But I was adamant and just dropped out of
engineering. I did theatre and took up dancing for a year. I was
successful in both. I won a lot of awards for my dancing. Then I did
television and when I wanted to quit television people once again
discouraged me from quitting it as I was the highest paid actor. I quit
television as I wanted to do films. Then again when I wanted to do Kai
Po Che I was told by my friends not to take up the film as it was not
the typical commercial venture there was no fighting or dancing in the
film. I was a trained dancer and martial arts expert but I did the film
and it was widely appreciated. Now again when I was in a relationship I
was told not to talk about it as it would hamper my career. A lot of
actors don't talk about it. But I was clear with what I wanted I have
been very open about my relationship also.
You have just started doing films and you
have been open about your relationships and now you plan to get married.
Don't you think you are letting your fans down and won't your marriage
hamper your career ?
I want to change this mind set of people. They say
theatre actors are over the top. Television is overexposed. I wanted to
change this mindset and proved myself. For example when I sat with 25
friends watching Kai Po Che they were sitting with me and crying at the
climax of the film. They knew I was just acting in the film but I
convinced them in my role. That believable factor is there. So I think
when people don't know me how will it make difference to them. My job
is to convince them as an actor and it is not going to make difference
to them or bother me. How will it make a difference if I am married or
not. They are paying money for entertainment. If you are good as an
actor your personal relationships will not make any difference to your
life. So many Hollywood actors get married and divorced so many times
but when they are doing their role efficiently it makes no difference to
the audience. Most of our stars like Shah Rukh Khan, Aamir Khan and
Hrithik Roshan were married when they just started doing films and it
has not made a difference to their careers. Our lives are different on
screen and off screen.
Kai Po Che and Shuddh Desi Romance are both small town stories. Don't you want to do a commercial film ?
Kai Po Che was set in Ahmadabad and this film is set
in Jaipur so they are big cities and not small towns in any which ways.
The day I play a glossy role I am sure you will be able to believe that
I can play such roles with flourish. At the end of the day I am an
actor and my job is to make people believe in the roles I play
convincingly.
How supportive is Ankita of your career and what is her response to your onscreen intimacy and liplock scenes ?
She is an actor and is not at all insecure and very
supportive. She knows that if you have to tell a story in a realistic
way you will come across such scenes. She knows that I am doing my job.
What are your future plans do you plan to do
off only beat films, what about Television. It is oftensaid that
television actors cannot have a great career in films ?
I have never planned anything in life. The only thing
I ever planned was to do theatre while I was studying. I never planned
to get into television but I have. I never planned to do films but
today I have signed a three film deal with YRF. There are so many
actors from television but when you see their body of work you never say
that he's from television or theatre. Today television is a very
powerful medium and you cannot deny that.
What is the status of Fitoor the adaptations of "Great Expectations" heard that Ekta and AbhishekKapoor had a fall out on this ?
I don't know if they have had a fall out. I still
have to talk to him about it. Abhishek had a clear vision in terms of
what he wants to convey through the character and I believe it will go
on the floors soon.
What did you get to learn from both directors Abhishek Kapoor and Maneesh Sharma ?
I definitely got to learn a lot. They are so clear
about what they want. One similar quality they have is that they are so
clear about their aspects of acting. They know what they want to convey
their audience. When you have so much clarity they don't need to be
spoon fed. They have so much faith that they let you improvise or
approach the character in your way. They convey that in their stories.
What are your expectations as to comparisons with other actors. You will be in the near future ?
I don't know about comparisons as I am still new here
and let me clear one thing. You can't compare two actors. You can
compare two stars to each other. The money they charge, the directors or
actors they are working with, will their films make hundred crores. I
cannot be compared as I am not a star; I am just an actor who is one
film old like Kai Po Che. I cannot be compared but inspired by actors.
Who are the actors who inspire you ?
Irrfan Khan and Nawazuddin Siddiqui. The body of
work they have behind them. They are a different character and actor
with every film and every role they do. I am baffled how they manage to
do it with every film. As an actor you need to understand the
psychology of these stars because a lot goes into making of these stars.
You are doing Dibakar Bannerjee's Detective Byomkesh Bakshi. Have you read the books on them and watched their films ?
There are around 33 stories and I have read a few. I
have also watched Rajit Kapur's serial and some Bengali films on the
character. Uttam Kumar had also done one of the films based on this
character. I am working on it. I had even been to Kolkatta to scout
locations and study the character. I am working on my looks now and I
will do anything everything that will convince you that I am Byomkesh of
1942.
Heard Ayushmann and you had differences over some cream commercial how do you react to such news ?
I listen and forget it. If there is no truth behind I
don't pay attention. I don't want to clear such stories because I don't
believe in them. It's not in my hand. I rather utilize that time to
concentrate of my work.
Are you open to working with Ankita ?
I definitely will but we have not got offers but if
something interesting comes up I will do it. So far no one has offered
us films together.
How was it working with Parineeti Chopra and new girl Vaani Kapoor ?
One thing about Parineeti is very spontaneous. You
just react and when you improvise on the scene she is so alert that she
reacts. Chemistry looks real. Vaani's not had a formal training she is
very comfortable and confident. She is willing to learn and is very hard
working. She will improve a lot and has done a fab job for her first
film.
Tell us something about Rajkumar Hirani's Peekay ?
I am very excited doing the film and working with
Aamir Khan. It's a dream come true for me but I can't speak about my
role. You will have to wait and watch for the film.
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