It was never about numbers but about creativity Abhay Deol on his career choices
Mumbai Nov 28 PTI Abhay Deol has walked on a road less travelled in Hindi cinema and the actor says it was important for him to achieve creative satisfaction over commercial successCourtesy his unconventional choices right from his debut Socha Na Tha to films like Manorama Six Feet Under Oye Lucky Lucky Oye Dev D and Shanghai he was touted as the poster boy of indie cinema when he entered Bollywood 16 years agoWe are working in a field where it is not nine-to-five that what you deliver eventually dictates what you will get coming into the future It is not a secure industry you could be up one day and gone the next dayI wanted to do well enough for me to continue making films I wanted to make which nobody was making at the time when I started So it was more to try not that I wanted success not so much It was never a numbers game it was always a creative game Abhay Deol who has also starred in the mainstream Hindi films like Aisha Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara and Raanjhanaa saidAs long as his creativity was recognised the actor said he knew that he could get his next job because everybody as much as needs that commercial success they also want that creative success And commercial success can generally follow a formula thats why they are commercially successful theres nothing new Something new is always a risk and I chose that path he told PTI in a Zoom interviewHis next Velle backed by Bollywood superstar Ajay Devgn is an adaptation of the 2019 Telugu crime-comedy BrochevarevaruraWhen he saw the original movie Abhay Deol said he found the subject interesting He said he shared his suggestions with the makers which they agreed toIve always wanted to entertain but at the same time reflecting on being like a mirror to the society I am from Movies create culture they can either just reflect that culture so you can be objective about it or they can create culture provoke you and I think Ive kind of done both This one is definitely something thats reflective of culture and will essentially entertain he saidIn Velle Abhay Deol essays the role of a writer-director a character he drew from his experiences in the entertainment industryThe character of a writer is kind of cynical he is bitter from his experiences in the industry Ive had my own share of cynicism maybe not so much bitterness but at least Ive been cynical So I definitely channel thatThere was not so much of it in the original draft he was just really nice My feedback to the director was he is just too nice to be true especially if the experiences that he has had And in real life itll reflect in the way they speak or in the way they are Velle is directed by Deven Munjal who has previously worked on films like Main Hoon Na and Om Shanti Om in different capacities It is set to be released in theatres on December 10This will also be the first time that Abhay Deol will share screen space with his nephew Karan Deol son of his cousin and actor-MP Sunny Deol in VelleThe actor said he could relate to Karan Deol who is trying to make a mark for himself in the industry with varied roles a bit more as they both hail from the same film family Karan Deol made his acting debut in 2019 with Pal Pal Dil Ke Paas directed by Sunny DeolWhen I look at any actor I can relate to that experience because I myself was a beginner at one time I could relate to him a bit more because we have the same upbringing and ideas about what to do and how to be I could see a bit of my own self in him more he addedAbhay Deol who is presently dividing time between in India and the US said things are moving smoothly for him He was last seen in the Disney Channel original movie Spin 2021Its fun its a different market Its just to broaden my horizons a little bit he saidI have been the executive producer of a horror film and theres this new film called Pep It is executive produced by Leonardo DiCaprios company Appian Way Im in the production putting a few projects together over here he addedAbhay Deol will also be seen in a Netflix limited series whose working title is The Trial By Fire he said PTI KKP RDS RDS
Mumbai Nov 28 PTI Abhay Deol has walked on a road less travelled in Hindi cinema and the actor says it was important for him to achieve creative satisfaction over commercial successCourtesy his unconventional choices right from his debut Socha Na Tha to films like Manorama Six Feet Under Oye Lucky Lucky Oye Dev D and Shanghai he was touted as the poster boy of indie cinema when he entered Bollywood 16 years agoWe are working in a field where it is not nine-to-five that what you deliver eventually dictates what you will get coming into the future It is not a secure industry you could be up one day and gone the next dayI wanted to do well enough for me to continue making films I wanted to make which nobody was making at the time when I started So it was more to try not that I wanted success not so much It was never a numbers game it was always a creative game Abhay Deol who has also starred in the mainstream Hindi films like Aisha Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara and Raanjhanaa saidAs long as his creativity was recognised the actor said he knew that he could get his next job because everybody as much as needs that commercial success they also want that creative success And commercial success can generally follow a formula thats why they are commercially successful theres nothing new Something new is always a risk and I chose that path he told PTI in a Zoom interviewHis next Velle backed by Bollywood superstar Ajay Devgn is an adaptation of the 2019 Telugu crime-comedy BrochevarevaruraWhen he saw the original movie Abhay Deol said he found the subject interesting He said he shared his suggestions with the makers which they agreed toIve always wanted to entertain but at the same time reflecting on being like a mirror to the society I am from Movies create culture they can either just reflect that culture so you can be objective about it or they can create culture provoke you and I think Ive kind of done both This one is definitely something thats reflective of culture and will essentially entertain he saidIn Velle Abhay Deol essays the role of a writer-director a character he drew from his experiences in the entertainment industryThe character of a writer is kind of cynical he is bitter from his experiences in the industry Ive had my own share of cynicism maybe not so much bitterness but at least Ive been cynical So I definitely channel thatThere was not so much of it in the original draft he was just really nice My feedback to the director was he is just too nice to be true especially if the experiences that he has had And in real life itll reflect in the way they speak or in the way they are Velle is directed by Deven Munjal who has previously worked on films like Main Hoon Na and Om Shanti Om in different capacities It is set to be released in theatres on December 10This will also be the first time that Abhay Deol will share screen space with his nephew Karan Deol son of his cousin and actor-MP Sunny Deol in VelleThe actor said he could relate to Karan Deol who is trying to make a mark for himself in the industry with varied roles a bit more as they both hail from the same film family Karan Deol made his acting debut in 2019 with Pal Pal Dil Ke Paas directed by Sunny DeolWhen I look at any actor I can relate to that experience because I myself was a beginner at one time I could relate to him a bit more because we have the same upbringing and ideas about what to do and how to be I could see a bit of my own self in him more he addedAbhay Deol who is presently dividing time between in India and the US said things are moving smoothly for him He was last seen in the Disney Channel original movie Spin 2021Its fun its a different market Its just to broaden my horizons a little bit he saidI have been the executive producer of a horror film and theres this new film called Pep It is executive produced by Leonardo DiCaprios company Appian Way Im in the production putting a few projects together over here he addedAbhay Deol will also be seen in a Netflix limited series whose working title is The Trial By Fire he said PTI KKP RDS RDS
