Bobby Deol has openly reflected on a period in his career when he felt that his choices had taken a toll on his progress and revealed he resorted to acting classes during the times when “he did not have any work”.
Bobby Deol opens up on career struggles; says, “Because of my wrong choices, my career suffered”
The actor, who received widespread acclaim for his performance in Animal, discussed these setbacks during an interview at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF). He said, “Today, I have become more brave and fearless. I have moved away from what my image used to be. The web shows I acted in were very helpful in this regard. In between when I did not have any work, I took acting classes. I asked myself why did my career have a good start? That’s because people saw something in me. However, because of my wrong choices, my career suffered. I worked on regaining faith in myself as well as being disciplined. If you are disciplined, you can put more effort into your work without feeling the pressure.”
Deol also addressed typecasting: “In this industry, one tends to get typecast. It is tough to break that mould. OTT gave me that chance to come out of it. Playing an antagonist character and getting appreciation is something I had not imagined. However, every antagonist has to be different, be it my character in Aashram or Animal.”
Following Animal, Bobby has been active. He is set to feature in The B***ds of Bollywood, the directorial debut of Aryan Khan (son of Shah Rukh Khan), and in Bandar, an Anurag Kashyap film that had its world premiere at TIFF.
Originally launching his career as a lead in the 1995 romantic film Barsaat, Bobby Deol has since appeared in films like Soldier, Badal, Gupt, Race 3, Jhoom Barabar Jhoom, and Ab Tumhare Hawale Watan Saathiyo, among others.
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