Craft

Rahul Dev confessed that acting matters more than going to the gym and building a body for actors. In an exclusive interview with Bollywood Bubble, the actor recalls building six-pack abs in the beginning of his career. Scroll down to read what he said and watch the full interview.

Rahul Dev States Craft Matters More Than Going To Gyms

When asked about the struggles faced by him in the industry, the actor said, “Agar aap yaha negative roles se aage aagaye, toh mujhe kai baar lagta tha ki yaar koi humein dusre kisam ke roles de, not purely hero-villain wala chakkar. Kyunki main is industry ka pehle se hissa nahin hu, bahar se aaya hu.
Aur jin logon se main seekhne ki koshish kar raha tha uss time ki craft hota kya hai. Sabse pehle toh yeh hai ki craft kya hai aapka? Lekin uss yeh bhi disha galat ho gayi thi ki hum log sirf six-pack banane mein lage hue the.”

He further added, “Woh bhi ek tarah se kaam aa gaya Champion mein, unhe ek balwan negative actor chahiye tha Sunny ke opposite Aur unka screen image itna bada tha, matlab yaar, jo aadmi handpump ukhaad ke poori train wapas le aaye Hindustan, sochiye na!”

Rahul Dev On Physical Training

Talking about actors that focus on physical training for their acting careers, Rahul said, “Toh toh uss wajah se, aur jab aap ek kisi shaili mein tayyar nahin hote, toh mujhe lagta hai ki bohot saare log jab mujhse milte hain bolte hain, yaar main training kar raha hoon acting ki aur gym ja raha hoon.
Yaar gym aap tab jao zaroor lekin Main yeh isliye keh raha hoon kyunki logon ko lagta hai ki yaar exercise bada important hai. Lekin mujhe lagta hai ki kisi bhi director, jab aapse milta hai na, especially achhe wale directors, ya koi accha writer hai..ab toh casting directors bhi bohot accurate aa gaye hain ki kaunsa role chahiye.”

He added, “Phir doosra yeh hai ki director aur kahani mein kya depth dikhana chah raha hai voh. Uske irdh-girdh ke characters select hote hain aajkal. Aur kabhi-kabhi ho sakta hai aap unhe convince kar do ki yaar humein le lo, lagta toh nahin hoon waise magar aapko dikha dunga. Woh again kismaat hai, woh aapki conviction hai. But in the end, they are very clear. Directors are very clear who they want to cast, aur casting directors bhi. Brief unke paas already hota hai. Main uss accha kaam ki baat kar raha hoon jo ab ho raha hai.”

Rahul Dev will be seen in Welcome to the Jungle and The Saga of Rashtriya Rifles.

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