Vikrant Massey on Gaslight and more: Sara Ali Khan is a livewire – Exclusive – TOI Etimes

Vikrant Massey considers himself fortunate that he set to work with Sara Ali Khan and Chitrangda Singh of their upcoming movie Gaslight. That is not all, he believes girl luck has been shining in his favour ever since his tv days on the Balika Vadhu present. That and even his debut movie Lootera with director Vikramaditya Motwane was a streak of fine fortune. Chatting with ETimes, Vikrant talks about success, fame and wishing for a dance movie. Learn on…
What was it about Gaslight that caught your consideration?
The script to start with. It was such a beautiful learn. It engaged me as a reader. And by the point I completed studying it, I noticed that it had great potential to be tailored right into a characteristic movie. It additionally supplied me a component or a personality that I’ve by no means accomplished earlier than. There was a chance for me to exit and discover myself as an actor. Additionally, director Pawan Kirpalani and I needed to work collectively for a very long time. Sara Ali Khan was additionally one of many causes to signal the movie. So, there have been numerous elements.
How was the expertise of collaborating with Sara Ali Khan and Chitrangda Singh?

It was pretty. I couldn’t have requested for higher co-actors. All of us have such totally different personalities so to return underneath one roof and make the most of them for the good thing about the story and narration was nice.

Sara is a livewire. There’s a specific amount of power that she brings on set. Chitra ma’am was so poised, calm and hardworking on the similar time. I used to be fortunate to work with them and I took bits and items from each, which I’ll attempt to retain so long as I can.

On OTT, an actor’s efficiency or their present/film will get recognition eventually. However business success could be a little elusive. How a lot does business success matter to you proper now?

What precisely is business success? Is it the cash you make? If that’s the case then all my movies have been business successes. None of my producers have misplaced cash pre or post-pandemic. The definition of business success has modified. It is now not what it was.

You’ve got been in movies for a decade now. Do you keep in mind your first response once you bagged your first movie function in Lootera (2013)?

I couldn’t consider it to be sincere. As a result of I used to be working with Vikramaditya Motwane and I lucked out. I’m an enormous fan of Udaan. I keep in mind I watched it twice and I needed to work with him. And my first movie occurred to be with him so I couldn’t actually consider that I had lucked out that early in my profession.

You’re a skilled dancer. Why haven’t we seen you doing a track and dance movie but?

I feel it is best to begin a petition on-line. Go on the market and inform the producers to jot down a narrative that entails me dancing. However on a critical notice, I feel if my characters are such that they dance effectively then, it’s nice. I don’t wish to dance for the sake of dancing. I strongly really feel that if it’s a dance film then I’d do the jig in any other case, many of the elements that I play are rooted in actuality. They’re common-man tales.

Would you like to do a masala entertainer with track and dance?

In fact. In actual fact, I’ve been lucky sufficient to be part of Haseen Dillruba and Dil Dhadakne Do, which had been masala entertainers. Mirzapur was an out-and-out masala entertainer however there have been no songs and dances.

When did you first understand that you just had change into well-known?
I feel it was after Balika Vadhu. That present was so large and it nonetheless stays some of the lovely tv reveals within the historical past of Indian tv. Within the North, folks nonetheless know me by my character’s title in that present. I’ve been lucky sufficient to have had a number of alternatives to maneuver within the constructive route in the direction of gaining recognition. Folks have been sort. Even to the Mirzapur character. Folks seek advice from me as Bablu Bhaiyya.
What’s the most effective factor about being married to your fellow actor Sheetal Thakur? And what’s the difficult half about the identical, if any?
Sure, after all. Generally at dwelling you find yourself speaking about simply work. Then you definately consciously need to just be sure you don’t try this. The upside of it’s that the character of your job is known by your accomplice.

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