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'Bollywood wow! But I won't quit TV'
TV actors are happy to get Bollywood offers but are sceptical of quitting television
HARSHADA REGE Times News Network
Gone are the days when TV actors would quit serials for films. Nowadays, even if they are signed for a film, they still continue doing TV serials. Is it because some of the TV actors have tried it earlier and have failed to make an impact on the big screen that is stopping them from doing so? "I will never leave TV," says Cezanne Khan who is better known as Anurag Basu of Kasautii Zindagii Kay.
According to him, "I have started from here and have got recognition only because of the work I have done on TV."
But actors like Rohit Roy are trying to balance both the mediums. Rohit says, "I remember the time when we had held the premiere of Plan in Malaysia. I had people like Sanjay Dutt, Sanjay Suri and Dino Morea with me. I thought people would probably not recognise me. But when we started walking on the red carpet, I heard a lot of people shouting my name. That's only because people there love Indian serials."
But there are hardly any actors who have managed to strike a balance between TV and films. Actor Aamir Ali says, "I have been through that phase. Giving up TV is not a good idea, unless of course, the actor doesn't need to earn any money," he says.
Tanaz Lall says that once you have a fan base it doesn't matter whether you are working on TV or in films. "A lot of TV actors have such hectic schedules that they can't sign movies. They are as popular as many film actors," she adds.
Delnaazz Paul who has been a part of popular films like
Kal Ho Na Ho and Hum Ko Deewana Kar Gaye feels it would be foolish to quit TV. "Unless you are getting an earth shattering break. Personally, I don't want to discriminate between movies and TV. TV is very big today. It
bring everything —money, popularity as well as success," she feels.
So like the West, where actors work in films as well as in TV serials, are things changing in India too? Aamir Ali feels things are changing slowly. "It's at the initial stage right now. There will be a time when a person is liked on TV and is signed for a film role because he suits the character."
According to him, "I have started from here and have got recognition only because of the work I have done on TV."
But actors like Rohit Roy are trying to balance both the mediums. Rohit says, "I remember the time when we had held the premiere of Plan in Malaysia. I had people like Sanjay Dutt, Sanjay Suri and Dino Morea with me. I thought people would probably not recognise me. But when we started walking on the red carpet, I heard a lot of people shouting my name. That's only because people there love Indian serials."
But there are hardly any actors who have managed to strike a balance between TV and films. Actor Aamir Ali says, "I have been through that phase. Giving up TV is not a good idea, unless of course, the actor doesn't need to earn any money," he says.
Tanaz Lall says that once you have a fan base it doesn't matter whether you are working on TV or in films. "A lot of TV actors have such hectic schedules that they can't sign movies. They are as popular as many film actors," she adds.
Delnaazz Paul who has been a part of popular films like
Kal Ho Na Ho and Hum Ko Deewana Kar Gaye feels it would be foolish to quit TV. "Unless you are getting an earth shattering break. Personally, I don't want to discriminate between movies and TV. TV is very big today. It
bring everything —money, popularity as well as success," she feels.
So like the West, where actors work in films as well as in TV serials, are things changing in India too? Aamir Ali feels things are changing slowly. "It's at the initial stage right now. There will be a time when a person is liked on TV and is signed for a film role because he suits the character."
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