Adhyayan Suman says casting directors made him feel ‘like a dog’: ‘They woke me up at odd times, I was desperate for work’

Shekhar Suman's son Adhyayan Suman shared that he was advised to party with superstars in order to get work.

New Delhi | May 13, 2023 09:22 AM IST

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Actor Adhyayan Suman complains about the rules to get acting in Bollywood. (Photo: Instagram/adhyayansuman)

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During the early days of his career, actor Adhyayan Suman appeared in films like Raaz – The Mystery Continues, Heartless, Himmatwala, and even though it was well known that he was the son of popular actor Shekhar Suman, he soon realised that being the son of a famous father did not guarantee him any film roles. In fact, in a recent interview, Adhyayan revealed that casting director pushed him around quite a bit and after a while he “felt like a dog” who was trying hard to not hurt their egos.

Adhyayan shared that people would advise him to go and attend parties, but he questioned at the time if attending parties would get him any work. “People used to tell me ‘Arrey jaa na, party kar na industry ke logon ke saath, mix around with them’.(Go and party with industry people) But my question is, mere party karne se kaam kaise mil jayega?,” (how will I get work by partying?),” he told Hindustan Times.

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He added, “Sirf party karne se kaam nahi milta hai. Also, you can’t just go and party with them (established names in the industry) . If you are a nobody and haven’t done something big yet, they are not going to invite you ki, ‘Aaja party karte hain’ (Come Let’s party). Either you need to be very successful or be a childhood friend of a star kid to chill around them.”

Adhyayan also spoke about the attitude of casting directors towards him and how they pushed him around. “I’ve had casting directors calling me at 2am and saying, ‘Abhi aaja uthkar’. They woke me up at odd times, asked me ki abhi aaja party karne raat ko, and I’ve gone to such parties. I was desperate for work. But after a few times, I felt like a dog. Usne abhi bola uth jaao, phir bola baith jaao. (They have said get up, then said sit down).” He added that couldn’t deny “because if you deny them, you are hurting their fragile egos.”

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