‘They said I went toe-to-toe with Hrithik Roshan, stole the show in Shootout at Lokhandwala’: Rohit Roy says acclaim has rarely brought him more work

Rohit Roy opened up about his film career, and said even though he is personally "happy," he is not "content" as an artiste.

By: Entertainment Desk

Mumbai | March 5, 2024 01:22 PM IST

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Rohit Roy opens up about his career struggles. (Photo: Rohit Roy/Instagram)

Actor Rohit Roy said that he faces a peculiar dilemma – he often finds people appreciating his work, but that acclaim doesn’t necessarily translate into better, bigger work. The actor, who has been working in the industry for 30 years, said that he had to always wait for the next big project, despite delivering successful films.

In an interview with Mirchi Plus, Rohit Roy opened up about his film career and said even though he is personally “happy,” he is not “content” as an artiste.

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“I happy and content, but of course, I am hungry for the kind of work I want to do. To say that I am not good or competent is one thing, but when people write after every show or film that I have performed excellently, that Hrithik Roshan ko takkar de diya Kabil mein, stole the thunder in Shootout at Lokhandwala climax… kyu likhte ho yaar? If you are writing that, it means if I have done a decent job.

“But that doesn’t translate in work sometimes. Earlier, I would get disheartened a bit, that despite giving a big hit where I was the main lead, even then it didn’t translate. Shootout At Lokhandwala became a cult film, but translate nahi hua na. Then I had to wait for Kaabil to come. Then I had to wait for Mumbai Saga to come. I have just been waiting. I am not content as an actor, I am hungry. I still look a certain age. I don’t look my age…,” he added.

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Rohit broke into the scene in the early 2000s, with his TV shows like Kkusum, Des Mein Niklla Hoga Chand and Swabhimaan, among others. The actor was dubbed as the “prince of Indian television” and went on to appear in several popular films.

In an earlier interview with Indianexpress.com, Rohit had said he should have been “more careful” in his “nascent years” as an actor and taken work more seriously.

“I should have been more responsible as a person; I took everything for granted. When a small town boy comes here and is suddenly regarded as the heartthrob of Indian TV… I used to always look over my shoulders to check if they are talking to me or somebody else. Within the first six months I was crowned the ‘prince of TV’, Shobhaa De wrote amazing articles on me and it all somewhere went to my head.

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“I was not serious about the kind of work I was picking up. I thought if this has worked, it means I have worked, which means everything I do will work. But it didn’t work, it doesn’t work. That was a major learning curve,” he had said.

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