Rohit Roy says his ‘painfully arrogant’ behaviour caused his downfall; wife told him, ‘You don’t know acting, you just copy Amitabh Bachchan’

Rohit Roy attributed his downfall in the entertainment industry to his arrogance, admitting that the success of his debut TV show Swabhimaan got to his head.

By: Entertainment Desk

Chennai | Updated: March 6, 2024 11:57 AM IST

3 min read

Rohit Roy opens up on career and success

Rohit Roy opens up on his career and success. (Pic: Rohit/Instagram)

Rohit Roy experienced a meteoric rise to fame with his debut television show Swabhimaan. However, despite the massive success of the show, Rohit found himself unable to sustain his newfound stardom due to a series of poor decisions. He also ventured into films but failed to achieve success there as well. In a candid interview, the actor attributed his downfall in the entertainment industry to his arrogance, admitting that the success of Swabhimaan had gone to his head.

Reflecting on his past on Mirchi Plus, he confessed, “I used to be painfully arrogant. I am not from Mumbai, I am from Ahmedabad, which was a small town. Growing up all I did was study. I was a good student. So, when I came to this field and the show Swabhimaan became a huge hit. It was an overnight success. If I would have worked hard for this than I would have respected the process. I didn’t have a role to play in its success. It’s just something that I got by chance. I wasn’t a trained actor. It’s success went into my head. I started feeling that whatever I touch it would become gold.”

He added, “I became arrogant and impatient. If somebody is not thinking as fast as I am, I would get impatient. But at that time this unfiltered behaviour would not work because people were looking at me as a star. This behaviour isn’t acceptable by a star. I could have handled it better. But I was young and brash.”

Rohit Roy acknowledged that he missed valuable opportunities for growth by disregarding constructive criticism from his wife Manasi Joshi. He said, “My friends were also enjoying my success. My wife Manasi gave me a feedback about my acting. She told me that, ‘You don’t know acting. You just copy Amitabh Bachchan.’ I told her, ‘You don’t know acting. The whole country is celebrating me.’ But if I would have listened to Manasi my journey of learning acting would have been much quicker.”

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Rohit’s last film outing was in the Bengali movie Chengiz, released in 2023.

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