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You have loved him as Sujal in ‘Kahiin To Hoga’. You have secretly cheered for him during fight scenes in 'Bloody Daddy'. But one thing that remains constant about Rajeev Khandelwal is his acting prowess and relevance. It’s not easy to sustain an industry for over two decades and still create a mark.
However, Rajeev has proved his worth enough.
The actor, who was last seen in ‘Bloody Daddy’ with Shahid Kapoor, recently shared his brutally honest take with on casting couch. He had also taken us through his transformation and upon being asked, revealed if he thinks the entertainment industry was fair to him.
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Excerpts from the interview:
‘I WASN’T SUPPOSED TO DO SUJAL’
From Sujal to Sameer, Rajeev Khandelwal, while speaking to , took us through his transformation.
He said, “Sujal was unexpected because it was never planned for in my life. I wasn’t supposed to do Sujal. One day, Ekta [Kapoor] says ‘You are doing Sujal’. And I had only heard of this character because there was a lot of hype within the production unit. And I got into it, taking it as a challenge.
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And it happened because of Ekta’s vision. I would be true to her vision and it worked. I will not take any credit. The only thing which I am good at is taking direction from directors. I think I am malleable enough to give their vision a shape and a face. I’ll give myself only that much credit.”
He then said, "The transformation has been amazing.
In my head, I know that there have been many challenges. Some were created by me, some were social challenges. By social, I mean the mental blocks the industry has about mediums, television, films, all of that. It never occurred to me that I want to break the myth that TV actors can work in films. When I look back at it, I'm like, 'Ho gaya!' I wasn't even thinking that I am doing a film, I am just acting in front of the camera.
But when it turns out, it is amplified in a different manner. I didn't take life too seriously.
Rajeev khandelwal profile He tries to get close to Kashish once again but Charu is pregnant and ill and has to be in a wheelchair after landing in an accident. On his way to meet Kashish, Sujal has an altercation with some criminals, falls into a river and is presumed dead. In the process of Sujal saving Kashish's life, Sujal ends up with deep abrasive wounds himself. Sinha decide to get Piyush and Kashish married.I was told not to do television, but I said, 'Now I will do television only.' It's been great, and I have received a lot of love from my industry too. I am also excited to see where I go next from Sameer, but I am sure GenZ will have a different image of mine."
‘I USED TO RUN AWAY, WOULD GO TO HIMALAYAS’
Has the film industry given Rajeev Khandelwal the fame he deserved?
He yet again shared his brutally honest take on the matter. He told us, “I don’t know what I deserve but I know I only get what I deserve. Fame was not something I was looking at, even from my first series, my Sujal days. If I did, I wouldn’t have quit that show or ‘Left Right Left’.
I got so much in the first year itself that I got petrified of it.
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He then said, “For me, what I was chasing amid all the madness, was trying to find whether I am worthy of this. Is this mine because people wanted me to believe that this was mine. But it wasn’t mine and I knew it too.
I need to feel worthy of it and that is why I quit that show. And there were so many who thought this was the biggest mistake I am committing in the early stages of my career. I am quitting a show where people are keeping me on a pedestal that was unheard of during those days. I used to run away, would go to Himalayas, Ladakh and be with myself.
I am not joking but I have done it.”
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‘LOT OF PEOPLE FELT THE INDUSTRY WASN’T KIND TO ME’
Rajeev Khandelwal revealed that he has never been after fame.
“I have never-ever chased fame.
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This was immediately after Aamir. Won’t take names. After ‘Aamir’, people thought I’ve made it big. But I was not looking for that. I was looking for ‘Soundtrack’, ‘Shaitaan’, ‘Table No 21’, ‘Reporters’ etc.”
He then added, “A lot of people have said to me, ‘This industry has not been kind to you.
You deserve a lot more, you are underrated.’ I have followed my heart, the general perception is that I am not getting that kind of fame I deserved. But am I looking for it? I am not. If was looking for it, I would have going mental on social media, trying to create followers. But I don’t care. I don’t follow people, I don’t go on social media.
One has to know me to understand that I have never worked consciously towards it.
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‘IF YOU DON’T HAVE YOUR OWN YARDSTICK, YOU’LL NEVER BE SATISFIED'
Rajeev also said, “For me a bigger than being more famous or having a certain film do so much in box office, what is more challenging and commendable is that I worked in television, I was accepted.
I worked in films, I was accepted. I hosted a show, I was accepted. I was on OTT and theatre, I was accepted. When I talk to myself I say ‘Which other actor has done it?’ That is not the yardstick by which the industry measures you but if you don’t have your own yardstick, you are foolish because you will never be satisfied.
I have my own yardstick to measure and gauge myself.”
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He further added, “There are moments of frustration, regrets or disappointment, yes, I am a human being. Sometimes I too think ‘This is a project I should have done, why did they not come to me? I would have done more justice to it.
If I see an army film, I always feel I am cut-out for an army character.
Why don’t they ask me? They go to a commercial actor, I would do much more justice. But these are the things you talk and eject it out of your system and don’t dwell on it. I am chasing that high even today.”
‘I CAN HAVE A PR MACHINERY BUT THAT’S NOT WHAT I AM LOOKING FOR’
If given a chance, will Rajeev do television after appearing in a film?
He confidently says, “Without any thought, if it appeals to me. I have done it in the past too. It is too late now to have doubts as to what I am doing. You can call me a maverick or whatever, but, I want to feel worthy of the love I get. I don’t want the look of a feature film where everyone is trying to make me look like a hero with me wearing sunglasses and my hair is flying, my low-angle shots are taken and I am coming in slow-motion.
Can I do a play on stage for 30 minutes and be liked still? My satisfaction will be a lot bigger.”
He further added, “I can have a PR machinery come and do articles with me, paid articles, I can be everywhere. I can spend half of my remuneration in people positioning me. But that will make me feel 10 people helped me look the way I am today.
That’s not what I am looking at. Also, I am not saying that what others do is wrong. That’s their way of approaching their career. Their aim could be different, mine is different.”
“This is what works for me. I can come back to my own room with people telling me, ‘Kaha hain, dikhta nahi hain?’ I can look at my pictures, body of work and say, ‘You could do it, good, continue like this.
Har aadmi ka apna high hota hain, ye mera high hain,” he signed off.
Having said said, Rajeev is yet to announce his next project.