The model-actor has been missing in action for eight years
He made his acting debut with the tele-serial Heena way back in 1998. The serial ran for five years and Rahul Bhat who played the role of Sameer became an household name. Yet, the actor stayed away from TV to avoid overexposure and made his film debut with Yeh Mohabbat Hai followed by Nayee Padosan. The films did not do anything for his career and Rahul disillusioned with the kind of roles offered to him took a sabbatical. Now, after eight years, the model-turned-actor is back with a lead role in Anurag Kashyap’s Ugly. The film that has done the rounds of international film festivals — it was screened at Cannes and New York — has already won critical acclaim and is set to hit the theatres next week. Here Rahul talks about his journey, his search for good cinema and getting back in action.
You have been away from the scene for a long time…
Yes, I am back after eight years. I stopped acting because of the kind of films that were offered to people like me who were relatively new and had no guidance. I quit the profession in anger.
What stopped you from doing TV?
As I said I just stopped acting, so TV was also out of question. Instead, I decided to produce TV shows, but still didn’t act in them.
Apart from Rahul, Ugly also stars Ronit Roy and Tejaswini Kolhapure and will hit theatres on December 26.
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