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I am not a good actor: Hrithik Roshan

Published: January 24, 2012

Hrithik's upcoming film 'Agneepath' is set to hit the silver screen Jan 26.

He is one of the most sought after male leads in Bollywood but Hrithik Roshan still doesn’t consider himself as a good actor.

“I am not a good actor, in the sense that I can’t just stand up and act. I take my time to get into the mindset of the character and say my lines. I really have to be the person that I am playing,” Hrithik told reporters here Monday.

The actor was here along with Sanjay Dutt and Priyanka Chopra at PVR cinemas, in Ambience Mall for the promotion of their forthcoming film “Agneepath”, a remake of the 1990 film starring Amitabh Bachchan in the role of Vijay Dinanath Chauhan. The megastar had got the national award for it.

Hrithik revealed he was initially wary of taking up the role

“My first reaction was why should I do it? This is an iconic role played by Amitabh Bachchan. But when I heard the subject, screenplay and basic story, it drove through all my pre-conceived notions as an audience, as an actor and it touched my heart completely,” he said

“It was so refreshing that I forgot about the old ‘Agneepath’. Moreover it was a character that I was identifying with. I felt there is no reason for not to do this film,” he added.

The film, produced by Karan Johar’s Dharma Productions, is set to hit the silver screen Jan 26.

Reader Comments (16)

  • Yuri Kondratyuk
    Jan 24, 2012 - 1:58PM

    He’s in fact a better actor than any of the three Khans.

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  • Jan 24, 2012 - 2:20PM

    @Yuri Kondratyuk

    c’mon dude. Am sure you are kidding.

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  • karachiite
    Jan 24, 2012 - 3:09PM

    i certainly would’nt put him above aamir .. but he is definately above shahrukh and salman..

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  • Qazzafi
    Jan 24, 2012 - 4:32PM

    Well Said dude

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  • Yuri Kondratyuk
    Jan 24, 2012 - 5:01PM

    @karachiite:
    @Abdullah:
    Amir Khan has better taste in choosing his stories, gives his 100% every time and is even the best actor among the Khans , but, he isn’t the best talent around.

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  • narayana murthy
    Jan 24, 2012 - 5:13PM

    ““I am not a good actor, in the sense that I can’t just stand up and act. I take my time to get into the mindset of the character and say my lines. I really have to be the person that I am playing,””

    I almost fell off my chair laughing.

    “I take my time to get into the mindset of the character”. Hahahahaha.

    He has such low levels of self awareness or such high levels of ego that he doesn’t know that he can’t act to save his life!!!

    However he’s better than Salman or Shah Rukh. To put it simply – SRK, Salman, Hrithik would be the order of worst actors in India.

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  • Yuri Kondratyuk
    Jan 24, 2012 - 5:38PM

    @narayana murthy:

    I take my time to get into the mindset
    of the character and say my lines. I
    really have to be the person that I am
    playing

    That’s called method acting. Nothing funny or wrong about it.

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  • Jan 24, 2012 - 5:44PM

    I think the realization that he’s not a good actor will make him a better actor, if not great.

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  • narayana murthy
    Jan 24, 2012 - 7:19PM

    @Yuri Kondratyuk who says “That’s called method acting. Nothing funny or wrong about it.”

    Method acting!!!!! Jeez!!!

    You make funnier statements than this guy!!! I think he first needs a method to to LEARN how to be an extra in a movie!!! Perhaps later, he can think of learning acting. Maybe after a century he can consider whether to method act or to use Meisner’s ways!!!!

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  • Amjad
    Jan 24, 2012 - 7:43PM

    I heard that some people only like him since his family background is from Gujranwala, Punjab in Pakistan before partition and his family moved to India.

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  • Shan
    Jan 24, 2012 - 9:57PM

    Shan is way better actor in action movies.

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  • Quick
    Jan 24, 2012 - 11:52PM

    He is far more good looking and better actor than any of the Khans; though I think Aamir is good too. Hrithik carries the mantle of Amitabh in terms of his good looks and screen presence.

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  • antanu g
    Jan 25, 2012 - 12:35AM

    @Yuri Kondratyuk:
    oh no…communal sentiments taking over again….

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  • antanu g
    Jan 25, 2012 - 12:37AM

    @narayana murthy:
    and u would rate rajnikant as the best….?

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  • antanu g
    Jan 25, 2012 - 12:39AM

    amitabh. ….he is good but not great….there are more. and mind u amir and rithik are better actor than amitabh

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  • Yuri Kondratyuk
    Jan 25, 2012 - 11:03AM

    @antanu g:

    oh no…communal sentiments taking over
    again….

    Sorry to hear that. Please take rest till you feel secular again.

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