I’m not a competitive person: Abhay Deol

Actor says it doesn’t matter to him whether he is doing a lead role or not since he is quite secure about his career.


Ians September 07, 2010

MUMBAI: Abhay Deol, who has carved a niche for himself in Bollywood and on the indie-film circuit, says it doesn’t matter to him whether he is doing a lead role in a film or not since he is quite secure about his career.

“When I select a film, I go with the script, I don’t see whether I’m doing a lead in the film or not. I’m quite secure about my career so these things don’t matter to me. If that was the case then I wouldn’t have done Aisha at all,” Deol told reporters.

When asked about his role in Zoya Akhtar’s Zindagi Milegi Na Dobara, for which he had been shooting in Spain, the 34-year-old said he is glad Akhtar offered him this role.

“This film is about three friends being played by Hrithik Roshan, Farhan Akhtar and myself. It’s a wonderful film and I’m glad that Zoya offered me this role. Also I got to work with Hrithik and Farhan, who are wonderful people - that was a bonus,” said Deol.

Zindagi Milegi Na Dobara, which is a story around friends bonding, also stars Deol’s Dev.D co-star Kalki Koechlin and Katrina Kaif.

Deol, who has worked in films such as Socha Na Tha, Honeymoon Travels Pvt. Ltd., Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye! and Dev.D, revealed that to succeed in life it’s important to have a vision.

“If you want to succeed in life, it’s very important to have a vision, to have an idea about what you want to achieve. You should also know about your pros and cons so that you can enhance your pros and work on your cons.

“Another thing that works for me is that I’m not a competitive person. Competitive people lose their individuality trying to do what others are doing,” he expressed.

The actor, who is the nephew of veteran actor Dharmendra, also says he doesn’t regret doing any of his films.

“I have no regrets. I stand by all my films. Definitely I like some more than others, but have no regrets,” he said.

The actor was speaking at an event, where he was announced brand ambassador of Indian menswear brand.

Deol, who is quite choosy about the kind of brands he endorses, revealed that he would never endorse certain brands such as Fair &Lovely.

“I will never endorse a cigarette brand because that’s something very bad for health. Also I will never endorse Fair & Lovely because it makes the generation believe that you are nice and successful only if you are fair.

“This is a very demeaning thing and I would never want to be a part of something like that,” Deol told the reporters.

Asked about his style statement, the actor said, “In person, I don’t experiment a lot with my look. I like it subtle and simple. I’m a casual person and I like wearing jeans and a t-shirt the most.”

Published in The Express Tribune, September 8th, 2010.

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