Actor Sushant Singh Rajput might be just two films old, but the actor seems to be quite clear about the kinds of role he would like to do. The actor has recently wrapped up shooting for director Dibakar Banerjee’s ‘Detective Byomkesh Bakshi’.
When asked about his experience of working with the director, the ‘Kai Po Che!’ actor replied, “We’ve wrapped up the film. And I can tell you, it was one more learning experience for me. Dibakar trusted me completely. We had done workshops before we started shooting. So, I knew exactly what he wanted me to do, and how I should go about it. We had a lot of room for experimentation and I think I’ve grown as an actor. But if you ask what I think of my performance as Byomkesh, I wouldn’t be able to tell you.”
Talking about the unconventional roles that he’s done in his movies, Sushant said, “An actor has to remember the primary reason why he chose the profession that he did. If every role that I do doesn’t challenge me then what is the point of being an actor? Every character that I’ve chosen has made me evolve as an actor. And I am lucky that my directors have shown so much faith in my abilities. There is always that sense of exploration and excitement. I am not bothered with whether my characters are conventional or not. Because I am not in this for the designer labels and the autographs.
I don’t even want to go there. I am not saying that those who crave for conventional stardom are wrong in their aspirations. But that’s not what I want.”
What’s more, when he was asked if he would feel uncomfortable playing the ‘designer hero’, the actor said that he prefers unconventional roles and won’t do the conventional ones even if he gets big bucks for it. “I won’t be comfortable doing the normal. If I invest six months of my life in a role, the least I expect is to come out of the experience feeling good about myself. I won’t play the conventional role even if I get big money for it. Financial considerations are not an issue for me. If push comes to shove, I’ll make my own movies. So far I’ve got the roles I wanted. If in the future that changes then we’ll see,” Sushant said.
