Arunoday Singh does not regret his film choices

Yashika Mathur

Actor Arunoday Singh’s recent release, Blackmail, received positive response from the audience and critics. However, his last few films, such as Ungli (2014), Mohenjo Daro (2016), and Buddha in a Traffic Jam didn’t perform well at the box office. Despite this, the actor has no regrets about his film choices.

“I do not regret doing a single film I did. I enjoyed working with every director. If there was any fault in the choices, it was mine. I did the best I could with what I got. I was not at a point where a wild number of offers were coming my way. You do the best with what you get. That’s your craft as an actor — to continuously find work, even in things which might not be what you need right now,” says Arunoday.

He also reveals that becoming an actor was his dream, and therefore, he is content with whatever is coming his way today.

“It’s hard to think that something went wrong, because this is my life and these are the facts. The fame and all is nice, but I do not consider myself any less successful right now. I never thought I’d get work as an actor; I thought it was just a child’s dream, but I am paying every bill as an actor. I think I have done quite well,” says Arunoday, whose filmography includes hits such as Aisha (2010) and Yeh Saali Zindagi (2011) as well.

Apart from acting, Arunoday is also fond of singing. There were reports of the actor making his singing debut in the musical The Sound of Music, recently staged in Mumbai, but he clears the air.

“This [was] not my debut. My debut was when I sang for Naseeruddin [Shah]’s theatre group in a musical, The Threepenny Opera, last year. The Sound of Music happened after that. The word ‘debut’ has been erroneously added somewhere. I did sing, but this was not my debut,” he says.

PHOTO: ARIJIT SEN/HT Arunoday Singh has acted in films such as Aisha (2010) and Mohenjo Daro (2016)