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I’ve no acting plans, happy singing
Singer Rahul Vaidya’s music career has been cruising along well. Having done shows such as Bigg Boss and Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi last year, we wonder if he harbours acting aspirations, too. Replying in the negative, Vaidya says, “Acting offers come to me often, but I am very happy singing. I think I do not want to deviate and do anything else.”
But the 34-year-old admits that he likes to feature in the music videos of his songs. And for that, Vaidya understands that he needs to maintain himself and look good on screen. He says that until recently, that was never expected from singers, as only actors would feature in music videos.
“I wanted to start this trend (of more musicians playing protagonists in music videos). So,
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I underwent a physical transformation. Why not be the trendsetter? The times are changing,” says Vaidya.
Apart from releasing independent music, the singer also performs at a lot of live shows. While the live events scene got back on track only recently, post a two-year lull due to the pandemic, the number of Covid-19 cases have started soaring again. Does his wife, actor Disha Parmar, or family express apprehensions about him performing live in the current scenario? “It’s work, why will anybody be uncomfortable? Tomorrow, if Disha has to go for a shoot, there is no question of being comfortable or uncomfortable. I do about eight to 10 live shows in a month. They keep me busy. People think I [only] do reality shows and stuff like that, but the most amount of my time is occupied by live shows,” the Yaad Teri singer ends.
Actor Kriti Sanon posts one video with co-star Kartik Aaryan and the rumour mill goes into overdrive, speculating that they are dating. But for her, it is just another “petty” thing to ignore. And she feels such rumours are an outcome of the growing popularity of social media.
“It is [a result of] people’s need for information. I don’t know if social media is a great thing to happen to us or a bad thing. I have mixed feelings when it comes to that,” Sanon tells us when asked about the current speculation. “If
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you ask me about these petty things (link-up rumours), they don’t bother me at all. It just makes you feel like, ‘I wish my life was as interesting as it sounded’,” she quips.
Having spent eight years in the industry, Sanon is still learning to live with the constant scrutiny of her personal as well as work life. “I know that this is a part and parcel of being a celebrity. But, I have to admit that there are things that annoy and bother you,” says Sanon, adding, “Sometimes things are written about you or you get scrutinised for everything you say.”
Drawing mental boundaries is her way to tackle it all. “It’s important to understand what matters and what doesn’t. Now, more information is needed because of social media. People need something new to post every second, there are portals that need to come up with content. So, when there is more content, more things will be written about you,” says the Mimi (2021) actor, who has a packed year at work with films such as Shehzada, Ganapath, Bhediya and Adipurush.
The 31-year-old is glad that false news doesn’t stay around for long. “Everything that is written about you fast, fades away faster, because the public memory is very short. Just like success and failure are temporary, good and bad publicity is also temporary,” says the actor.
There is deep conditioning growing up [as a girl] in the Middle East. My parents wanted me to be married and have children by a certain age.
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