'WHETHER MY TALENT HAS BEEN TAPPED IS SUBJECT TO THE FILM AND AUDIENCE’
Sidharth Malhotra says he is satisfied as an actor today and is excited about his upcoming projects
He’s got quite a variety on his plate now, and Sidharth Malhotra is only too happy for it. While he started shooting for a comedy, Thank God, with Ajay Devgn, his thriller Mission Majnu has also went on floors.
He says he likes to mix up genres, and on whether he’s got enough opportunities to prove his talent till date, he adds, “Whether the makers have tapped into my talent or not is subject to film-to-film and the audience. There should be more concentration on stories first and then the execution, because if either of them falters, then the projects don’t work.” Talking more about it, he says he is indeed “satisfied, happy and excited” as a creative person and as an actor today. “Inder (Kumar, director) Ji has done an immense amount of light-hearted films and he is donning a new avatar with Thank God. Mission Majnu is an inspiring story of India’s history and it is being helmed by a very experienced ad filmmaker,” says the 36-year-old. Malhotra had stepped out for work before these two films as well, to finish some patch work for his next, Shershah. Talking about his experience getting back on set, he says, “I didn’t step out during the extreme time of the pandemic. Luckily I’ve not been directly affected by the virus. One can do a lot to keep their immunity up, have a good lifestyle, a great diet, something which I anyway believed in. But people need to take all precautions. I am taking them too, I’m not being foolish.”
2020 as a year was tough for everyone, and more so for the film industry, with even work from home not possible for pending projects. The actor is sad that a lot of people lost their lives, “There was a lot of confusion. Work came secondary, as at one particular point everyone’s work got stuck but yes if we talk about today now, entertainment business is yet to come back.”
Getting the audiences back to theatres safely is what’s on the industry’s mind, Malhotra elucidates, “As a film person or even as an audience it is of concern, that you hope you can find a safe way to get people to the theatres, which we do have. I think the worst is over, and we are looking forward to this year,” he says.
There should be more concentration on stories and then the execution. If either of them falters, then projects don't work SIDHARTH MALHOTRA Actor