Motivated by fans’ love, Gurmeet resolves to do five films in 2021

PAEaffected. We shouldn’t even count 2020 because we were all sitting at home. There’s no point considering it a part of our calendar,” says the actor. Sharing the reason behind his decision, Choudhary, 36, says it is because his fans want to see a lot more of him on screen. “People are like, ‘My wife is a big fan, my girlfriend is a big fan’, and add that they want to see more of me. I think I need to work back-to-back for them. That’s the biggest reason... I want to be more visible. Now OTT platforms are here, sab khul gaya hai ab opportunity wise. There is a lot of scope,” explains the actor. While he’s hopeful about 2021, Choudhary does not want to dismiss last year as a waste. “For me, 2020 was quite good and eventful. I shot a film, contracted Covid-19 and I also travelled to Dubai. So, it was more or less fine,” he concludes. ver since he made his Bollywood debut with Khamoshiyan in 2015, Gurmeet Choudhary has “consciously” chosen to do just one film a year, as he didn’t want to divert his focus with multiple projects. But the actor has changed his stance now. “I’m reading a lot of scripts. This year, I’ve sworn to myself that I’ll do five films. People complain that I’m very choosy. Choosy hona padta hai if one wants to work with good filmmakers. But this year, my resolution is to do five films. I’m preparing for that and I’m very close to achieving it,” shares Choudhary. Does this resolve have to do anything with 2020 being such a washout for everyone in the film industry, including him? “Last year a lot of our work got

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