I was fed up of being known as a two-scene actor, says Raj Arjun
The film business is tough, and it is especially hard for actors to make it big given the volume of talent in the industry, feels actor Raj Arjun. Sharing his own ordeal, he says that despite being consistent with his performances, he had to struggle for more than a decade.
“I was trying to break the wall and the wall is invisible, so I was just throwing my hands here and there. It’s so uncertain. I was banging on each and every door. I remember I didn’t leave any stone unturned,” says Arjun, who started his career with Black Friday in 2007.
Recently seen in Thalaivii, the actor reveals that he was always ahead of his peers when it came to presenting himself on the professional front and yet the outcome wasn’t as he expected. “I was very updated. When people used to send out photos, I had my CV. When people used CV, I was already on pen drives and would distribute it to casting people. When people got to pen drives, I was doing it on my ipad,” he shares, adding that he soon realised that it was all futile as he was already typecast by filmmakers.
“What I realised was that people started seeing me as one and two-scene actor and that was a problem. I thought that I may not be able to break the wall after all,” he says.
What followed was a break from acting. “So then I took a break… main thahar gaya. I decided I won’t do these small roles which I was doing for 10-12 years. As an actor, I wasn’t satisfied with that work. I was doing them just because of the greed that someone someday will notice me and offer me something big,” Arjun shares, revealing that he didn’t gain anything from the small roles he did for long. “I was neither getting recognition nor money. I don’t blame anybody for this,” he says.
Indeed, taking a step back worked in his favour. “I don’t like asking for any favour in life... I felt shy asking for work. So when I took a step back, that is when Secret Superstar (2017) happened and changed things for me,” he ends, terming the musical drama as the turning point in his life.
I was neither getting nor recognition don’t money. I anybody. blame ARJUN, RAJ