‘I DON’T LIKE TO BE IN THE PUBLIC EYE IF I’M NOT WORKING’

Actor Siddhanth Kapoor, Shakti Kapoor’s son, finds limelight unnecessary and says that he prefers to keep a low profile when he’s not doing a film

Actor Siddhanth Kapoor (left), son of actor Shakti Kapoor has been around for quite some time now, but unfortunately hasn’t been able to get the same recognition like his father or sister, actor Shraddha Kapoor. However, the actor says that every actor has his own journey and it’s only unfair to draw constant comparisons. “I believe I have my own journey, which has taken off very well, so I have no complaints. Whether it’s about the kind of stuff that I did in the past or what I am doing currently, theirs is nothing that you can call it absolutely cliché stuff, so I’m pretty happy,” he says.

The 32-year-old, who made his acting debut as a child star in the 1997 film Judwaa, is yet to do a lead role. He has been part of films such as Shootout At Wadala (2003), Ugly (2014) and Jazbaa (2015). Asked whether he has consciously chosen this slow and steady path, he says, “All my films have got critical appreciation, even if that means that I, as an individual actor, couldn’t make it that big. But I’m okay with how things are shaping up.”

He shares that he believes in keeping a low profile. “I don’t really like to be out there—in media or public eye—if I am not working or doing a film. It’s unnecessary. I let my work to do the talking, so I am going easy. I am choosing different roles compared to other actors.”

“I know that the audience wants to see more of me on-screen, especially when critics have already spoken such amazing things about my small-yet-significant roles in the past. So for me, it’s a step by step thing while taking my game up,” adds the who will be portraying the role of an underworld don in his next film.