Indian television shows are sh*t: Sayani Gupta
Actor Aadar Jain (right), the grandson of legendary actor Raj Kapoor, is ready to make his Bollywood debut. However, he doesn’t feel that he has been favoured by anyone in the industry, despite his starry background.
“Nepotism means favouritism towards relatives and Aditya Chopra is not my relative,” says Aadar. “I worked hard for the movie and I got it because I am talented. I do come from a film family and there is nothing wrong in that. I am not a product of nepotism, otherwise I would have been launched by our family studios, but that’s not the case. I am proud of it and everyone in my family is proud of it,” adds the actor who is being launched by producer Aditya Chopra.
Aadar, whose cousins Ranbir Kapoor, Kareena Kapoor Khan and Karisma Kapoor are established actors in the film industry, is inspired by the work his family members have done.
“It’s nice that my brothers and sisters are doing good work and that motivates me. Everyone in my family has proved themselves. My grandfather Raj Kapoor was son of Prithviraj Kapoor and contributed to Indian cinema for 60 years. My uncle Rishi Kapoor has been in Bollywood for such a long time. Your hard work and talent will take you further and you will be judged by people no matter what,” says the actor.
He hopes that people will appreciate his work too. “People will change their opinion about me getting favoured if they know that I am good and that I have worked hard.”
Be it films or web series, Sayani Gupta (left) is open to acting in every medium, except Indian television, at least not right now. The 30-yearold actor, who will be seen in the film, Hungry, opposite actor Naseeruddin Shah, has a rather low opinion of the current breed of TV shows. “Frankly Indian TV is sh*t right now. There is no good show on offer, and I won’t work in anything that I, myself won’t watch,” she says. “I don’t have a problem with the medium as such. I have a problem with the content being shown on it,” says Sayani, who was recently seen in Jagga Jasoos.
Sayani feels that an actor doesn’t have too much freedom when it comes to shows on the tube. “In the West, the actor gets to develop his character across episodes and seasons. In India, there is not much development of a character, and you don’t get that chance to explore and experiment with it,” she says.
The Kolkota-born actor, however, doesn’t rule out the possibility of making a career on television in the future. “If someone brings an incredible change and starts something that is different and has some proper content, I would love to be a part of the project. As an actor, you want to work in every medium,” adds Sayani.