Quality, not quantity, of work matters to Sharad Kelkar
While last year, actor Sharad Kelkar had five releases including four Hindi and one Marathi film, this year, he has had only one release so far — Marathi film Rakshas. But doing several movies at the same time is not on his mind, and neither is he worried about the number of offers he’s getting.
“If you observe my career, I always do one positive role and then one negative. I don’t want to do limited things in the same category, so I am always reinventing [my onscreen image]. I may wait for six months but I ensure that I pick something different,” says the actor who was seen in Bhoomi and Baadshaho last year.
Sharad insists that he wants the audience to remember him for his “good work” and not the “number of films” he has been a part of. “Number of films is not important for me. It is the quality of work I’m doing that matters. I don’t want to get typecast and I work with that in mind. I did a biopic, then an action thriller, then played a common man, followed by a villainous role in Bhoomi. So I have always tried to grow as an actor,” he adds.
The actor refrains from being part of films where he doesn’t have a substantial role. “I believe that even if you do one film, people should remember your character for a long time, and hope that he’ll do something different next. That’s my motto,” he shares.
Sharad recalls that even during his television days, he never repeated roles. “There were times when I was sitting at home with nothing in hand, and I used to chill and choose between shows. I refused 50 shows and said ‘I’ve already done this’. Whether the money was good or not, I’ve not got repetitive,” he says.