No formula, Pulkit prefers rising to new challenges
Pulkit Samrat began his acting career in Bollywood with Bittoo Boss (2012) and followed it up with Fukrey (2013), Jai Ho (2014), Dolly Ki Doli (2015), Sanam Re (2016), Fukrey Returns (2017) and 3 Storeys. Looking back at his run in the film industry, he says he never followed any formula in choosing characters or films. Pulkit prefers keeping his options open, ready to be surprised by whatever new and interesting comes his way.
“Since childhood I’ve been bad with formulas in math, physics… As I grew up, I never tried to apply any in either my personal or professional life because I know I’ll finally screw it up then,” he says.
For Pulkit, understanding the vision of the director and writer is important. He also tries to find out the shades of his character to understand what is expected of him. “I surrender myself to the film and my director. I take on whatever challenge is being thrown at me. That way, things worked for good,” he says.
However, the reason behind Pulkit starring in his last film, Arjun Mukerjee’s 3 Storeys, wasn’t just his trust in the script or the makers. He says, “The film was being backed by someone like Priya [Sreedharan] who had made a number of films with Dibakar Banerjee, who I’m also a fan of. The cast was [also] interesting, so was the story, but the one name that motivated me was Renuka [Shahane] ji. I always wanted to work with her. She is a fabulous actor.”
Shreya Mukherjee
I never tried to apply any formula in either my personal or professional life because I know I’ll finally screw it up then.
PULKIT SAMRAT ACTOR