‘Good days don’t make me, bad days don’t break me’
One needs many ups and downs to be the person one is. The different phases in life shape you as a person,” says actor Sidharth Shukla, adding, “Every phase in my life has taught me something. Good days don’t make me and bad days don’t break me. One doesn’t have control over anything, so trying to control what is not in your hands is pointless. Situations in life change with time and one should believe that things will be fine and keep at it. I face every challenge head on.” Recently, when the team of Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhania (2014) celebrated six years of release, Shukla’s fans pointed out that though it was his debut film, he wasn’t tagged in the tweets by the cast or the production house. But he says that he’s fine with it. “The leads of the movie deserve credit for the film and I understand where the producers come from. At the end of the day, you need validation from the audience. It felt wonderful that people remembered me after six years of its release,” adds the 39-year-old actor. Though he was appreciated, Shukla wasn’t seen in more movies. Ask him about his movie career and he says, “I expect to do good work. As long as I am working, the medium doesn’t matter.” On actors from TV getting opportunities in films, he states, “It is not a problem of potential but one gets what one deserves. If someone thought a project wasn’t good for me, that’s okay. I am happy that there has been no lull at the work front.”