Luv Sinha: I wouldn’t call my film journey easy, never asked my father to call anyone
Luv Sinha started his Bollywood career in 2010 with Sadiyaan, and it took him eight years to do another film, Paltan. Ask him the reason for not taking up more projects after his debut, and the actor is more than forthcoming about what transpired.
“I wouldn’t say it was conscious, not taking up more films. What happened initially was there was a perception. Again, I am not the first actor whose debut film didn’t work. The way you are projected as well as the box office fate of a film, they make a difference... It took a while for me to break that perception,” Sinha says.
Paltan was a war drama, which even though didn’t manage to rake in the moolah, did get him noticed, according to Sinha. “That film changed things a bit. After that, I’ve been meeting people and working towards lining up the right project. I think it should all fall into place. Last year, things were supposed to start again, but we all got thrown off track. I would not call my journey easy. Even though I belong to one of the known film families, it has not been easy for me,” admits the 37-year-old, who is the son of actor-politician Shatrughan Sinha.
Currently, he has a confirmed project in hand, and is on the verge of signing more. The actor adds that his connections never helped him in his film career. “I’ve done it all on my own, never asked my father to call anyone or put in a word for me anywhere,” he says.
He lists the kind of roles that he really wants to do. “The thing with me is I would want to play a character like Shah Rukh Khan’s in Baazigar (1993), or something like Emraan Hashmi’s in Once Upon a Time in Mumbaai (2010). Even a film like War (2019), a spy drama thriller or a courtroom drama. These roles, I believe, will be good opportunities to prove myself; that’s what I am working towards right now,” he shares.
I’d want to do roles like Shah Rukh Khan’s in Baazigar... Even a spy drama, courtroom drama...
LUV SINHA, Actor