Pratik Gandhi: Have to create my own success again and again
Pratik Gandhi is not taking his fame or success for granted, and that’s because he’s well aware that “nothing is permanent” in the film industry. The actor, who rose to popularity with his portrayal of stockbroker Harshad Mehta, says he’s prepared for the challenges.
“The industry is a very interesting place. I’ve to create my own success again and again, to be there and to keep getting good work. There’s nobody to be blamed, it’s only you who can make it or break it,” says the actor, who recently won a string of awards including the Critics’ Choice Awards for Best Actor (web series).
“There was a time when the people I would approach for work would avoid me, and now, the same people want to partner with me in some way or the other,” says Gandhi, reflecting at the “finicky nature” of the business.
The actor credits filmmaker Hansal Mehta’s drama web series Scam 1992: The Harshad Mehta Story, for giving a fillip to his career, something which he was unable to do through his work in regional films.
“The web series changed my life. I had been around for the last 16 years doing my bit, waiting for something like this to happen, and this show put me in limelight.”
Known for his work in Gujarati theatre and cinema, he adds that now the makers have also started taking him seriously as an actor. “It gives them a little confidence to work with me or mount their project with me, because audiences accepted me widely in this series. Good projects are coming my way now,” he explains.
Next, Gandhi will be seen in Ravan Leela and Atithi Bhooto Bhava, and he’s looking forward to experimenting with his craft through varied stories. “I’ve always been experimenting even in Gujarati cinema. There are a lot of genres that I want to experiment with, and I am also being offered a variety of films,” he tells us.