The man who paved the way to Hollywood

Gulshan Grover reveals how it feels to be the first commercial Bollywood actor to make it big in Hollywood

FAMOUS FOR DOING villainous roles, the Bollywood baddie Gulshan Grover is excited about working in a Polish film. A true international actor and a player on the world stage, over the years, he has acted in movies across continents. “I have done Malaysian, Iranian, Australian and Canadian films and now I have just signed a Polish film. I am working in different countries apart from Hollywood and Bollywood. Presently, no other actor is doing this. People only talk about Hollywood and Bollywood. I am a pioneer in starting the trend from Bollywood. I did not leave India and settle down in Los Angeles. I am the first film star who made the transition to working in Hollywood and coming back to Bollywood. I am the first Indian actor to work in a leading role in a Polish film. The name of the film in English means No Means No,” said Gulshan while talking to City Times.

The actor was in the city recently for the Gr8 Women Awards.

“I have tremendous respect for women. Maybe in the movies, I played a bad guy or a character who has not been good to women but that does not reflect my personal opinion about women. I always say, this in my bad man style, that I want to beat up the person who coined the term that women are the weaker sex. In my personal opinion, women are really powerful. I came here to salute and applaud the wonderful achievers,” said Gulshan. His forthcoming Hindi film is called Behen

Hogi Teri (She must be your sister). “The title triggers many kinds of thoughts. This is a beautiful romantic comical love story set in a small town. The title is an integral part of the film.”

He also spoke about his upcoming mocukmentary Bad Man. “It is for the first time that the iconic character of the villain is the title of the film. This is India’s first mockumentary in which everyone plays themselves. I hope this film has a sequel and prequels in times to come.”