Feared my role getting chopped off, says Gandharv Dewan
If you have seen The Zoya Factor, you couldn’t have missed the spirited performance of actor Gandharv Dewan as the fast bowler Harry. Although the film disappointed many and Gandharv’s wasn’t a fullfledged role, he is garnering praise for his performance as a cricket star who has blind faith in prophecies.
Happy with the appreciation, Gandharv shares that he was quite worried before the film’s release.
“I have often heard stories about actors’ roles being chopped off from the films and how they get to know of this only after the release of the film. This was my first movie on such a big scale, and I really did not want such a thing to happen to me. So, I was worried about it. I did not even tell many people that I was doing this film, because at the back of my mind I had a fear of my role getting chopped. But by God’s grace, I was fortunate that I got enough screen time to display my acting skills on the big screen,” he says.
Before The Zoya Factor, Gandharv featured in the international production The Extraordinary Journey of The Fakir. He was also seen in the web show Office vs. Office, and has acted in several plays. He even had a stint as an assistant director for one of the plays of Manav Kaul.
Hailing from Delhi, the 28year-old wishes to get lead roles in films soon.
“I don’t want to wait till my forties to get lead roles. In most of the projects, protagonists are younger people. I also want to get fullfledged roles, so I am working hard to improve myself as an actor, so that makers can approach me and put high stakes on me,” adds the National School of Drama graduate.
About his initial days in showbiz, he says, “I had my struggles like everybody and I am still struggling. There were times when I did not know how to handle the situation. I faced a lot of rejections but I overcame those thanks to the support of my family. Such situations motivated me to work hard.”
I did not even tell many people that I was doing this film (The Zoya Factor), because at the back of my mind I had a fear of my role getting chopped...
GANDHARV DEWAN ACTOR