A film’s success shouldn’t be credited just to actors: Sunny
Actor Sunny Singh got the first ₹100-crore film of his career with Sonu Ke Titu Ki Sweety (2018). And in today’s time, it’s the multicrore clubs that are talked about the most. But the 34year-old believes that an actor doesn’t earn these humongous figures; the film does.
“I think it’s about the maker, director, and writer. They write the script and are the heroes, but we (the actors) are the face through which their story is told. They cast us in characters they have written. The most important fact is that those crores come in because of the makers. You also learn your acting from them, even if you have an inherent talent. The credit should be given to everyone,” Singh says.
This is why while taking up projects, he doesn’t think about the scope it could have at the box office. But, the actor reveals that people often question his professional choices.
“I had people asking, ‘Why are you choosing a bald character (in Ujda Chaman; 2019)?’ I said, ‘Why not? I’m an actor’. I get a little taken aback when easy concepts are not made. Nobody has done it, but if you don’t explore them, then what kind of an actor are you? I loved the character of Khilji in Padmaavat (2018). I love larger-than-life roles,” says Singh, who was seen in Jai Mummy Di, earlier this year.
He goes on to reveal that the best compliment he has got till date has been from actor Salman Khan. “Salman sir told me once, ‘Best of luck, you’re doing very good’. It has happened many times that people loved my performance, and I felt proud I had done it. When you go home, you sleep well,” he recounts.
Rishabh Suri