Prithviraj Sukumaran is being called the "dark Salman Khan" of Bollywood now
New Delhi:
Actor Prithviraj Sukumaran, who isbeing called the "dark Salman Khan" for flaunting his six packabs in his Bollywood debut Aiyyaa, says there is more to himthan his body in the film.
Already a superstar down South, Prithviraj stars oppositeRani Mukerji in the film, releasing today."I understand that right now I am being discussed as thisitem boy, which I am completely enjoying but I will beimmodest enough to say that as an actor I am beyond six packabs, my body is not my USP.
"And the physical transformation I have gone through forAiyyaa, I have done for other films as well so it is not newfor me. That's not who I am as an actor, which people willdiscover. I don't take my shirt off in every film I do,"Prithviraj told PTI in an interview.
The 29-year-old will be seen opposite Rani in the movie,directed by Sachin Kandalkar and produced by Anurag Kashyap.Prithviraj says doing a Hindi movie has given him adifferent sort of high as he gets to make a debut despitehaving an experience of 80 odd films down South.
"After a long time I will be appearing in a movie with aclean slate. For most people watching Aiyyaa, what I am downSouth or what I have achieved does not matter. They are goingto look at me as an actor, who they will see for the firsttime.
"And this is a big high for me. Making a debut afterhaving an experience of 80 films over 12 years that is a verynice place to be as an actor," he said.
Prithviraj says he never planned to come to Bollywood butis happy to enter the industry at a point when there is morespace for new actors.
"It was not like I was designing my career. I wasn'tlooking for work. But Bollywood is the biggest arena thatcinema can offer in India right now and as an actor that'swhere you want to be. You want your work to be seen by maximumnumber of people. It is a great feeling to know that you arefinally getting a shot on the big stage," he said.
The actor has already begun shooting for his second Hindifilm titled Aurangzeb, which is being produced by Yash Rajand directed by a debutante Atul Sabarwal.He also says it was his wife's dream that he try hishands in Bollywood.
"My wife is a journalist and she is the only person whodoes not work in movies in my family. She is very excitedabout my Bollywood debut because she believes as an actor Ideserve a bigger stage and she dreams insanely big for me andI am really happy that her wishes are finally coming true."
Already a superstar down South, Prithviraj stars oppositeRani Mukerji in the film, releasing today."I understand that right now I am being discussed as thisitem boy, which I am completely enjoying but I will beimmodest enough to say that as an actor I am beyond six packabs, my body is not my USP.
"And the physical transformation I have gone through forAiyyaa, I have done for other films as well so it is not newfor me. That's not who I am as an actor, which people willdiscover. I don't take my shirt off in every film I do,"Prithviraj told PTI in an interview.
The 29-year-old will be seen opposite Rani in the movie,directed by Sachin Kandalkar and produced by Anurag Kashyap.Prithviraj says doing a Hindi movie has given him adifferent sort of high as he gets to make a debut despitehaving an experience of 80 odd films down South.
"After a long time I will be appearing in a movie with aclean slate. For most people watching Aiyyaa, what I am downSouth or what I have achieved does not matter. They are goingto look at me as an actor, who they will see for the firsttime.
"And this is a big high for me. Making a debut afterhaving an experience of 80 films over 12 years that is a verynice place to be as an actor," he said.
Prithviraj says he never planned to come to Bollywood butis happy to enter the industry at a point when there is morespace for new actors.
"It was not like I was designing my career. I wasn'tlooking for work. But Bollywood is the biggest arena thatcinema can offer in India right now and as an actor that'swhere you want to be. You want your work to be seen by maximumnumber of people. It is a great feeling to know that you arefinally getting a shot on the big stage," he said.
The actor has already begun shooting for his second Hindifilm titled Aurangzeb, which is being produced by Yash Rajand directed by a debutante Atul Sabarwal.He also says it was his wife's dream that he try hishands in Bollywood.
"My wife is a journalist and she is the only person whodoes not work in movies in my family. She is very excitedabout my Bollywood debut because she believes as an actor Ideserve a bigger stage and she dreams insanely big for me andI am really happy that her wishes are finally coming true."
