Tanuj Virwani wants to be as successful as Ranbir Kapoor in Bollywood
Mumbai:
Veteran actress Rati Agnihotri'sson Tanuj Virwani, who is making his debut in Bollywood, wantsto follow the route of Ranbir Kapoor.
Ranbir made his debut with Sanjay Leela Bhansali'sSaawariya in 2007 which did not do that well at the boxoffice. But that did not deter him and he kept doing good workin films like Bachna Ae Haseeno, Wake Up Sid, Ajab PremKi Ghazab Kahani, Rocket Singh, Rajneeti, Rockstar,Barfi and Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani. Ranbir received criticalacclaim as well as commercial success with his films.
"I look up to Ranbir Kapoor. He is an inspiration tomany for the kind of work he has done in such a short time. Hehas given his best with every film, from Saawariya to WakeUp Sid to Rockstar and Barfi. I aspire to follow histrajectory," said Tanuj.
The newcomer is making his debut in Bollywood with JoeRajan's Luv U Soniyo, where he is paired opposite Miss India(2010) Neha Hinge.
Tanuj, who plays the role of a college boy in thefilm, feels his contemporaries will relate to the character."He is a fun guy, loves to party. Then he happens tomeet this girl and how his life changes post that...it isabout how a boy turns into a young man," he said.
Rati will also be his on-screen mother in the film."In the film my mother is shown as no more, so we have justused the photo of my mother. She is part of the film but notphysically... it's just her photo," he said.
Backed by Viacom 18, Luv U Soniyo is slated torelease on July 26.
With the film nearing its release, Tanuj has mixedemotions and hopes the film to do well.
Ranbir made his debut with Sanjay Leela Bhansali'sSaawariya in 2007 which did not do that well at the boxoffice. But that did not deter him and he kept doing good workin films like Bachna Ae Haseeno, Wake Up Sid, Ajab PremKi Ghazab Kahani, Rocket Singh, Rajneeti, Rockstar,Barfi and Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani. Ranbir received criticalacclaim as well as commercial success with his films.
"I look up to Ranbir Kapoor. He is an inspiration tomany for the kind of work he has done in such a short time. Hehas given his best with every film, from Saawariya to WakeUp Sid to Rockstar and Barfi. I aspire to follow histrajectory," said Tanuj.
The newcomer is making his debut in Bollywood with JoeRajan's Luv U Soniyo, where he is paired opposite Miss India(2010) Neha Hinge.
Tanuj, who plays the role of a college boy in thefilm, feels his contemporaries will relate to the character."He is a fun guy, loves to party. Then he happens tomeet this girl and how his life changes post that...it isabout how a boy turns into a young man," he said.
Rati will also be his on-screen mother in the film."In the film my mother is shown as no more, so we have justused the photo of my mother. She is part of the film but notphysically... it's just her photo," he said.
Backed by Viacom 18, Luv U Soniyo is slated torelease on July 26.
With the film nearing its release, Tanuj has mixedemotions and hopes the film to do well.
