It was 1990 and the blockbuster was Aashiqui and lead actor Rahul Roy turned into a commonly recognized name. However, he failed to produce that same magic after that one film, which at last drove him to take a rest from Bollywood. Currently, he has opened up with regards to his choice to have some time off from showbiz.
“The people who were coming to me with roles at that time were morons, because of the way they wanted to do everything. They were like ‘If you don’t do it, we will go to someone else’,” confesses Roy who was in the news last year after he suffered a brain stroke while he was shooting for a web show in Kargil.
He continues, “And there was a phase in my career where I was doing anything and everything. Soon, I realised that it is better to let go of the work, and let them (makers) work jiske saath unko karna hai. I will do what I want to do (not with any pressure), and I told them to move on. Also, I didn’t want to just take a project, and then later on crib about it yeh hona tha but woh hogaya”.
Looking back at his career, he shares “I won’t say that I was random in the way that I did my work. But I feel that there are some projects which I shouldn’t have done. I didn’t want to do all the work, but it also left behind some lessons.”
Speaking about his journey, he said: “Every aspect of my journey has been good. I never had to beg for work in front of anyone, and that remains true even today”.
Talking about his brain stroke while he was shooting for a web show in Kargil, he shares, “When I got the stroke, I didn’t know what was happening to me. It was my sister who looked after me, and now I am much better. Agar woh nahi hote toh shayad mein bachta nahi. I still need two more months to speak properly, and only then I will resume work.”
He adds: “I don’t want to be in a race or any rush. Ab mere hisab se kaam hona chiayeh, since I am a brain stroke patient. And this is what I have been telling to people who are approaching me. It is difficult to make them understand, but it is okay. People can’t just expect me to bounce back, so I will do work only at my own pace.”
Eventually, he promises to rebound on screen, just on his own conditions. “Life has got a new meaning. Aur bhi bahut cheezein karni hai mujhe,” concludes Roy.
