Bollywood filmmakers taking TV actors seriously now, says Gurmeet Chou

MUMBAI: Actor Gurmeet Choudhary,
who ventured into acting with TV
show Ramayan in 2008 and made a
smooth transition to the big screen in
2015 with Khamoshiyan, is excited
that Bollywood filmmakers are now
taking television actors seriously.
Apart from Gurmeet, several small
screen actors like Sushant Singh
Rajput, Rajeev Khandelwal, Jay
Bhanushali, Prachi Desai, Karan Singh
Grover, Ram Kapoor, Ronit Roy and
Eijaz Khan switched from TV to films
and have tried their luck in Bollywood.
Asked about the blurring lines
between TV and big screen for actors,
Gurmeet said in a statement "I am
super excited because there is no
actor from TV or Bollywood. An actor is
just an actor regardless of the
medium. Earlier it was a taboo that a
TV actor will not be able to do a film or
'He's exposed too much'. But now
producer and directors are taking us
very seriously."
The 34-year-old actor says filmmakers
know and are comfortable with the
fact that he has a fan following since
he has worked on successful small
screen shows.
"My TV audience and fans take me very
seriously. For them, it is like 'If it is
Gurmeet's show or a film, they will go
watch it'. So, the makers know that
Gurmeet is a known person and has a
good fan following, plus I do a little
good work," he said, with a laugh.
Gurmeet feels filmmakers see a
package.
"I have spent three years in Bollywood
and have done three films, including
working in Paltan with such a big
director like J.P. Dutta in such a short
span of time," he said.
Before stepping into the world of
acting, Gurmeet was a model and even
won the 'Mr Jabalpur' title in a contest
earlier.
There's often a perception that models
cannot act. What does Gurmeet have to
say about it?
"I think acting comes from within,
even if the person is a model. If that
person is an actor from within, then
he will act good. But if you can't act
from your heart, no amount of training
will help," Gurmeet said on the
sidelines of a fashion event in Mumbai.
He says he was very lucky as his first
TV show was Ramayan.
What do you think of Gurmeet
Choudhary?
"I played Lord Ram. It was a difficult
character because I was just 21 years
old and I played Ram at such a young
age. The character had a lot of
emotions. I think I learnt emoting
through that and after that, I did a lot
of shows and reality shows and now I
am doing movies," headed.
Gurmeet was last seen on-screen in
war drama Paltan.

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