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Rajeev Khandelwal's success story
Iqbal Pervez
Wednesday, June 18, 2008: (Mumbai):
Television star Rajiv Khandelwal is now busy reading scripts and planning to move towards big screen and why not he has got success in his first film Aamir.
He had to contend with the Bachchan power, Rajeev's debut film Aamir released on the same day as Ram Gopal Varms's Sarkar Raj.
But , TV's hearthrob has reason enough to smile.
Aamir 's pacy storyline and Rajeev Khandelwal's performance as an NRI doctor in search of his family in Mumbai won him a thumbs up from critics and fans alike. The actor himself had not anticipated the response.
"At no point of time did we have any doubt in our mind that this film is being released opposite Sarkar Raj because we were very proud of our film. But then we believed that in today's time two films can run parallelly. And personally I was very proud for being pitched against Mr Bachchan who is a legend. At no point of time were we scared," said Rajeev.
Rajeev, who seems to have made the right beginning in Bollywood, is not willing to say goodbye to the small screen as yet. Like every newcomer he too is awaiting the right script and meaty role on the small screen.
"I don't have any time for daily soaps but if TV offers me a good role I will surely do it," he ends on this note.
Rajeev made waves with his portrayal of Sujal in Ekta Kapoor's daily soap Kahiin Toh Hoga and was also seen in other serials including Left, Right, Left before moving on to the big screen.
He had to contend with the Bachchan power, Rajeev's debut film Aamir released on the same day as Ram Gopal Varms's Sarkar Raj.
But , TV's hearthrob has reason enough to smile.
Aamir 's pacy storyline and Rajeev Khandelwal's performance as an NRI doctor in search of his family in Mumbai won him a thumbs up from critics and fans alike. The actor himself had not anticipated the response.
"At no point of time did we have any doubt in our mind that this film is being released opposite Sarkar Raj because we were very proud of our film. But then we believed that in today's time two films can run parallelly. And personally I was very proud for being pitched against Mr Bachchan who is a legend. At no point of time were we scared," said Rajeev.
Rajeev, who seems to have made the right beginning in Bollywood, is not willing to say goodbye to the small screen as yet. Like every newcomer he too is awaiting the right script and meaty role on the small screen.
"I don't have any time for daily soaps but if TV offers me a good role I will surely do it," he ends on this note.
Rajeev made waves with his portrayal of Sujal in Ekta Kapoor's daily soap Kahiin Toh Hoga and was also seen in other serials including Left, Right, Left before moving on to the big screen.
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