Success makes me nervous: Aditya Roy Kapur
Post the success of 'Aashiqui 2', Aditya Roy Kapur talks about his roles, relationships and handling newfound stardom
Post Aashiqui 2, and with the exception of Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani, would you be comfortable doing supporting roles?
I'd like to make a strategic choice and focus on consolidating my position as an actor. For that I need to do lead roles. For better or worse, Aashiqui 2 has worked terrifically. I have been accepted by the audiences and now it is more important than ever, for me to choose my films wisely. Still, it'd be ridiculous to say I would be ignoring all supporting roles.
What is the best compliment that you have received for Aashiqui 2?
An elderly lady came to me and said that she had spent her entire life with an alcoholic so she knew what their peculiarities were, and I got the complexity of an alcoholic character perfectly right in the film.
Do you need the assurance of a relationship to keep yourself grounded?
I don't see any direct connection, but yes everybody needs a compassionate relationship. I haven't had one in a while, but that's not really my priority right now. If love comes and hits me on the face, then I'm not going to let it go because you can't control the matters of the heart.
How are you finding this overnight stardom?
It is quite unreal. I have never seen such kind of success in my life. Not even around me. It makes me nervous. I'm trying to soak in as much as possible because I'm well aware of its tentative nature.
You have a brother like Sidharth Roy Kapur, who is the CEO UTV Motion Pictures. Why didn't you approach him to help you out with roles?
It was a very conscious decision among all us brothers to not to interfere in one another's business. All three of us are doing well. I never needed his help because it was never my ambition to become an actor. I wasn't running around Bombay asking for work. I was happy with whatever I was getting. So when these films didn't succeed, I wasn't left heartbroken. I did them because I felt I shouldn't say 'no' to an experience.
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