Roy's Real name is Kiran Srinivas - ARTICLE

Weren't things finally working out for him when he had four films in hand recently? "Things did look bright for a brief period. Two films were released, which didn't do too well at the box office and two more are ready for release. Nothing's happened since then and only my reality TV show has been keeping me busy." adds Kiran.

But more than the lack of good projects, the bigger problem, says Kiran, is that producers continue to tell him that he doesn't appear like a "local boy". "Filmmakers here are racist. My skin colour works against me. I have been told that my looks and complexion are very non-Kannadiga," he says.

And so, the actor's finally ready to bid adieu to this industry and try his luck up north, where's he's currently signed up for a project with Yash Chopra's production house. "This is the right time to start in Mumbai. It could be a struggle, but I'm young and can battle it out slowly. At the moment, I have one project in hand, although I signed up for it some time ago. The production house has told me that they have something lined up for me in September, so I am leaving for Mumbai on Sunday. I will need a month of accent modulation training and so on," says Kiran.

It isn't a complete goodbye to Sandalwood yet, adds the actor. "I still have two films up for release " Kanchana and Veera " and I am quite excited about the former. Kanchana, which also stars Diganth and Ragini Dwivedi, is an unusual comedy, with a lot of situational humour and should be out at the end of August. But right now, the offers from Bollywood are far more encouraging.

I have signed up with a talent agency and positive news has been coming in," says the actor, who's also looking at widening his horizon by foraying into direction. "I'm a film buff. Movies are my life and I'd like to get behind the camera. Someday I will come back to Bangalore and make a Kannada movie," he signs off.