Sushant Singh Rajput is in a rather happy state - professionally as well as in his personal life. The actor received unprecedented success with 'M.S Dhoni: The Untold Story', and the film also marked his entry in the coveted 100 crore club. However, Sushant remains unaffected by his stardom as he feels that it's only the dumb who gets affected by it.
After 'M.S Dhoni: The Untold Story's' success, people started noticing Sushant's behaviour at public events. Talking about the same, Sushant said, "After 'M S Dhoni...' people started saying I turned arrogant but people see things the way they want to. I am not bothered by what others feel about me... I know how I am and how I want to be."
He further added, "Dumb people get affected by stardom. I would like to believe that anybody who is slightly intelligent will understand that apart from the actor, there are so many other parameters deciding the success of a film and making an actor a star."
Recently, a clip of Sushant losing his cool on a journalist went viral. The actor was asked about the Kulbhushan Jadhav issue on which he refused to comment as he lacked information on the same. He then got embroiled in an argument over the same with the journalist.
Addressing the incident, Sushant said, "I take the responsibility of everything I do. If I am asked some question I will say what I feel, not what somebody else wants to listen. I am not a people pleaser. I will not endorse a popular opinion just for the sake of getting an acknowledgement. I will be extremely confident in putting forward my version of things."
Taking about his transition from a television actor to signing on Bollywood films, Sushant added, "We define success on money and fame. They are taken way too seriously. Initially, money and fame were important to me as well. It was a big high when it started happening, but I got used to it during my TV days. Thankfully, I was doing something which I really liked (acting), otherwise, I don't know what I would have done with my career."
"I dropped out of my college and started doing theatre and TV happened on its own. I got used to TV and that is why I quit. I didn't quit TV for films. I just wanted another project irrespective of the medium and 'Kai Po Che!' happened," further said Sushant.
Talking about failures, Sushant said, "I want to fail and fail for the right reasons. I really want us to be exposed to all the wonderful cinema. It is not that we don't know right now. It is because we are very fearful. I am just trying to break through that shackle and till now I have survived."
"I know that box office numbers matter and if my films fail, which is a high possibility as I keep doing things that I don't know, I will go back to TV or theatre," said Sushant before signing off.
CREDITS: PTI
