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Rahul Roy is back for a second innings
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ALL FOR ASHIQUI Rahul Roy
His floppy hair is still remembered, so is his infectious smile. Rahul Roy, the boy who made Ashiqui plausible without chocolaty looks, is looking for a second innings in Bollywood. Catching up with him, it seems like a good opportunity to ask what went wrong the first time.
"See, my failure was written even before Ashiqui was released. Cynics declared this lanky fellow with unmanageable hair doesn't fit into the Bollywood frame of a romantic hero. Even after 16 years, Ashiqui is still remembered."
Indeed, and perhaps this proved to be his undoing, for the audience started expecting too much from him. "Maybe," says Rahul. "Instead of going for an image, I started accepting all kinds of roles. I got appreciation for films such as Junoon and Phir Teri Kahani Yaad Aayi, but those were films meant for multiplex audiences - a word that didn't exist those days."
As if he has had enough of reminiscing about the past, he cuts to the present where he says he has to shed a few pounds."Yes, it is the result of the happy life I led with my wife Rajlakshmi when I was out of work. Yes, she goads me to workout. I still need some time to get back into shape."
Like his contemporaries, who failed to make it big on the silver screen, Rahul also tried television with such series as Kaise Kahoon on Zee, but unlike many, didn't stay on for long. "The medium is demanding and doesn't pay as much as it extracts from you."
Rahul's sights are once again set on the big screen. He made a comeback with Boyfriend recently. A lewd comedy, where the father and the son fall for the same girl, the film managed to titillate the frontbenchers, nothing else. "When I was narrated the subject, I found it interesting with my character having different shades to portray," defends Rahul.
Is he making the same mistakes all over again? Don't know... but one thing is certain, he does want to get back to the Rahul Roy of the 1990s.
ANUJ KUMAR
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