He admits to having been closed to doing anything on TV, but
never say no is the mantra for actor Abhay Deol, who carved a niche for himself
with ‘zara hatke’ roles in movies like “Dev D”. He will now be seen on the
small screen, which he tells was totally unplanned.
“I never thought of being a part of the small screen. If
anything they said was for TV, I would say no without even thinking about it,”
Abhay, who will be hosting Zee TV’s new show “Connected Hum Tum”, told.
When the project came his way, he told, his manager “was
like just consider it, at least take a look at it”.
“Then I took a look at it and I got interested,” he told.
The show also made him question his close-mindedness about
TV.
“I asked myself ‘What is it about TV that you are closed
to?’ The interest generated through the show made me question my close-mindedness
towards TV”, added Abhay.
“Connected Hum Tum” is about six women, who will capture
every moment of their lives through cameras. Abhay will try to link their
stories together.
Abhay, 37, was launched by his uncle Dharmendra in his home
production “Socha Na Tha” opposite Ayesha Takia.
Asked how it feels to be born in a star family, the actor told,
“One gets bored as there is nothing black and white in life.”
“At some places it’s an advantage and at some it’s a
disadvantage. It depends on person to person, situation to situation and project
to project.”
After “Socha Na Tha” in 2005, he found his own space by
doing movies like “Oye Lucky!Lucky Oye!, “Dev D”, “Honeymoon Travels Pvt. Ltd.”
and “Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara”. His “Manorama Six Feet Under” won the best movie
award at the Mahindra Indo-American Arts Council Film Festival.
Abhay started living on his own when he was 18 after
graduating from Otis Parson’s School of Fine Arts and Design, California.
Though his parents were apprehensive about his decision to begin with, they
later accepted it.
“They were just concerned: was I comfortable and safe? As
soon as they knew that I was not being stupid and I was not going to do
anything stupid, they were fine with it, and accepted for what I am. I have a
great family that way.”, the actor told.
The “Dev D” star also opened up about his relationship with
actress-super model Preeti Desai.
“We have a regular relationship like any two people in love,
with its ups and downs, with good and bad.”
Asked about how his family responded to his live-in
relationship, he told, “My family is very traditional and they are more
conservative. But I was born in a city that accepted all kinds of people; so if
I am to look at myself as someone from an urban centre, I am quite normal by
being non-traditional.”
He further added, “I don’t judge my family for what they are
and they don’t judge them for who I am. It took some time, but they are
comfortable with it now.”
The actor has just finished the shoot for his movie “One By
Two” in which he stars with Preeti, who was earlier seen in “Shor In The City”.
The movie is also his debut as a producer.
He will also be seen in a special appearance in the Sonam
Kapoor-Dhanush starrer “Raanjhnaa” releasing June 21.
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