- Tusshar Kapoor will soon return to the big screen, he acknowledges that a lot has “changed for good during this absence.”
- The one thing, though, that he finds difficult to comprehend is the logic behind the industry’s tendency.
- Which to give outsiders additional credit while occasionally criticising people with [film] ancestry.
After a five-year hiatus, Tusshar Kapoor will soon return to the big screen, and the actor acknowledges that a lot has “changed for good during this absence.” The one thing, though, that he finds difficult to comprehend is the logic behind the industry’s tendency to give outsiders additional credit while occasionally criticising people with [film] ancestry.
“I tried not to take that pressure from the very beginning, but then I’ve realised that it has been hard for people from within the industry as much as it is hard for people outside the industry, because we come with our baggage,” says Kapoor, the seasoned actor Jeetendra’s son.
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Continuing, the actor, who turned 46 on November 20,, “No matter how much we do, there is always going to be a concerted effort to pull us down… ‘okay, the glass is half empty’. No matter how much you do, there will always be people who will try to make it look as if the glass is half empty, and we haven’t done enough.”
Kapoor, who made his acting debut in 2001 with Mujhe Kucch Kehna Hai, believes that non-actors often receive more credit than actors do. He said, “no matter how much they do”. He elaborates, “That is not fair because success and achievement is equally hard for anybody. There are no free lunches for people who are from inside the industry except for the first film. One has to respect what anybody is doing.”
He has learned not to take things personally after working in the field for 20 years. He says, “There are hurdles being a part of a film family and being born to a superstar, but I don’t take it to heart.”
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When asked how he intends to shield his son Lakshya from the costs of fame, Kapoor responds that it is still too early to make such plans.
“He has to decide what he wants. I have had lots of conversations with him, and explained it to him about the nature of the profession that I am in. It is never going to be something that he is going to be confused or pressured. I’ll try to do my best to do that. We can’t really protect our children beyond the point. They have to deal with their own issues, and own struggles. Thodha hum unko samjhenge aur thodha woh khudh seek jayenge,” he says.
