Filmworld
Better to open a shop than do TV soaps, says Sunil Grover
Mumbai, April 26
He has been tickling the
audiences' funny bone with his act as Gutthi in "Comedy Nights With
Kapil", but actor Sunil Grover says fiction dramas are not his cup of
tea, and that he wouldn't opt for them even if he has no money to pay
his EMIs some day.
Sunil told IANS: "I have not been doing much
on small screen apart from 'Comedy Nights With Kapil'. Somehow, I don't
like the idea of fiction (soaps) on TV. I have not done fiction apart
from funny shows.
"I have not done fiction (soaps), and here in
India, the kind of routine, the number of days you have to shoot... it's
tedious. I am fortunate to be part of a comedy gang and I get to do
things in a non-fictional way."
He says that if he does something more on TV, it has to be non-fiction.
"I
cannot manage fiction with the story line and the schedules. Even if I
am short of EMIs, I will not do fiction on TV. I might as well open a
shop," he added.
Now Sunil is gearing up for the release of his Bollywood film "Gabbar Is Back", which is a serious film.
Asked
if it was a conscious effort to do something apart from comedy, he
said: "You don't do any conscious efforts at all ... whatever comes your
way and excites you, you do it. It just happened. They narrated me the
role and I liked it. I thought it would be fun playing a man on screen."
In fact, Sunil says he is yearning to do comedy on the big screen.
"No
one is offering me comedy. They are offering me negative roles. Certain
roles are a blend of comedy, but they are not primarily comedy roles.
In today's time, everyone is doing everything. Hero is doing comedy, he
is becoming a villain, he is doing everything. The scenario has
changed," he said.
Directed by Krish and produced by Sanjay Leela
Bhansali and Viacom18 Motion Pictures, the film features Akshay Kumar
and Shruti Haasan in key roles.
While many TV actors prefer to
join films for fame and better pay, Sunil says that as of now, films are
paying him lesser than TV.