Bobby Deol: No one took me seriously as an actor. I knew I had the potential

In a recent interview with Hindustan Times, Bobby Deol spoke about the highs and lows that he underwent in his film journey. The actor who will next be seen in director Sandeep Reddy Vanga’s Animal also starring Ranbir Kapoor shared that despite coming from a film family, it was never a bed of roses for the actor.

“I knew that, if I fall, my parents will always be the cushion. But the fall hurts no matter how much cushion they gave me. As an individual guy, I had to stand up. No one can make or break you. Stardom doesn’t last too long. I was a star once, and it died, it vanished."

The actor carried on, "No one took me seriously as an actor. I knew I had the potential, and the capabilities but nobody had given me an opportunity. I had chosen work which didn’t work for me so things went the other way around. So, I tried working on that and worked on myself as an actor.”

Deol added, "Human beings are selfish.There is a time when everybody wants you and there will be a time when nobody wants you. I have been through that and I gave up. I fought back and I realised that I have to make them want me. How do I do that? By being a positive energy. Everyone needs to try to keep that positive energy. It is very difficult to do that. I have been through it. ”