1 day Ago By Firstpost
Randeep Hooda has been a part of the Hindi film industry for nearly 25 years. His repertoire boasts off impressive films like Monsoon Wedding, Once Upon A Time In Mumbaai, Jannat 2, Bombay Talkies, Highway, Sultan, Sarbjit , and most recently, his directorial debut Swatantrya Veer Savarkar . He was last seen in Jaat that’s going great guns at the box-office and the actor is being hailed for his searing performance.
In an exclusive interview with Firstpost, Randeep Hooda spilled the beans on his prep for the menacing role of Ranatunga and his definition of mass cinema. He opened up about the herd mentality of Bollywood and how he wishes to create his own path. The actor revealed, ‘It’s a tricky situation.
Bollywood or the Hindi film industry or any other industry, it’s a business. Whatever product is working, people tend to gravitate towards that. The same kinds of films are made because one has been successful.
I have successfully and unsuccessfully tried not to follow the trend and gravitated towards true stories. I cannot say all my choices have been great nor they have been bad.’ He added, ‘I’m becoming a part of massy cinema, massy basically means that cuts across a larger section of the audience.
After doing Jaat, I want to do more of these films where I can portray larger than life characters which are unbelievable and yet people buy into it. Your journey as an actor keeps changing as you go on. This is a genre I have come back to after a long time.
’ When asked about his preparation for the role, the actor revealed, ‘Get darker and put the make-up on. This was not a very prep-heavy film. You just had to be present on the film and know the bits about your character as this is a role totally dictated by the director.
This is a villain with a certain defect that was required for this particular movie. All the credit goes to Gopi (the director).’.
