Published 21:54 IST, August 11th 2020
'Hitting a stagnation point scares me': Karan Singh Grover
Karan Singh Grover says one of the biggest fears he has about his career is to get stuck in a no-growth zone and that is why he believes experimentation is key
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Actor Karan Singh Grover says one of biggest fears he has about his career is to get stuck in a -growth zone and that is why he believes experimentation is key. model-turned-actor me his debut in 2004 with TV show "Kitni Mast Hai Zindagi". He found fame on small screen his romantic-comedy show "Dill Mill Gayye" (2007) and n "Qubool Hai" in 2012.
He also featured in two movies -- "Alone" and "Hate Story 3", which released in 2015. "I'm lucky that I h opportunity to be selective. It's kind of person I am. I like doing things that make a difference to me. Variety helps me grow. If you're t growing with every project, it means you've hit a stagnation point and that scares me. I don't want to be at a place where I am stagnating and t growing. That's why I end up choosing things I could learn from," Karan told PTI in an interview.
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Asked how he navigates fear of losing out on fans by being selective, 38-year-old actor said best way to deal with it is by t giving it "any attention". "You inste focus on your craft and art. You focus on making yourself and your performance better. rest is up to audience. re's thing you can do about that, but audience is also fair. If you do a good job, y appreciate it."
actor is currently awaiting release of "Dangerous", co-starring his wife, actor Bipasha Basu. thriller, written by Vikram Bhatt and directed by Bhushan Patel, was shot as a film but would w be releasing as an episodic series on MX Player on August 14.
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Karan said he agreed to board project as it offered him an opportunity to play a "multilayered" character like itya Dhanraj, who is a struggling entrepreneur. "Dangerous" follows itya who discovers that his wife Dia Dhanraj (Sonali Raut) has gone missing. He sets out to find his wife with help of police, only to discover that his ex-girlfriend Neha Singh (Bipasha) will be investigating case.
film also reunites him with Bipasha on screen, five years after y starred in "Alone", which was also directed by Bhushan. "Even though she is very spontaneous, you get an idea how she's looking at your character and how you're looking at hers. It makes process easier, more productive. You get a better idea of what you're going to expect," actor said about working with his wife.
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"Dangerous" may be couple's second screen outing but Karan wants to do all his work with "Race" star. Bipasha, however, doesn't think it is a good idea, he ded. "She feels it's better if we are selective about work we do toger. It's better for us and our craft." "Dangerous" also stars Suyyash Rai and Natasha Suri.
21:54 IST, August 11th 2020