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Taking Matters Into His Own Hands - Rajeev Masand
Courtesy: open magazine
This young male actor who burst onto the scene some years ago, showing considerable promise, appears to have realised that it’s a difficult world out there. After a rough patch recently where his films didn’t work, ambitious projects got shelved, and newer ‘more promising’ actors landed movies he was being considered for, our gentleman in question is now reportedly rebuilding his career by creating opportunities for himself. Once considered the great big hope for indie cinema, the actor shone in his early films with reputed indie filmmakers. But they moved on to more saleable stars who were willing to dabble in their kind of cinema for street cred. That left this guy mostly jobless and bitter.
Smartly, he’s turned producer, has a new movie coming out opposite his actress girlfriend, and is currently involved in at least a handful of projects that he’s been developing himself. At the International Film Festival of India in Goa last month, he could be spotted in meetings with international sales agents and studio reps, working out co-productions and exploring new opportunities. At least one project between his company and a UK-based film producer was announced during the festival.
Yet it’ll take a few hits before things begin to look up for him. Abandoned by the very directors who delivered their early successes with him, he’s said to be looking for a newer batch of filmmakers whose movies he could add value to. An Indo-American film he shot for, in which he plays second lead to a Hollywood B-lister, should also release soon. Perhaps a career revival is not a distant dream after all.
