- Monday, September 09, 2024
Devaiah mentioned that he does not concern himself with the commercial success of his projects or audience reactions
By: India Weekly
ACTOR Gulshan Devaiah attributes his recent string of projects, including “Guns & Gulaabs,” “Bad Cop,” and “Ulajh,” to his focus on process rather than results.
Devaiah, known for his roles in “Shaitan” and “Hunterrr,” believes that concentrating on the end result has led to failure in his career.
In an interview with PTI, Devaiah explained, “In my life, whenever I’ve been result-oriented, I’ve failed. Careerwise, whenever I’ve tried to be funny or tried to entertain people consciously, it didn’t work. I’ve to just focus on what I’m doing and try to do my best. So, my approach to my career, and my craft is also like that. If I find something interesting, I’ll do it.”
Devaiah mentioned that he does not concern himself with the commercial success of his projects or audience reactions.
He noted, “We’re all human, so sometimes you’re not able to give your best but that’s life. Everything else is incidental, the results will come, and they are always incidental. It’s the process and how you approach it and what you do with your skill sets (that matters). This perspective is good for me and it keeps my ego in check. The moment I feel that I get result-oriented, I’m going to lose the plot.”
The actor, who has seen increased visibility due to OTT platforms, said that these platforms have provided more opportunities.
He explained, “It creates more opportunities for people like me, the technicians and everybody else. There’s more work going around. So, that’s the reason why I was a bit slow towards the beginning of my career but now it’s a bit more frequent, like two or three projects a year.”
Devaiah also acknowledged the challenges of managing multiple projects and the impact on his health.
“When I was shooting for ‘Ulajh’ and I came back, I had less than a week to prepare for something else that I was doing and I kind of struggled in the first seven to eight days of shooting. I didn’t have enough time to sort of prepare for that. I’m an experienced actor, so the experience also pulls me through but sometimes it just drains you out a little bit… Sometimes your body would be like, ‘Hey bro, slow down’,” he said.
He chose to work on “Ulajh” because he found the role interesting.
Directed by Sudhanshu Saria and featuring Janhvi Kapoor, “Ulajh” also stars Roshan Mathew, Adil Hussain, Rajesh Tailang, Meiyang Chang, Rajendra Gupta, and Jitendra Joshi. The film was released in theatres on August 2.
