I think they have more confidence in me then I do in myself
so they were pretty much there were no surprises
I have worked with lot of capable TV actors to be honest
phenomenal and there lot of scope
even who's gonna watch this I request just don't
write something about me just because they have TV background, there are some very talented people
I remember when I was like I can't shoot this show anymore
I remember that time that time I want to take trips with my wife I want to travel
intention that time was not that I want to do scripts
what I am getting to learn is new ways of trying to put my vivid of sleep
Welcome to PINKVILLA Barun it is always a pleasure to speak to you
when I watched Asur I remember texting you saying I was mind blown
because this is one of the best triller we have seen in India
was that your kind of compliment that you got from others as well from in the industry
oh yeah,
everyone for that matter, infact even during the lockdown
people if I go downstairs for walk
people can't stop talking even for that matter
my old friends that I have people from the industry, my family
actually people can't talk enough about it
sometimes like I can sense they really talk to offer more
but sometimes I don't have time or something
yeah, so it's similar kind of cod with everyone
how did your family react when they show in this character which was
which was different from what you have played earlier
family was very they were pretty
happy to be honest with you because
certain kind of work I have been chasing after every year
and pretty much everyone in the industry knows that
there are certain kind of things I want to do
so because I got to be part of such a superior product and
thankfully delivered was very relieving moment for my family
and to top it up they have more confidence in me than I do in myself
they were pretty much, there was no surprises in the family at all
it was just lot of love and everyone was like we are really proud of you
response is talking about lot of people who never watched TV
I think they and there's huge number out there
of course yeah,
they tend to imagine that people on TV can't act
and I have always noticed that there is huge divide in industry with TV people
and film industry people
thankfully web is filling in that void extremely well
I think web industry has been doing what the film industry as unable to do right now
and that's why people are getting to know actors like me and
I was speaking to my director the other day
he was like there is two sets of people getting in touch with me
lot of people are there in touch with me either they are like
we didn't have any idea that Barun could act so well
or everyone was like who is this guy where was he
so this clearly shows there is a huge divide people don't even know lot of TV actors
respect how much work they have done.
I think even if they know they just
there is kind of nonchalant which goes in okay he must have done some show
that's the kind of attitude \
yeah, you are right but
same time I have extremely been proud of writing that attitude for lot of people
so that's very heartening thing, it;s not any personal thing for me
like actors on TV are extremely seasoned
it's just that the understanding of TV actors get bug down
because they keep doing the same thing everyday
but they are extremely seasoned and I have worked with lot of capable TV actors to be honest with you
phenomenal and there's lot of scope
anyone who's gonna watch this I just want to request that don't write
something anon for me because they have TV background
TV have some very talented people
also we have seen some instinct where the actors not the lead actors
junior casts or people who earn on daily bases
they have committed suicide they have threaten for suicide because of the non payment views
due to several other reasons, How do you see this entire scenario \
because to be honest in TV the credit system is not that it's new it's been there forever
but now the situation is such that it's impacting more than it should
so how do you see it
see it's a very complex set up and
what I feel honest is this whole pandemic situation
so working on same fundamentals as usually it use to work
and capatilism has always eaten into the biggest share of the society
I mean it's not one association, one producer it's the whole system
the network how they set it up so it''s crazily that
I just what I can say is that
I have no idea what was going through their minds of people who committed suicide
but I just feel that
anyone who has emotion should fight it till the end
and don't take thing personally I don't think anyone;s
intention is to not pay you no one
the whole thing is I think psychologically what doesn not work in favor
in human beings is they can't deal with rejections any kind of them
so I think we have to learn to face our rejection especialy in our kind of career
I was watching your interaction with Gul the other day '
which was posted on YouTube and
I happen to watch and you you were saying that when you actually signed Iss Pyaar Ko
you actually had no idea what the script would be like
you were just raw back then and you just entered
when did you see the change in you like finally you came to point
where you like I don't want to do this
or I want to do this kind of stuff
when did you realize that
it must have been gradual process it never happen
like I remember it was I can't shoot this show anymore
I remember that time I want to take trips with my wife and travel
intention at time was not like I want to do scripts
gradually what started happening was like
I started reading a lot
I don't know but I can tell not a good script from not a great script now
but I still don't know there are gonna be lot more failures ahead \
but with respect to the show Iss Pyaar Ko Kya Naam Du and
daily show I don't know how much aware you are with writing pattern is
I was a raw person i'm still very let's do the days job kind of person
happily my work is done everyone happy kind of thing
that time yes I had no clue what I was getting into
like you sad when you decided that you didn't wanted to continue this show anymore
was it difficult decision to make because
I remember it had created a havoke
I wasn't in the industry back then but I remember
it had created a havoke people were like what
It was not working out in lot of people's favor
actually happened was I was supposed to chose
between two shows the one I did and there was another show for another channel
and that was finite series and I was already looking for finite stuff already
at that time because I had figured out that
I had done a show called Baat Hamari Pakki before I did IPKKND
and I know that leads just die
and when they are done no one cares
but I did this I signed this on I was very deducted to sign this on
because it was like infinite don't know till when
so I signed it with Rajesh the producer of the show
for one year after lot of deliberation and lot of back and fourth
but when 1 year happened the show was doing great
when I spoke about that Rajesh called me
everyone started to make their money you also make some money
so will up pay you this much and everyone for that matter
benefit out of this , I said oay
then we agreed on let's do another 6 months
so after 6 months again I went to him and
the same exact conversation happened again
so that time I told him I will just do it for more 3 months
actually I had got married right before the show started
and I had not even taken my wife away on honeymoon
and we had been together for longest time
I think we were together from 12 years from that time already
and we had not travelled at all
and our personal plan was always will travel the world
so that this extention of contract getting it
so after 1 year 9 months I said I can't I had meeting with Gul also
I remember Gul was actually happily letting me go kind of thing
I think they had a replacement
but things just took a wild turn
yeah practically it might but it wasn't my decison
my decision was my contract has been over 2 times so please let me gonow
but I can understand why people were angry
if I am watching something today if I get get hooked on as a viewer
and I make an investment of like say 3-4 hours
and it does not turn on well eventually I will be like what is going on
so I am sure people must have felt like that
when you got your films as well and though it got critically aclaimed
of course there was not enough
it could not make it upto the budget
did you feel a little let down because
I still remember I told you this your film
I think like Raja critics said that it is the best film of the year
a\nd that is the huge compliment coming
but at the same time though the content is amazing it did not earn enough
did you feel a little let down
I will tell you how the process is
I don't the process with the big film is
but with these films what happens is
the struggle released up to the release date
continues up till the release date
so even on release date you know how many theaters how many shows
I really thought a film like this will do well
but there was no reach we didn't get lot of shows
I think for day or two might have felt not dejected
I must have felt what the hell
but the same time it's not the easy route
when I got into it I knew I will try to do only good work
that's the big decision to make
yeah so I know the struggle is gonna carry on so
point is that you want and try to put your heart in next thing
how is everything going right now with family
do you get to spend more time because
lockdown happened when you turned father so
what are the new things that you are learning
yeah, I am getting to spend lot of time with my family
pretty much new thing all together
but it's a beautiful thing
what am I getting to learn
new ways of trying to put my vivid of sleep first of all
and second over a period of time you have a little
child in your house I think I have become very compassionate
and sensitive
it's constant means sometimes
we just looking at the first birthday now so
so suddenly we sitting and we are like oh birthday is here
it's constantly evolving thing before you settle into
just started doing this now so let's get into this
in mean while she started doing new things so
yeah, we have to just cop I think
Thank you so much again and I hope to see you very soon again
hopefully
bye take care