Summary:
My career graph soared.Achieving fame, fortune and a fabulous fan following through success in films catapults an individual—from leading a regular, invariably drab, tedious and routine-oriented life—to dazzling heights. In reality, such a sea change in circumstances often means one is bound to get disconnected from the ground realities. After the phenomenal success of Saaransh, everyone thought that ‘ek aur art film ka actor aa gaya hai’ (another art film actor has arrived) to add to the ranks of Naseeruddin Shah and Om Puri. Dilip Kumar, Raj Kapoor, Dev Anand, Manoj Kumar, Rajendra Kumar, Dharmendra, Amitabh Bachchan, Shashi Kapoor were my idols. I was not going to be an art film actor..