The new Aamir in Bollywood

The Sujal of small screen has graduated to the big screen and from what it seems like the heartthrob of television doesn’t want to return to the idiot box. Rajeev Khandelwal sounds clearly confident about his first feature film Aamir where he fortunately gets to play the title lead and at the same time is humble enough about his standing. In an exclusive conversation with Gaurav Malani, the actor speaks about the exhausting experience of his first film where he is on the run throughout.

From television to films, how different do you find the two mediums of performing?
I believe the difference comes in terms of the perception of the audiences. For me acting is same, whether in films or in television. Of course the technique is different as in the way of shooting et al. A film thankfully has a definite end unlike television soaps which go on and on. But it’s primarily about your attitude towards the medium.

How did Aamir happen to you?
I think it was all destined. Anurag Kashyap sees me on television. Director Rajkumar Gupta approaches me. UTV comes into picture. It is all like a cosmic connection.

Even the tagline of the film raises the question on ‘whether you choose your destiny, or does destiny choose you’