Rendezvous with Ruslaan Mumtaz
He was trained under Shaimak for six months and also acted in theatre. Now, he is all set to make his debut in Robby Grewal's... film Mera Pehla Pehla Pyaar (MP3). He is Ruslaan Mumtaz, son of veteran character artist Anjana Mumtaz.
Director
of
the
movie
Robby
informed
that
there
was
hunt
going
on
for
the
male
lead.
How
did
you
manage
to
get
the
film?
There
were
auditions
going
on
all
over
India
for
the
character
of
Rohan.
A
lot
of
people
had
auditioned.
Even
I
had
got
calls
from
a
lot
of
coordinators.
They
kept
calling
me,
but
I
didn't
want
to
go
a
regular
auditioning
for
a
movie.
But
my
mom
said
that
since
they
are
calling
everybody
in
the
city
you
should
go
and
see
where
you
stand
as
an
actor.
I
was
planning
to
train
myself
at
Shaimak's
and
then
my
mom
would
introduce
me
to
directors
as
she
is
from
the
film
line.
But
wasn't
ashamed
of
using
my
mom's
name
but
she
wanted
to
know
where
I
stand
as
an
individual.
Then
I
went
and
auditioned
for
the
film
and
got
the
role.
Have
you
done
any
training
in
acting
before
this?
I
did
theatre
for
three
years
before
doing
this
film.
So,
I
was
doing
acting
constantly.
I
also
did
modeling.
I
have
done
lots
of
advertisements.
When
this
film
happened
I
was
dancing
for
Shaimak
Davar's
troupe
and
I
had
just
completed
six
months
then
I
have
to
leave
Shaimak
for
this
film.
Did
you
always
want
to
be
an
actor?
When
I
was
in
my
S.Y.B.com
I
had
decided
to
become
an
actor.
How
influential
was
your
mother
in
getting
you
into
this
profession?
To
be
honest
my
mom
always
worked
as
a
deterrent
as
she
never
wanted
me
to
be
a
part
of
this
industry.
As
she
thought
that
there
a
lot
of
factors
involved
like
everyone
will
be
talented
and
good
looking
but
still
there
is
luck
factor
involved
and
you
are
not
sure
if
you
will
make
it.
Your
life
will
change
every
Friday,
one
Friday
they
will
put
you
at
a
height
and
the
next
they
will
pull
you
down
which
she
didn't
want
me
to
go
through.
She
is
a
woman
and
had
her
husband
to
support
her
financially
but
for
a
man
it
is
a
very
difficult
situation
to
be
in
as
he
is
the
supporter
of
the
house
and
if
he
goes
wrong
then
everything
goes
down
with
it.
A
man
should
have
a
steady
job
and
a
steady
income.
But
at
that
point
of
time
when
she
was
doing
films,
it
wasn't
considered
steady
but
now
so
many
avenues
like
television
have
opened
up.
What's
the
worst,
I
could
be
doing
serials
and
that
will
give
me
money.
Robby
Grewal's
first
film
Samay
did
not
really
strike
a
chord
with
the
audience.
How
was
he
as
a
director?
What
happened
with
Samay
was
that
it
released
much
before
its
time.
I
don't
know
why
but
I
saw
Samay
on
the
first
day.
I
didn't
even
imagine
I
would
be
working
with
Robby
Grewal
four
years
later.
So
somewhere
we
connected
with
each
other.
The
kind
of
films
he
makes
are
for
the
audiences
of
my
age
group.
Robby
is
a
modern
director,
when
you
read
the
script
I
decided
I
wanted
to
do
this
film.
You
can't
decide
the
Box
office
success
of
a
film
but
you
can
decide
whether
you
want
to
be
a
part
of
the
film.
It's
a
different
film;
I
will
call
it
as
a
Dil
Chahta
hai.
If
it
works
everyone
will
do
well
and
if
it
doesn't
it
will
definitely
remembered
somewhere.
MP3
sounds
a
youthful
title.
Is
your
character
equally
young?
I
am
playing
a
seventeen
year
old
guy
who
is
from
a
rich
family.
His
parents
love
him
and
friends
love
him.
At
that
a
girl
who
comes
into
his
life
falls
in
love
with
him
but
he
takes
her
love
for
granted.
One
can't
take
love
for
granted.
And
the
film
is
about
this
realization.
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