Divyendu Sharma: Had Never Thought I Would Do Commercial Films
Actor Divyendu Sharma says he entered the film industry with an aim to do more of indie projects but his outlook towards commercial cinema changed after his debut "Pyaar Ka Punchnama".
Actor
Divyendu
Sharma
says
he
entered
the
film
industry
with
an
aim
to
do
more
of
indie
projects
but
his
outlook
towards
commercial
cinema
changed
after
his
debut
Pyaar
Ka
Punchnama.
Divyendu,
a
student
of
FTII,
did
theatre
for
three
years
in
Delhi,
before
moving
to
Mumbai
to
become
an
actor.
As
destiny
would
have
it,
his
first
Bollywood
movie
"Pyaar
Ka
Punchnama",
was
not
only
a
commercial
success
but
also
bagged
him
the
most
promising
newcomer
award.
"I
had
never
imagined
I
would
come
into
commercial
or
mainstream
cinema.
Coming
from
FTII,
I
had
thought
I
will
only
do
indie
films
and
will
do
small
films.
"But
then
'Pyaar
Ka
Punchnama'
happened
and
things
changed.
The
fact
is
that
people
are
looking
at
stories
that
interest
them," Divyendu
told
PTI.
Though
he
won
acclaim
for
his
commercial
outings
with
Pyaar
Ka
Punchnama
and
Chashme
Badoor,
he
says
he
decided
to
not
stick
to
one
genre.
"I
wanted
to
explore
other
stuff.
It
was
a
hard
path.
I
am
not
here
to
play
safe
and
cling
on
to
doing
one
particular
kind
of
films.
'Batti
Gul
Meter
Chalu',
'Toilet
Ek
Prem
Katha'
were
different
characters.
I
am
glad
all
the
decisions
that
I
made
have
paid
off," the
actor
says.
He
will
next
be
seen
in
Amazon
Prime
Original
series
"Mirzapur",
directed
by
Karan
Anshuman,
and
for
him
not
the
medium
but
the
content
matters.
"Today
lines
are
blurring
between
all
mediums.
I
come
from
film
institute
and
any
medium
of
art
doesn't
bother
me.
I
don't
known
if
mediums
do
anything
to
actors
in
terms
of
work.
If
you
are
doing
good
work,
then
you
do
get
noticed,"
he
adds.
The
series
also
featuring
Shweta
Tripathi,
Pankaj
Tripathi,
Vikrant
Massey,
Ali
Fazal,
Rasika
Duggal
in
pivotal
roles
will
stream
on
Amazon
Prime
Video
from
November
16.