Tough To Break Out Once You're Known As Comic Actor: Kunaal Roy Kapur On Kaalakaandi
Kunaal Roy Kapur, best known for his performances in films such as "Delhi Belly" and "Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani", says one of the biggest struggles for him is to break away from the tag of a comic actor
Kunaal
Roy
Kapur,
best
known
for
his
performances
in
films
such
as
Delhi
Belly
and
Yeh
Jawaani
Hai
Deewani,
says
one
of
the
biggest
struggles
for
him
is
to
break
away
from
the
tag
of
a
comic
actor.
Kunaal,
who
has
been
acting
for
nearly
two
decades,
started
his
career
with
the
TV
show
"Just
Mohabbat".
"Once
you're
known
as
a
comic
actor,
it's
difficult
to
break
out.
People
say
'Oh,
he's
a
good
actor
but
very
good
at
comedy',
so
I
think
it'll
be
a
long
drawn
out
process
for
me
(to
break
that).
That
happens
with
other
actors
as
well...
It
takes
a
few
years
to
reinvent
yourself,
to
straddle
genres," Kunaal
told
PTI.
The
actor
is
aware
of
his
own
"shortcomings"
of
not
actively
pursuing
different
films
but
says
he
tries
to
make
the
best
of
what
is
offered.
"For
me,
as
a
Mumbai-bred
guy,
there
is
a
certain
zone
in
which
I
can
or
cannot
be
cast.
That
is
something
which
people
have
now
slowly
started
to
see
beyond.
I'm
hoping
to
do
other
kinds
of
roles
-
drama,
serious
stuff."But
you
can
only
do
what
comes
your
way,
the
liberty
is
only
that
much.
You
deal
with
what
opportunities
that
come
your
way."
Currently,
he
is
looking
forward
to
the
release
of
"Kaalakaandi".
The
Akshat
Verma-directed
film
chronicles
the
story
of
six
characters
from
different
parts
of
Mumbai
in
a
span
of
12
hours
and
how
the
lives
of
complete
strangers
intersect.
Having
already
worked
in
dark
comedies
before,
Kunaal
says
he
understands
the
language
and
humour
such
films
have
to
offer
but
the
challenge
for
him
as
an
actor
is
something
else.
"You're
always
struggling
to
get
your
voice
heard
as
close
to
as
you'd
like
to.
Whether
you're
directing
or
acting,
you'd
want
people
to
hear
your
own
voice."Sometimes,
you
feel
you've
lied
to
yourself,
cheated
in
a
certain
performance.
Those
are
compromises
you
end
up
making
along
the
way.
But
sometimes,
you
also
get
opportunities
which
make
you
feel
you
can
give
it
a
shot."
Apart
from
Kaalakaandi,
which
is
headlined
by
Saif
Ali
Khan,
the
38-year-old
actor
is
also
looking
forward
to
getting
back
at
direction.He
made
his
directorial
debut
with
the
2009
"The
President
is
coming",
starring
Konkona
Sen
Sharma.
"It
(direction)
is
something
I'm
looking
to
actively
pursue
now.
I
have
been
pitching
a
few
things
for
a
while.
It's
still
work
in
progress
but
direction
is
something
I
will
definitely
take
up
at
some
stage.
Kaalakaandi
is
scheduled
to
release
this
Friday.