Pappi Ji Fame Deepak Dobriyal From Tanu Weds Manu Refused Big Banner Films Due To Their 'Arrogance'
Deepak Dobriyal has created a space for himself in the film industry today but the actor recalls a time when he was asked to work for free or shown "arrogance" by big production houses.
Deepak
Dobriyal
has
created
a
space
for
himself
in
the
film
industry
today
but
the
actor
recalls
a
time
when
he
was
asked
to
work
for
free
or
shown
"arrogance" by
big
production
houses.
The
actor,
who
was
noted
for
playing
the
hilarious
Pappiji
in
Aanand
L
Rai's
Tanu
Weds
Manu
series,
has
featured
in
prominent
films
like
Prem
Ratan
Dhan
Payo,
Hindi
Medium
and
Lucknow
Central
in
the
recent
past.
The
actor,
however,
says
things
were
different
five
years
ago.
"I
had
said
no
to
a
lot
of
producers
and
directors
in
the
last
four-five
years.
At
some
places
there
was
attitude
problem
or
monetary
issues.
There
was
this
arrogance
that
'we
are
giving
you
mileage,
a
big
banner,
we
won't
pay
you'."
"They
asked
me
to
do
films
for
free,
lesser
money
and
of
course
the
attitude
problem
was
there.
These
things
were
negative
but
somehow
they
had
a
positive
effect
(on
me),"
Deepak
says
in
an
interview
with
PTI.
The
turnaround
for
Deepak
has
been
sweet
as
the
actor
and
some
of
the
production
houses
which
were
not
keen
to
hire
him,
have
come
back.
Deepak
says
it
has
made
him
realise
that
"honesty"
in
your
work.
The
actor
says
he
can't
afford
to
compromise
on
the
quality
of
his
work.His
latest,
"Kaalakaandi"
-
a
back
comedy
-
releases
today.
Starring
Saif
Ali
Khan,
the
film
chronicles
the
story
of
six
characters
from
different
worlds
of
Mumbai
in
a
span
of
12
hours
and
how
the
lives
of
these
strangers
intersect.
The
42-year-old
actor
is
applauded
for
his
great
comic
timing
but
what
bothers
Deepak
is
the
emphasis
to
make
people
laugh
for
the
sake
of
it."People
have
made
comedy
a
gag
and
left
the
story
behind.
Even
if
you
look
at
the
time
of
Charlie
Chaplin
and
what
he
did,
he
infused
life
experiences
in
gags."
"So
his
gags
were
films
in
themselves
because
they
had
a
story.
But
today
we
don't
see
that..."
The
pressure
to
make
people
laugh
shouldn't
be
there.
You
should
not
try
to
make
everyone
in
the
theatre
laugh.
Tell
a
story,
keep
strong
characters,
and
then
see
the
magic,"
he
adds.