Suniel
Shetty
made
his
debut
in
the
Hindi
film
industry
with
the
1992
film
Balwaan
opposite
Divya
Bharti.
In
a
career
spanning
almost
three
decades,
the
actor
has
played
varied
characters
which
continues
to
hold
a
special
place
in
the
audience's
hearts.
From
playing
a
soldier
in
Border
to
a
vengeful
lover
in
Dhadkan,
Shetty
has
done
it
all!
In
an
interaction
with
Hindustan
Times,
the
Hera
Pheri
actor
reflected
on
his
film
journey
and
said,
"In
these
29
years,
I've
seen
success
as
well
as
failure.
And
then,
2015
onwards,
I
disappeared
completely
for
some
years.
And
despite
that
also,
when
you
see
the
love
(from
fans),
you
realise
there
must
be
something
right
that
you'd
have
done."
Suniel
told
the
tabloid
that
despite
the
ups
and
downs,
he
didn't
let
go
of
anything
and
called
his
journey
a
'beautiful'
one
so
far.
"People,
including
the
media,
kept
me
alive,
and
suddenly
you
feel
you
have
a
new
lease
of
life.
But
through
my
ups
and
down,
I
didn't
let
go
of
anything.
I
kept
myself
fit,
relevant,
active
and
continued
to
do
the
kind
of
work
I
was
doing," the
actor
told
the
leading
daily.
From
being
labelled
as
wooden
to
delivering
several
iconic
movies,
Suniel
has
stayed
relevant
all
these
years,
"From
someone
who
was
called
wooden
to
having
delivered
iconic
films
like
Border,
Hera
Pheri,
Hu
Tu
Tu
or
Mohra,
people
still
talk
about
these
films...
so
many
memes
are
still."
Further,
Suniel
credited
people
for
keeping
his
career
alive
during
his
not-so-good
phase
and
said
that
he
considers
himself
blessed
for
that.
He
was
quoted
as
saying,
"Everybody
says,
'I
think
you
suck
up
to
the
media'.
That's
not
true
at
all.
They've
kept
me
alive.
And
if
I
don't
appreciate
that,
then
why
am
I
doing
whatever
I'm
doing."
The
Dilwale
actor
told
the
tabloid
that
he
is
happy
to
explore
new
stories
in
this
phase
of
his
career
adding
that
he
is
now
getting
roles
which
are
doing
justice
to
his
age
and
justice
to
his
past
work.
The
actor
shared,
"They
aren't
just
brilliant
characters,
but
something
that
drive
the
whole
story.
I
always
think,
yes
I'm
enjoying
this,
but
is
there
any
takeaway.
I'm
doing
work
on
the
web
and
in
films
that
show
me
as
60-year-old,
and
doing
justice
to
my
personality."
"The
kind
of
respect
women
get
in
the
film
industry
today,
the
senior
actors,
60
plus,
are
also
getting
path
breaking
roles.
These
kind
of
things
work
like
magic,"
Suniel
said
talking
about
how
new
scripts
are
being
penned
for
senior
actors
which
brings
new
energy
to
the
film
industry.
Workwise,
Suniel
was
last
seen
in
a
cameo
in
Emraan
Hashmi-John
Abraham's
Mumbai
Saga.