Sagar Parekh: I was offered quite a few Gujarati films but I can't speak it fluently

Boarding school Rehna is not a task. E Jaka Bandhona is not a task. But being around people and playing mind games is the task. Negative, positive. Everything is a good PR. Everything works in your favorite Everything is like I have started believing in destiny. Also, the graph is going on. What next? Do you want to put yourself into a direction of reality Shows? I’ve been lucky that acting skills ES Anita Ki Mein pehle kharab actor TA or baad Mai chaogya and mujhe ho platform dekhe kiha main aisi acting kar sakta ya unko Jovi Jovi Mai acting karta ho lo ho pasand hai to vaha SE mera Ek perception already started Ki you know you should not decide anything Ki AAP kya gar sakte kya hai or jhalak mahaki will confirm mujhe sachmani lagata kiyar Ek do episode and then I’ll be done because I don’t have baki contestants cone or unki dancing history like always. Always like unfortunately injured. Yeah Varna haves dhanashri Nikita Gandhi and then manisha. All such people, Glen, you know, I mean, I didn’t know Glenn, so everybody introduced him. It was really, it was very depressing. I was like firstly I got frustrated competition kahi dancing show up already dances Kisat mujhe as a wild card entry there go or the concept was such Ki che wild card though it was like you I don’t stand a chance but and yeah my God so it was really tough So I then I decided and then you know I got comments from Farah ma’am and everybody you have been a surprise element for us and you know then episode where Ravina Maithi and she and I was using mera first performance so I was backstage and it was so shocking for me this Farah ma’am told me herself I want to see him I want to see him he’s so cute. I just want to tell him that he’s done a fantastic job in the show and you know I’m so proud of him and I’m. I’m just waiting for his performance. I’m here and I’m. I’m going to cheer for him. And then, you know, after my performance, she literally said that on, you know, and I just took out the clip some fans sent me and I have posted on Instagram also. So, I mean, people ask me, he was scripted. I was like, why does the Raveena Tandon, you know, need a script for me? So, so many us and mujhe realized. And then it happened again when Juhi man came Juhi Chawla. She also said, you know, very good words about me and I think TV mess. I think I was a guy Jahan actually I was getting praised for my shows and scales and my looks and everything by such huge stars. I never imagined and they were knowing me and praising me. Praising me about my work is more than enough. I think so. So just go with the flow. So I decided that day I’m just open to everything. You never know assumptions. You close the door which is meant for you. So I have stopped doing that. So I’m open to last year when I boss so it’s like that. So I don’t know. Kyapata big boss kuch Kamal kadu allagi niklu allagi niklu I’m I’m also like what I’m I just completed 26. I also don’t know myself as much you know I should know. So this is a time Jara experiences otaye sabke sabke journeys oti life Ki meribi journey chalriya and as an actor yehi AAP Ki life banjati and you should. I think you should be open to experimenting yourself and, you know, just experimenting. It’s too early to say, but as you said last year, did you watch last year’s season? Yeah, I watched. Do you think you will just go for something like that easily? Why do you think I should not? No, I’m saying, OK. Are you prepared for it in that way? No, I’m not. I wasn’t prepared for Jhalak also, but I still did. Right? Why do you need to be prepared about? Yeah. It’s not going to kill you. No. No. Yeah. It’s not going to like, of course it plays some, you know, like it really takes a toll on your mental health. Maybe. But I think I’m too sorted for such things. I believe that actually, actually. But boarding school is not a task, is not a task. But being around people and playing mind games is a task, because yeah, so let’s see if I can do that or not. Or you know how deep you are actually and what what what actually you can deal with and what you cannot, what situations are easy or feeling big Boss is a platform. I I think it gives you a lot of other benefits also, you know, because you know there’s so many talented people also still looking for work and and even if you’re very famous and talented, still after one show you have to look for another show. And that the same thing is in Bollywood. I mean Bollywood is the same thing but what exactly I’m talking is about the cinema thing also film flop Ohito it doesn’t matter is the new struggle and I think such platforms give give you a little boost at least because your hype is so much and you know it benefits the producers and everything because you know marketing and it’s a very I think it’s a very I’m I’m focusing on the very shallow part of it but it gives other benefits also like it makes a bigger brand and even you know negative positive everything is a good PR only everything works in your favor and or audience Indian audience what’s smart let’s just go with the flow and I’m gonna be like but you know when we talk about even as an actor as you said kin naye shows dhunne parthe hai. So did you did you see that struggle? Even if you did Jhalak but you know Agar TV show Ki baat ka after anupama did you see that struggle Kya yeh karna padega yeh pressure hai Or I have to give a hit show? If I do a show definitely yes. Main main Dos Al pale in sub cheese believe me like in life positive greed you know Kocha Aisa Shogun Naya Kocha Aisa Karna Jamaica. All proof Kartov. And I think it’s with everyone whether it be any superstar like even I think Shahrukh Khan also that’s why you know he also he he’s been more like versatile and you know like a cheesy experiment. I think he would he would be still the same and you know as great as he is So I think it doesn’t matter Ki me palace hosta Ki calm calm but calm kiss quality very much so offers both that is secondary in primarily satisfaction you know three idiots maybe don’t don’t go for the gift, you know just go for the right thing and you’ll get the gift. So I think it’s it’s similarly in this field also where you should look for the quality work and that’s the real struggle. Jabba Anupama India got best sugar litho in India got best dancing, dancing sugar litho you know satisfaction. Yogi jaha porche Baha you can’t start from the single. So that’s the thing and nobody knows anyone’s graphs and so just keep. So that’s the struggle any any such offer that came in in between that you thought Yaar yekar lete yekar lete aisa aisa to naita because jhalak ke baad abhi. I think Ek de Mai. Now we just cut them away and mujhe 20 days, so normal because too much of injuries I had and knees were problem and a lot of things happened and then I took out time also because I think I’ve been doing some work here and there and you know small small shoots, ads or something like that. But I think it’s also important to take a little time for yourself. It’s not a break, break thing but it’s just like calm down. You don’t need to be so pacey about things you’ve already. You’re going very and both achieve speed and so yeah. So aisa kuchni Ek my regret. Karunaki offers both and I have seen those shows coming on and I was like, yeah, I was approached for this show and I think I should have done that. Ek thought aata hai but regret new Thai chuki both cautiously yeah. Somewhere you’ve done enough to take a break to take a small a small break from everything and retrospect on your whole journey. Yeah, I think, but a break again, I would say I would never want to take a break from because it, you know, this field is really exciting and I love whatever you know this this industry has given me and still wants to give me and I want to keep on exploring. So I don’t want to take a break and I think I’m too young for all this and I’m full of energy and I’m going to prove which ultimately if I get a chance, I want to show you people and I just want people to believe in me and give me those opportunities like just like people did, like Anupama did and like other shows also did. So yeah, I saw quite a great name. So I don’t think, I think, yeah, just say everything is like I have started believing in destiny. Also Kusto Likha Vayacha and Avita Kachayora, the graph is going up. But you know, as we’ve seen you in web and that’s a very different acting space. You get your time to work on your craft and then do the role and everything. So do you think that you would want to go there for some time, you know, to change or to learn new stuff about acting as an artist? So I’ve been in the two, I’ve done 2 webs till late and you know, one was first Z5 and one was Kaisi, Aya, Arya. Both were like very young and college type. So Utna kuch deeply with character experiment. Kaneko Neemala. But yeah, Kaisi Ayaaiya Kafi Kuch Kaneko. I had to change my physique, my look and everything and that was a good experience altogether. And you know it is also one of the most famous shows amongst the youth. Yeah. And again, I was the part of it and post that only I got Anupama. So Jabab Anupama is starting episodes. They go with them or with Dubla Batla with a very short hair. Joe, usually TV Mahiya and Tumhi OS look mad. So it was it was like you have to prepare and like you said you get time in that. Yeah, TV doesn’t have time. That is for sure and web time rata where you actually get to explore and you know exactly the thing I said then you outperform yourself. So that is an opportunity where you actually get to, you know, show your skills more than what you can do in any medium or something like that. That’s what I believe because preparation boards and you know experiment boards and you get time to do that. True. So now you know if you get a chance to put yourself back into web shows, any such characters that you know you want to really do an experiment over there web. I want to do like really shady characters and I want to do really you know, grey shade characters because you know, that something would break my image when it comes to the audience perspective and to myself also because I’m not like that in real And I would love to see that part of mine through some directors you know, perspective and you know, of course put it into life And that would be I think, amazing for me. And it would be quite a journey and definitely it would take a toss on my mental obviously things also because you know aapo har har work lagega Ki me Sahi kar Rao nahi kar Rao ya, ya Sai ya or subset of the great share or negative line guy or last line guy. You don’t have to cross that line Then you will be called and professional. But yeah, with the director and the team and the writers and everyone just say animal movie deko. Right. So both Bolaki is too gruesome to watch and you know, such thing. But that was the limit of, you know, the vision that the director had and, you know, Ranbir Kapoor, Kisine Usko and. But that’s what makes it amazing. And you know, that’s what people nowadays appreciate. And the audience has become so smart that they notice each and everything. So yeah, for me, I think Mujhe kochasa moka mele tome ekdam aag band, kar ke karna chonga. So any artist in web that you really admire and you would want to work with them. Yeah, I think, I think webme jitne lo ABI, you know, quite famous faces, right? I wouldn’t, I wouldn’t like to take a single name because everybody is quite amazing in their own way and they’re so seasoned. I would, I would definitely want to work with each and everyone of them because you know, each and everyone has gone through a lot when it comes to the experience that they have had. And you know it would be amazing to learn and grasp things from their perspective and what they have been doing on screens so as a particular nominee. But if I would want to say Jaideep Sir and you know Saurabh Sachdevasar I I recently took classes from him for you know few acting methods. So I’m that kind of guy also where you know if I’ve become famous enough but that doesn’t take any. You know I don’t take chances. I want to keep on learning and you know keep polishing my skills And so I went to him and you know I was preparing before Jhalak to Jo Ek bis pachi zanka time. I used that time in learning new skills about acting and new methods and how much you can you know experiment with your skills and everything. So you know for every artist usually aisa hota hai ke ju theatres aate hai especially they call you know they call it as a school of learning and they make sure you know saal Mein ekbar Kam sakam Bo Ek play kare so that they keep brushing their skills. Kyuki Bo Ek audience reaction or akujo TV play kahi baby on camera audience reaction here especially on a on a stage you have a direct reaction kya cha tocha Hanson miliya samne. But again bhul hoi tobi samne was the capture karliya. So do you think that you would want to go for do a play and learn that skill set as well? Yeah, I would love to. But you know, I’ll be very honest, I have got theater and the people related with the theater, they are extremely talented and like too much. They go into depth and everything. I would love to actually experience that thing. But like you said, Ki Agar, I’ll be very honest, Ki mujhe fame person there mujhe screens to get live audience. That is for sure. But you know, because a lot of theatre actors still do you know things on screen. They’re not only. You know they’re not only stuck with the theater and live audience thing. So ultimately, you know I won’t and it’s a bigger reach. I feel agarap screens where you’re reaching out to be bigger people when it comes to the craft and who Who is better than whom? To ESA Kuchin Mere Saab senyota. You know it’s not very you can’t say this. Ki Jo theater kare wo screens. Wallace Zadai. I don’t believe in that. And of course theater continuously and I think it’s like web or films met hitter because they are very used to this process where workshops but that doesn’t it’s just about the process. You know if you’re given that process you go through that process. I think anyone can do because you have seen films where non actors are being selected from the roadside and they have performed brilliantly as equivalently theater actor. I don’t believe in that. Actors are actors and everybody has their own style. And it’s just about, I think I believe in this more so, you know, as you come from Ahmedabad, do you have an inclination Gujarati cinema venture out? Oh, so I I was offered Gujarati films. Oh wow. But sadly, I don’t know how to speak Gujarati fluently. So they were like, exactly. Oh, so I was like, so, but definitely I got offers for films and like, so would you want to lead roles and everything? I would like this is mine. Am I built for Gujarati films? So, but definitely Gujarati films, regional films. And no doubt, Gujarati film industry has come a long way. Asani. And there’s so many films. I think 2023 and 2024, only Gujarati films. Worldwide famous who? So that is the shot. Got a change obviously. We’d love to see you there then. In case you learn Gujarati in time. Yeah. So I don’t know. Nobody knows. Ki Kal kya hai Kani. Just keep doing your part in, you know, whatever comes in your way. It is like Kaina Kaina. Who knew Anupama would be the top, you know, #1 show? It was going to be Telecaster, OnStar Bharat Initially, yeah. And then it shifted to, you know, somehow they got Star Plus and rest is history. I feel so good about it. And you know, I still feel that I’m still part of that show because fans, Janini, the memories and everything, they keep on tagging so many stories and wherever I go, I still get recognized for that particular show. And of course it’s good that now people recognize me with Jhalak Dikhlaja, also actors Mere Jim, because my bother has underdog and I want to work out very peacefully. I don’t want. And there was a point, I thought, yeah, so.