Suniel Shetty has been in the industry for three decades now and has had his share of hits and misses. He made his Bollywood debut in 1992 with Balwaan. He was later seen in films such as Sapoot, Hu Tu Tu, Krodh, Hera Pheri, Dus, Kaante, Border, Gopi Kishan and Chup Chup Ke among many others. He was among the few action heroes in Bollywood and enjoyed early stardom like his contemporaries Akshay Kumar and Ajay Devgn. Suniel has now no qualms in admitting the fact that he failed in Bollywood after a few years. Also Read - Maestro: Groovy new poster of Nithiin's 30th film, costarring Nabha Natesh, released on Ram Navami
"I guess over a period of time, whether it is Ayushmann Khurrana or Tiger Shroff, they will also start experimenting. What's very important is to get an image and they have a definite image for themselves. These two names can only be appreciated, hats off to them," Suniel told IANS. Also Read - Rishi Kapoor, Sridevi, Sushant Singh Rajput and more: Stars who got replaced in movies by other actors after their sudden demise
"My problem is not being typecast, my problem is playing safe. It is not the subject that affects me as much as the banners you choose to go with like, ‘I will only work with XYZ', ‘who's the director?' That means you don't have your own judgement. Keep aside Ayushmann and Tiger from that lot because they have gone with subjects, directors and not just gone with banners," he added. Also Read - Irrfan Khan’s son Babil cries inconsolably as he receives an award on late father’s behalf
Suniel feels the new generation actors have to create an individual style. "No risk (means) you are no actor according to me. Make your own style. Look at Tiger, Ayushmann, Salman they are all self-made. All of us were self-made. Yes, we made mistakes but there were Akshay Kumar and Ajay Devgn, who came out with flying colours," he said.
He added, "There was a Suniel Shetty who failed after a few years because he believed in the subject but the marketing failed."
Suniel feels his journey in Bollywood will help his son Ahan pave his path, now that the latter is all set to enter Bollywood. "What I am trying to say is, I am talking about box-office. We start with box-office and how people react. Nobody will risk a Rs 50-crore film with Suniel Shetty today but they will risk a Rs 500-crore film with Akshay Kumar. Like I said, I made mistakes but that is fine. Probably that experience will be used by my son," he said.
Suniel is happy how his run in Bollywood has shaped up. "It is an unbelievable journey. I am grateful is all I can say," he concluded.
(With IANS Inputs)
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