Adhyayan Suman made his Hindi film debut in the 2008 film Haal-E-Dil even though his father Shekhar Suman did not really approve of it. In a recent interview, Adhyayan shared that he got the role after Ajay Devgn saw him at a salon and recommended him to the producer Kumar Mangat. The actor also said that when he came back after his studies, he weighed 135 kgs and did not feel like he could be an actor.
In an interview with Mashable India, Adhyayan said, “When I returned from New York film academy, I was about 135 kgs and I never wanted to be an actor. I wanted to become a director. I wanted to be an actor, but I was too overweight. I somehow managed to start losing weight and once when I was in a hair salon Ajay Devgn spotted me and he called Kumar Mangat.”
However, upon hearing about his debut, Shekhar told Adhyayan, “You are too young. You should wait a little longer. I don’t think this is the right launch for you.” Adhyayan continued, “I think I was impatient. He told me one thing ‘don’t come to me and cry.’ That’s exactly what happened. When I went to the set, I realised there were no scenes of mine. 4 scenes and 2 gaane the (4 scenes and 2 songs).” Shekhar quipped, “Woh dabba tha, debut nahi.”
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When Adhyayan called Shekhar and explained what had transpired, Shekhar told him to stick to the project because he had made a commitment. Shekhar said, “Leaving your first film like this will leave a very bad impression in the industry. Any of the fathers would say ‘nikal aao.’ I should’ve told him ‘agar scene nahi hai aur tumhe dhoke se bulaya hai, dhoka matlab anjaan rakha, toh aajao.’ But I did not do that.” Adhyayan said, “I don’t blame the makers.” He also thanked Mahesh Bhatt for offering him a three-film deal when he was shooting for Haal-e-Dil.
Adhyayan and Shekhar will be seen in Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s Heeramandi. The show will start streaming on Netflix from May 1.
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