‘Grew an early distaste for fame, glamour’

Actor Abhay Deol says he never felt the urge to chase roles that would put him in the league of quintessential Bollywood heroes because he grew a distaste for fame and glamour very early on in life.

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Abhay made a name in Bollywood with alternative cinema such as Dev. D, Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye!, Manorama Six Feet Under and Road, Movie.

Why did he not play the classic hero in Bollywood?

“I grew a very early distaste for fame and glamour because I saw what the spotlight and attention can do to you as a family, so to speak. When there is stuff being written about your family and people ask you questions which are very personal in nature, it makes you defensive and almost makes you angry. And maybe because I was exposed to that, I did not see the positive (side). I only saw the negative,” Abhay said. The 43-year-old, nephew of veteran actor Dharmendra, says it is only now that he sees the “positive aspect”.

—IANS