“I never wanted to be an actor and now my film has made it to Cannes”

Abhilash Thapliyal revealed that ‘Kennedy’ will hold a very special place in his heart because he never wanted to be an actor. Continue reading.

Actor Abhilash Thapliyal, who is known for his vertical work with ‘Faadu’, ‘Blurr’, ‘Aspirants’ and ‘SK Sir Ki Class’, is currently on cloud nine as his film ‘Kennedy “, directed by poster boy. of Indian indie cinema – Anurag Kashyap, is set to head to the prestigious Cannes Film Festival.

The actor shared that he had preconceived notions that Kashyap was intimidating as a director, but was pleasantly surprised to find him very welcoming and warm.

Abhilash told IANS, “I met Anurag Sir for the first time in Pune, he was shooting for ‘Dobaaraa’. And I was really scared because I was meeting one of the best filmmakers our country has. So you want to behave yourself and you don’t want to be overly friendly. But he was extremely welcoming and shared so many stories from his life, his journey, his interests and more.”

Kashyap and Abhilash have a mutual friend in actress Taapsee with whom they have both worked. He further mentioned, “Finally when I got to work with him, again I was very scared and thinking about many things like my performance on an Anurag Kashyap set, but still I think Anurag Kashyap is extremely lovable. He is so loving, he is so caring and takes care of his actors. He also gives freedom to his actors to explore the characters and bring our own nuances. I never wanted to be an actor and now the movie ‘Kennedy has arrived in Cannes which is a dream come true’.

The actor also shared that “Kennedy, which also stars Rahul Bhatt and Sunny Leone, will hold a special place in his heart as it has been selected for Cannes.

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On playing versatile roles in very different projects, Abhilash said, “I think all my recent projects: ‘Faadu’, ‘Blurr’, ‘Aspirants’ are very close to my heart. But I think ‘Kennedy’ will have a very special place in my heart because when I came to Mumbai, I never thought I would become an actor, I really wanted to be a part of The Kapil Sharma Show.”

“And now my film has reached Cannes, that will definitely be a big milestone. “After 10 years, when I look back and look at my journey, I think I’ll talk about ‘Kennedy’ with a lot of pride and a lot of love,” he concluded.

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