Chirag Paswan recalls his Bollywood days

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Lok Sabha MP Chirag Paswan opened up to Brut on why his Bollywood stint was so short…

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00:00Thank God I did this film with Khangna.

00:02If I was doing it today, the way she highlights this issue, it would have been my class.

00:09Whenever we meet, something or the other goes wrong, isn't it?

00:11And you are the reason for that.

00:13You did a movie in Bollywood, Mile Na Mile Hum, in 2011.

00:18Tell us a little about Bollywood.

00:20What was your journey there and why did you leave Bollywood?

00:23I didn't leave it, Bollywood left me.

00:25I think I was not meant for that.

00:27And I think I realized it very soon when I went there.

00:31To be very honest, it was 2011, 12-13 years ago.

00:34Childhood is a hobby.

00:36In school and college, friends make fun of you that you look good, you speak well.

00:41You must try.

00:42You look good, you speak well.

00:44So I went there.

00:46Coincidentally, I got a film.

00:48And that was with Khangna.

00:50Thank God I did this film with Khangna.

00:52Had I done it today, the way she highlights this issue in Nepotism,

00:58it would have been my class every day that people like you have ruined my life.

01:01But having said that, I left.

01:03It was a very short affair.

01:05In between, during the shoot of the movie, only I realized that no, I am not made for this.

01:10Remembering those dialogues, rehearsals, makeup.

01:14But yes, that thing did one good thing.

01:17It gave me clarity in life that what I have to do.

01:19Eventually, I knew that I come from a political background.

01:22My father being there in politics forever.

01:24I didn't see anything better than that.

01:26I didn't know anything.

01:27I didn't understand anything.

01:28So, even if a lot of people say that it is Nepotism, it is vanchwat,

01:31but when you see it, it comes naturally.

01:33So eventually, I knew that one day it will come in politics.

01:36But after going to the movies, I got more clarity.

01:40That this is what I have to do because that didn't happen.

01:45And he made me understand that, you know, dealing with the audience.

01:48It is better to speak spontaneously than to say rattled dialogues.

01:52Those are easier things for me.

01:55So, he definitely gave clarity about my profession choice.

01:59But nothing happened in the rest of the movies.

02:01People criticize Nepotism a lot.

02:03So, these two industries are governed by the masses.

02:08The people of our country.

02:10People determine your future.

02:13Whether you will be successful or not.

02:16Whether people will like you or not.

02:18This is decided by the people of India.

02:23Talk about movies, it is the same there.

02:25Talk about politics.

02:27So, if people like your vision here too.

02:29So, no matter how many heavyweight surnames you come with.

02:32No matter how many big families you come with.

02:34Whether you are the son of a superstar.

02:36Or the son of the Prime Minister or the President of the country.

02:38But if people don't like you.

02:41If you are the son of a big personality.

02:44It can be your good fortune.

02:46You might get an easy entry from your good fortune.

02:49Which I believe in.

02:51But you need to have the ability to stay there.

02:55But if you look at the Indian Parliament.

02:58There are so many so-called dynasties.

03:00If you look at Lok Sabha or Rajya Sabha.

03:02If you look at the numbers.

03:04They are relatively very handful.

03:06And a majority of the population comes from zero background of politics.

03:10People come from there after a lot of hard work and struggle.

03:15And as I say again and again.

03:17If coming from a big family was the key to success.

03:21Then I feel that all the presidents, prime ministers, ministers who have lived in Puri.

03:25All their children would have been well-established somewhere in today's history.

03:28But the reality is that there are so many ex-Prime Ministers and Presidents.

03:31Whose families are not even known in today's history.

03:35And same goes for the families of the superstars and the actors from Bollywood.

03:40So my point is that eventually everything boils down to your talent.

03:46To your capabilities, to your potential.

03:48That is when you will move forward.

03:50Otherwise, nothing will happen.

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