'SOMETIMES SANJAY SIR WOULD BE ON FIRE'

'For him, the frame needs to be beautiful and then the actors come in.' 'If he doesn't like the outfits of the background artists, he will get it changed.

Sometimes, in an entire day, we haven't taken a single shot because of that.' 'Every day was a new day. He goes according to his mood.'

“Only a man like Sanjay Bhansali can take somebody who’s a nobody and put him in such a prestigious role, a role that can redefine one’s career,”

The actor, who has worked in the Hindi film industry for 12 years, finally gets a central role in the Web series, Heeramandi: The Diamond Bazaar, as he romances the innocent Shamin Sehgal.

The sweet romance provides a respite from the burning vendetta the two leading ladies, Manisha Koirala and Sonakshi Sinha, have against each other.

How did you get Heeramandi?

I have been in this industry for the past 12 years.

When I saw my old interviews from 10 years ago, I was asked a question: Which director do you want to work with?

There was only one name, and it was Sanjay sir’s name. So I would say it’s a good thing to dream. This dream has come true. vI had a friend named Tushar and we must have called (casting director) Shruti (Mahajan) ma’am so many times that she must have got annoyed.

We would ask her to let us give just one audition. But we never knew when it was going to happen. When the news came out that this project is going to be made, I reached Shruti ma’am’s office and basically begged her to give me any role. I think after almost 15 months of chasing, she said, okay, do this audition. It was a three-day role.