There is no comparison between Ram (Kapoor) and me: Ronit Roy

“Try and try until you succeed”, is what I have learnt from this exclusive interview with Ronit Roy.

Wondering why I am saying so?

At one of the editorial team meetings, I was in an exuberant mood to get an interview going with one of the industry’s big names...And the actor who immediately popped into my mind was Ronit Roy.

Well, even though it was a challenge for me to get in touch with the busy man, I had it in my mind that I had to go for it...

Yes, it was a tough task to get the gentleman’s interview, given his busy schedule. But as they say, ‘Nothing is impossible’... After trying to reach him for a week I finally managed to speak to Ronit. 

Small screen’s Amitabh Bachchan, the one and only Ronit Roy is one of the renowned personalities who earned his acting credibility with a bunch of impressive performances on the big screen as well as small screen; he dresses in sharp suits for press interviews, and is extremely courteous while interacting with the media personals.

He's been loved by audiences, both in his small and the big screen projects. While he entertained fans in TV shows Adaalat and Itna Karo Na Mujhe Pyar recently, he made his presence felt in the movies 2 States, Boss, and Shootout At Wadala.

The actor's show Itna Karo Na Mujhe Pyar on Sony TV marked his return to the Indian TV soap genre. Now he is gearing up for Adaalat Season 2 and few movies.

In conversation with Tellychakkar.com’s Reporter Manisha Suthar, Ronit spoke about his career, personal life, success and upcoming projects.

Excerpts:

As a person, you define a powerful and strong personality, and your fans love it too. So do you too love doing such kind of roles?

These are the kind of roles that I have got, but now I think I will get something with a difference. The upcoming movie Saat Kadam is really different. I got these strong kinds of roles because the film makers see me as a strong personality. 

We have mostly seen you in an angry young man avatar on TV; so do these characters impress you? 
No, whatever roles I am getting now is a mixture of strong, hard and soft. I am actually getting all kind of roles.

When you look back at your career do you have any regret in life? 
No, I have no regrets. But sometimes I have been offered something good which I have not been able to do. I was offered a chance to work with Kathryn Bigelow, the Oscar winning director, but I couldn’t work with her. I was offered Homeland but couldn’t do that too as it was not possible for me to take up these projects at the time they were offered to me.

People often say that Ram Kapoor is your closest rival on TV; so what do you have to say about it? 
Why do they compare me with Ram Kapoor. There is no comparison. I think people say what they want to say…

How do you manage to take time out for your kids when you are busy shooting? 
I spend time with them; we go for our well-earned trips and vacations. I also make them do their homework. I drop them to school; so I have my complete attention on them.

How do you describe yourself as a father and husband? 
I am an excellent father and a mind-blowing husband.

Which co-star have you enjoyed the most working with? 
I have shared screen space with a lot of people, but I can’t choose any one as they all are very talented people.

Whom do you owe your success to? 
I owe my success to a lot of people. My family, wife, all my directors, producers, channels, they all are part of my success.

What would you term as your turning point in your career?
My first turning point was Balaji Telefilms and Ekta Kapoor, and my second was Vikramaditya Motwane and Anurag Kashyap for Udaan.

You are very choosy about the roles you do, so is there any creative dissatisfaction? 
Yes, sometimes you get into arguments with directors but otherwise everything is okay.  

Are you open to doing bold and intimate scenes on-screen?
You will see that when it is offered to me.

Any plans to work behind the camera?
No plans as of now. But in the near future, I might work behind the camera.

Lastly tell us about your upcoming projects?
I will start shooting for the movie Kabil this month. Adaalat is also coming back. I am doing an Indo-Hollywood film called ‘The Field'. There are 2-3 very interesting scripts which I am doing but I can’t talk about them as they are not confirmed as yet. I am working with some talented people.

Thank you so much Ronit for speaking to us.