Gurmeet Choudhary: Bollywood is taking TV actors seriously now

Actor Gurmeet Choudhary who ventured into acting with TV show Ramayan in 2008 and made a smooth transition to the big screen in 2015 with Khamoshiyan is excited that Bollywood filmmakers are now taking television actors seriouslyApart from Gurmeet several small screen actors like Sushant Singh Rajput Rajeev Khandelwal Jay Bhanushali Prachi Desai Karan Singh Grover Ram Kapoor Ronit Roy and Eijaz Khan switched from TV to films and have tried their luck in BollywoodAsked about the blurring lines between TV and big screen for actors Gurmeet told IANS here I am super excited because there is no actor from TV or Bollywood An actor is just an actor regardless of the medium Earlier it was a taboo that a TV actor will not be able to do a film or Hes exposed too much But now producer and directors are taking us very seriouslyThe 34yearold actor says filmmakers know and are comfortable with the fact that he has a fan following since he has worked on successful small screen shows My TV audience and fans take me very seriously For them it is like If it is Gurmeets show or a film they will go watch it So the makers know that Gurmeet is a known person and has a good fan following plus I do a little good work he said with a laughGurmeet feels filmmakers see a package I have spent three years in Bollywood and have done three films including working in Paltan with such a big director like JP Dutta in such a short span of time he said Before stepping into the world of acting Gurmeet was a model and even won the Mr Jabalpur title in a contest earlierTheres often a perception that models cannot act What does Gurmeet have to say about it I think acting comes from within even if the person is a model If that person is an actor from within then he will act good But if you cant act from your heart no amount of training will help Gurmeet said on the sidelines of a fashion event in Mumbai He says he was very lucky as his first TV show was RamayanI played Lord Ram It was a difficult character because I was just 21 years old and I played Ram at such a young age The character had a lot of emotions I think I learnt emoting through that and after that I did a lot of shows and reality shows and now I am doing movies headed Gurmeet was last seen onscreen in war drama PaltanCatch up on all the latest entertainment news and gossip here Also download the new midday Android and iOS apps to get latest updatesThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever