'Dushman' star Ashutosh Rana says current Bollywood is a 'golden period' for actors like him
Mumbai, Actor Ashutosh Rana believes his acting career is still in the early stages, even though he has been a part of the industry for over three decades. Rana, who has received recognition for his work in films like «Dushman», «Sarfarosh», «Mulk», «Sonchiriya», «Pathaan» and «Fighter», said he is happy that the lines between mainstream and off-beat cinema has blurred today.
«I feel there is a lot left in Ashutosh Rana. The actor in Ashutosh Rana is like a child who has just started walking and is taking baby steps. There is a lot to come. Why I think this way is because I started with films which were called off-beat cinema and that has become mainstream cinema now.
»For the actors like me, it is a golden period," the actor, who is headlining the latest OTT show "Murder in Mahim", told PTI in an interview.
The 56-year-old actor said he would love to play a variety of characters on screen, whether they are heroic or villainous.
«I definitely hope to get lots of work and play different characters. I want to play Chanakya on screen, Raavan, Vivekanand and Krishna. There are so many characters who are engraved in our mind like Gabbar (from 'Sholay'),» he added.
Rana believes that he has been able to receive appreciation from audiences because he played each character with the utmost honesty.
As an actor, he said, his primary goal is to «capture the thought process and persona» of a character.
«I don't believe in doing good work, I believe in being honest with my work. The appreciation that I've got from the
