Reflecting on his career in Bollywood, actor Bobby Deol has opened up about a difficult phase when he feared the younger generation had completely forgotten him. This growing insecurity motivated him to sign the 2018 action-thriller “Race 3” starring Salman Khan, he admitted.
Knowing that a Salman film would pull in millions of viewers, Deol said he saw the project as the perfect opportunity to reintroduce himself to a new wave of filmgoers. The star-studded cast of “Race 3” also featured Anil Kapoor, Jacqueline Fernandez, Daisy Shah, and Saqib Saleem.
Talking to Shekhar Suman on Shekhar Tonite, Bobby said, "Salman was so sweet. Kuch saalo baad usne mujhe phone kiya aur kaha, 'Shirt utarega maamu' (Will you take off your shirt). I said, 'Main kuch bhi karunga' (I will do anything). Then he said, 'Come on, listen to the story,' and that is how I got Race 3."
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He further added, "Millions of people are going to go watch a Salman Khan film. Jo young generation thi, woh Bobby Deol ko bhool gayi thi (The young generation had forgotten Bobby Deol). So I felt ki main iss film me aaunga toh log pehchanenge ki koi Bobby Deol bhi hai (If I do this film, people will realise I exist)."
Since “Race 3”, Bobby’s career has witnessed a phenomenal high. He took the digital space by storm in 2020 with Prakash Jha’s hit web series “Aashram”. He further cemented his position in the industry after he played the antagonist’s role in Sandeep Reddy Vanga’s “Animal”, which completely redefined his on-screen persona.
This resurgence led him straight to leading roles, including in Netflix's chart-topping series “The Ba***ds of Bollywood” and big-screen hits like “Hari Hara Veera Mallu”.
Up next, fans can see him in Anurag Kashyap’s gritty thriller “Bandar”.
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