Vidhu Vinod Chopra’s 12th Fail marks Vikrant Massey’s third release this year after Gaslight, where he was seen sharing screen space with Sara Ali Khan, and Santosh Sivan’s Mumbaikar co-starring Vijay Sethupathi. These films, however, received underwhelming reactions both from the critics and the audience alike. But Vikrant remains unfazed.
In an exclusive chat with News18 Showsha, the 36-year-old reacts to the scathing feedback Gaslight and Mumbaikar received and says, “Sometimes, you need to call a spade a spade. It does affect me sometimes but at other times, I know that people are reacting in a certain way because those films deserve to receive that kind of a response.”
Vikrant goes to share that in most situations, the fate of a film isn’t in the control of the actors headlining them. Over the years, he has learnt to let go of the things he can’t control and now prefers to look at the silver lining. “A lot of things are not in my control. You only do so much. When you talk about mixed reactions, it implies that some people have liked a film and some didn’t. The audience reaction to a project can be poles apart but you’ve to take it sportingly. Sometimes, it’s necessary to take things to your stride,” he elaborates.
Vikrant began his career as a television actor in 2007 and it was in 2013 that he marked his big screen debut in Vikramaditya Motwane’s Lootera, where he played Ranveer Singh’s friend. As he looks back at the last decade, he says, “I feel like my journey had just begun as an actor. ‘Ten years’ is just a number. There’s still so much left to do. I’m 36 now. I had the privilege of starting out and learning things very young. Maybe I will actually get down to accessing my career once I hit 40.”
Vikrant made his debut as a lead actor with Konkona Sensharma’s A Death In The Gunj four years after Lootera. Even after that, he continued to be seen in supporting actors in until the OTT wave changed the way he was perceived. Quiz him if he wishes he could do thing differently and he says, “These thoughts keep popping up in my head when I sit alone at home. But I don’t pay attention to it. As of now, I still haven’t achieved what I wanted to ten years ago. My goals feel very distant from me. There’s still some time before I can achieve them. Once I do, I’ll probably start assessing my career graph.”
As for 12 Fail, the film sees him playing an IAS aspirant. It draws inspiration from real-life tales of aspirants preparing for the formidable UPSC exam. It is filmed in real-life locations with actual students, offering a gritty portrayal of UPSC candidates, their resolve, moral values and the enduring bonds they forge. It is set for a release on October 27.
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