Suniel Shetty has been in the Bollywood industry for three decades and says that his problem is not being typecast but playing safe.
The 59-year-old star made his Bollywood debut in 1992 with the action drama Balwan and acted in several action dramas after that.
Suniel told IANS, “I guess over a period of time, whether it is Ayushmann Khurrana or Tiger Shroff, they will also start experimenting. What’s very important is to get an image and they have a definite image for themselves. These two names can only be appreciated, hats off to them.”
“My problem is not being typecast, my problem is playing safe. It is not the subject that affects me as much as the banners you choose to go with like, ‘I will only work with XYZ‘, ‘who’s the director?’ That means you don’t have your own judgment,” he continued.
“Keep aside Ayushmann and Tiger from that lot because they have gone with subjects, directors and not just gone with banners,” said Suniel.
The actor feels that the new generation actors need to create an individual style. He says “No risk (means) you are no actor according to me. Make your own style. Look at Tiger, Ayushmann, Salman they are all self-made. All of us were self-made. Yes, we made mistakes but there were Akshay Kumar and Ajay Devgn, who came out with flying colors,” he said. He added, “There was a Suniel Shetty who failed after a few years because he believed in the subject but the marketing failed.”
Suniel feels his journey in Bollywood will help his son Ahan pave his path, now that the latter is all set to enter Bollywood.
“What I am trying to say is, I am talking about box-office. We start with the box office and how people react. Nobody will risk a Rs 50-crore film with Suniel Shetty today but they will risk a Rs 500-crore film with Akshay Kumar. As I said, I made mistakes but that is fine. Probably that experience will be used by my son. It is an unbelievable journey. I am grateful is all I can say,” he concluded.