Mumbai, Oct 29 (PTI) Character artiste Raj Arjun saysthe constant struggle in the initial days of his acting careerwas to make sure that filmmakers and audiences recognise him.
Raj, who has worked in films like "Raees" and "RowdyRathore", was recently seen in Aamir Khan's "SecretSuperstar".
In an interview to PTI, he says, "I can say it was adeliberate move (to be part of big films) to get footage.
(But the fact is) I was not in a situation to choose. Before'Secret Superstar' I was like a beggar. I was just called fora job, I was doing it and going home.
"Till 'Secret Superstar' happened, it was just a fightwithin myself to prove my existence as an actor, to earn somemoney and all. In that process whatever I was offered I wasdoing it."Raj considers "Secret Superstar" and "Shabri" as hisbest works till date.
"... I want to do something that hits me inside. And'Secret Superstar' is the only film that touched me.
"'Shabri' was one of the good works and 'SecretSuperstar' is the best work. I am happy to be part of all thefilms that I did but I couldn't perform much in them. I wasunder pressure, be it from myself or story or content was nothelping me out," the actor says.
For Raj, the main criteria to do a film is that itshould touch his heart.
"(Now) I want to do films where I can say somethingthrough my work, irrespective of whether it is with a bigactor or not. I am not tempted to be seen all the time.
"I want to work with good people, where I can get aplatform to say something. I would not do a film where I don'tadd on anything."In Advait Chandan-directed "Secret Superstar", Rajplayed the role of Zaira Wasim's character's father.
"For this film it was an immediate yes when I got anoffer from Aamir Khan's production house. I was looking forgood work and this (film) came in, I think I was destined todo it," he says.
At the moment, Raj has no films in hand, but the actor isnot worried as for him only quality matters.
"I feel there is a responsibility that I need to dogood work. I hope good work comes to me, there are very fewoffers that are good in nature," he says. PTI KKP JUR GKSHD.
This is unedited, unformatted feed from the Press Trust of India wire.
