Ahan always wanted to be an actor. He is an obsessive actor: Suniel Shetty

Suniel Shetty talks about his son Ahan and his dreams, current generations of actors, and how actors should take more risks.

Actor Suniel Shetty’s daughter, Athiya, made her Bollywood debut last year, and his son Ahan Shetty’s debut is on the anvil. Ask Suniel about the kind of advice he offers them, and he says, “I tell them not to fear that Friday [release] and be prepared. Don’t believe that you will rule, because on that Friday, it’s the audience who decides. If you know your art, keep working at it.”

Suniel Shetty says younger talent should be given more opportunities.

Suniel says that while Athiya considers his suggestions while signing films, the final call is entirely hers. “She discusses [matters] with me, but takes her own decisions. Otherwise, she trusts her agency and believes whatever they are doing is best for her. You have the final say, but you believe in someone and you follow it [what they do],” says Suniel.

Ask him if Ahan has always harboured dreams of being an actor, and Suniel says his son has wanted to be one since he was a child. “The only thing he always wanted to do was to be an actor. He’s still training — he’s an obsessive actor. I believe the current generation are the most hard-working and sincere. I’m not being biased, but I have seen kids across various fields,” says the actor.

Suniel names Salman Khan and Akshay Kumar as two actors who have dabbled in a range of films. “Salman and Akshay are taking risks and signing different kinds of films, right from comedy to patriotic subjects. And they’re working.”