Tigmanshu Dhulia acts in films when he needs money, says won’t get slapped on-screen

Actor-director Tigmanshu Dhulia says he enjoys his stint behind the camera more than facing it. He adds that he only accepts acting offers on one condition — he won’t be humiliated.

Tigmanshu Dhulia considers himself a director first and then an actor. The Paan Singh Tomar director says that even the film fraternity looks up to him as a filmmaker. Tigmanshu, who plays the role of Shah Rukh Khan’s father in the Untitled Aanand L Rai Project, shares that making films interests him more than facing the camera.

Tigmanshu Dhulia last directed Raag Desh starring Kunal Kapoor, Amit Sadh and Mohit Marwah.

“I think the [film] fraternity looks at me more as a director. I am not a regular actor. Whenever a friend calls me or if I feel like making some money, I usually take up acting projects. I don’t struggle to get good roles. But yes, when somebody offers me a role, I have only one condition that mujh pe koi haat nahi uthayega. I can get killed by a bullet or bomb but not humiliated. Though there is a scene in my next film where I get hit but that’s a dream sequence, so that’s fine,” laughs Tigmanshu.

Ask him the reason behind it and he quips, “Meri image kharab ho jayegi as a director. No one will take me seriously if that happens.”

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