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Sanjay Kapoor: The right decisions were all mine, so were the mistakes

Actor Sanjay Kapoor is currently going through a good phase in his career, with meaty projects such as Ali Abbas Zafar’s next with Shahid Kapoor and Sriram Raghavan’s Merry Christmas in his kitty

Published on: May 24, 2022, 14:03:11 IST
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Actor Sanjay Kapoor is currently going through a good phase in his career, with meaty projects such as Ali Abbas Zafar’s next with Shahid Kapoor and Sriram Raghavan’s Merry Christmas in his kitty. But it has all come to him after waiting for years at one time.

Actor Sanjay Kapoor will be seen next in Sriram Raghavan’s Merry Christmas.
Actor Sanjay Kapoor will be seen next in Sriram Raghavan’s Merry Christmas.

He says it’s not as if he is only getting good offers now, but the frequency of them has changed. “I would say I am definitely getting better offers and opportunities. You have to be patient. For example, you start getting better offers after you prove yourself with one project. For me, it was Lust Stories. Eventually you have to choose the best from whatever you get. People kept on asking me ‘aap uske jaisi picturekyun nahi kar rahe?’ I would reply ‘jo offer ho rahi hain, ussi mein se karunga na?’ Jab milegi toh karunga,” confesses the 56-year-old.

Kapoor says he has never had to rely on advice from anyone. “Fortunately or unfortunately, I didn’t go through that stage. I made mistakes which were my own, the right decisions were mine as well. So yes, that’s all I would say. Sometimes you are correct, but for whatever reason it isn’t the right timing. Like two years back, I had done a great film, but then Covid came after a few days. The timing was wrong. There are a lot of reasons. You can just work hard and give it your best shot, leave the rest. It’s not in your hands. Apne kaam pe focus rakhna chahiye,” he ends.

 
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Rishabh Suri

Rishabh Suri is an Assistant Editor, film critic, and professional overthinker of plot points. He writes for HT City, keeping pace with an industry where news cycles expire long before the popcorn gets cold. He completed his graduation in English Honours from Kirori Mal College, followed by a Master’s degree in English Literature-effectively training his brain to over-analyse classic texts before applying those exact same skills to 3-hour Bollywood blockbusters. He got into the profession when he had barely graduated from college and has been at HT ever since. At HT, Rishabh reviews films with a simple rule: skip the dense academic jargon and get straight to the point. Beyond reviews, as Assistant Editor, he helps navigate the broader circus of showbiz, tracking everything from OTT shifts to sudden box office panics. In a beat driven by loud PR machinery and carefully scripted answers, Rishabh prefers cutting through the noise to focus on how stories get made and why trends shift. When he isn’t writing against a deadline, he is usually sitting in a dark theater, compulsively memorising dialogues. For Rishabh, analysing movies isn't just a day job- it’s a habit he couldn't turn off even if he tried.

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