Vikrant Massey On Confusion About His 'Retirement': 'Wrote A Lot Of English, People Couldn't Understand'
Vikrant Massey mentioned he made the announcement at midnight when he was unable to sleep.
Actor Vikrant Massey, last seen in The Sabarmati Report, shocked everyone when he announced a break from acting. Vikrant took to social media to announce that he would take some time off to spend with his newborn son and wife. However, his Instagram post created confusion and many understood it to be a retirement announcement. Vikrant Massey recently opened up about this confusion and revealed why this break is important for him.
Vikrant Massey appeared at the Times Network India Economic Conclave and said, “As mentioned in that post, the last few years have been truly phenomenal. I probably reflect upon the year gone by with utmost humility and gratitude. I got much more than what I asked for. As an artist, I have been working for the past 21 years professionally. But after 12th Fail, it has really been remarkable. Just to put things into context, I put out that post at midnight because I was not able to sleep."
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“The very next day, PM Modi and the entire cabinet were going to watch my film, The Sabarmati Report. I never thought this would happen in my life. I might be sounding borderline pompous but I am being as honest as I can. The kind of love and reception the film got, I was truly overwhelmed by it," he added.
Vikrant recalled the conversation he had with his wife, Sheetal Thakur, before announcing his break. “I was on a call with my wife and we were chatting. Iss desh mai isse zyada koi kya hi kar sakta hai as an actor (What more can an actor achieve in this country)? 12th Fail got acclaim and now Sabarmati Report is also receiving so much love. Physically also, I am kind of exhausted. I have been doing non-stop work, I nearly shot 284 days last year out of 365 days, so there was creative saturation as well," he shared.
Vikrant continued, “I personally felt that it was the right moment when the honourable Prime Minister of my country is going to watch a film which is so close to my heart, I have to better myself as an actor now, to be worth people’s time and money. How will I do that? I reflected and wanted to better myself as an actor. Take a break, recalibrate and better yourself!" adding, “I tried doing the same but the problem was that I wrote a lot of English in that post, many people couldn’t understand it, hence I issued a clarification."
Vikrant Massey is currently shooting for a film with Shanaya Kapoor. It will mark Shanaya’s debut in Bollywood. The film is likely to be released in 2025. Vikrant Massey will be seen in another project next year but the details are currently under wraps.
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