As Pyaar To Hona Hi Tha completes 25 years since its launch, actor Bijay Anand, who performed position of Rahul Bajaj within the movie, reveals the rationale he took a step again from movies 17 years in the past was the movie itself! However, he clarifies that he “doesn’t hold a grudge against anyone now and has moved on” from the bitter expertise.
“When I saw the film, they (the makers) dubbed my voice with some other voice which sounded very weak and quiet. It was very embarrassing as my voice is not like that. When I heard that, I was so hurt that this is how this industry works. I felt like I didn’t want to be a part of this industry, after which I quit the acting industry for 17 years,” Anand says.
Even earlier than quitting, the actor says that he by no means felt like he was part of the trade. “I didn’t have any nepotism background. I was an outsider and on the right track, but dubbing my voice just so that the hero (Ajay Devgn) looks better than I do or whatever the reason they had, left me shocked,” shares the 66-year-old.
Anand confesses he doesn’t even watch his personal movie as feels embarrassed about the entire dubbing episode. “ have seen Pyaar To Hona Hi Tha only once in my life. Even when it came on TV, my family used to say, ‘Oh, look’, but I just used to shut it off’. Every time I heard my voice, I was embarrassed,” he reveals.
Ask him if he expressed his concern to the filmmakers or his co-stars, and Anand responds, “I am revealing this for the first time. They dubbed a weak and squeaky voice without even asking me. It made my character look like an idiot, and I was shattered. I was genuinely shocked and I don’t know even if I’ll ever recover from that shock. I even turned down very big roles at that time”.
Away from the archlights, he become a yoga instructor. He returned to the trade in 2015 with present Siya Ke Ram to play the position of Janak. “When you are a yoga teacher and you are offered Siya Ke Ram, you don’t say no. I could see the potential in it of reaching a wide range of people, which is actually what happened. So, I came back to acting because I couldn’t say no to this role,” he says.
In truth, Anand returned with a brand new perspective and doesn’t care in regards to the trade or its politics anymore. “I have changed. I don’t depend on how the industry is looking anymore. I just love acting. For me, acting is not a profession, it is a passion for me. I am a successful yoga teacher and I don’t need the industry anymore. I am doing the projects that I want to do, that would make me happy. But I would like to mention that I have no regrets doing that film and I had a lot of fun,” Anand ends.
Source: www.hindustantimes.com