Popular TV/film actor Vikrant Massey made his debut in film as lead with Konkona Sen Sharma’s film, A Death In The Gunj. He played the role of the vulnerable Shutu in the, whose fragile mental health spirals by the end of the film. Vikrant, who received lot of praise for his sensitive portrayal of the character, reveals that it’s because of the film that he achieved more recognition in the industry.
In a recent interaction with SpotboyE, Vikrant told, “Shutu from A Death In The Gunj will always be very, very special to me. I got a second lease of life because of that. I had convinced myself to happily go back to television, earn loads of money, get more famous… But had A Death In The Gunj not happened, I would not have been here.”
Before A Death In The Gunj happened, Vikrant done many popular TV shows like Qubool Hai, Dharam Veer, and Baba Aiso Varr Dhoondo. He also played supporting roles in Bollywood films such as Lootera and Half-Girlfriend.
Vikrant was recently seen in Haseen Dillruba co-starring Taapsee Pannu and Harshvardhan Rane. Talking about the frequent comparison about two male leads in a film/show, Vikrant referred to his romantic web series Broken But Beautiful, where Sidharth Shukla appeared in the third season of the show.
Speaking about it, the actor said, “I think some comparisons are not at all valid. When we talk about Broken But Beautiful, I was a part of the first two installments of the show. The third season was Sidharth’s first. I have read people comparing us, and I think that’s completely unfair to him, me, the makers of the show and even to the audience. We anyway have a completely different style of working. These comparisons are really not required there. As far as comparisons between Harshvardhan and me are concerned, I really don’t think much about it.
Vikrant also did a cameo in Sidharth–Sonia starrer web series Broken But Beautiful 3, along with Harleen Sethi.
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