Actor Gulshan Devaiah has been in the industry for more than 12 years now. He has proved his versatility in acting by playing different roles in films like 'Shaitan', 'Hunterrr', 'Mard Ko Dard Nahin Hota', and 'Hate Story' among others. He is back with 'Duranga Season 2' where he is reprising the roles of Sammit Patel/Abhishek Banne. Directed by Rohan Sippy, the crime-thriller has started streaming on Zee5 on October 24.
Gulshan who made his Bollywood debut in 2010 with 'The Girl In Yellow Boots' says that since his debut he has been getting better in terms of craft. However, he feels he is yet to do his best.
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When asked if he is his own critic, Devaiah shares, ''I used to be a lot harder on myself, but I'm not so hard on myself anymore because I realize that it's detrimental to be so demanding of yourself. So I try to sort of strike a balance. I am definitely getting better in terms of craft, I'm also more efficient as an actor and as a professional I'm more efficient. I understand the business, I understand the technicalities of filming much better than before. So, that definitely makes me more efficient. My process is also less confusing to me. It doesn't interfere with other people and their processes. So, it's a conducive environment for creative exchange. All of these things I'm refining and fine-tuning and I will continue to do so and then things after a point no things will not get better by leaps and bounds but things will get better in very small quantities but it does matter, it does really matter. The intention is to keep getting better little by little, little by little. It's not necessarily the output, it's your approach.
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On seeking validation as an actor, the actor says he takes validation like he takes criticism. ''In case of 'Badhaai Do', I hardly did any preparations. I just went there and did that and got so much appreciation. There was no hard work. It was so easy and I was working with a good actor also like it was so easy,'' says Gulshan.
The 'Guns & Gulaabs' actor adds, ''If you write or publish a great interview or you write an article or something and people appreciate that, it definitely makes you feel good about yourself. It's very human to uh sort of react positively to validation but we also have to be conscious of the fact that uh this is not the only thing that defines you. You have to take validation like you take criticism. Take how much you need and leave out the rest. This is my policy. Criticism is good but I take what is useful and leave out the rest. So, with validation, I take what is useful and leave out the rest.''
