I shall be good in comedy & romance: Rahul Bhat

‘Kennedy’, directed by Anurag Kashyap, has been a favorite on the worldwide pageant circuit because the starting of its journey. After making a strong international debut on the Cannes Movie Pageant in 2023, the place it premiered within the ‘Midnight Screenings’ part and acquired a seven-minute standing ovation, the movie went on to obtain an identical response on the Sydney Movie Pageant. From Kashyap’s daring narrative type and technical finesse to its riveting background rating and highly effective performances by Rahul Bhat and Sunny Leone, the movie generated constructive word-of-mouth throughout the board.

Nonetheless, ‘Kennedy’ didn’t see a theatrical launch and can lastly attain audiences by way of ‘ZEE5’ on Friday. If one assumes that this may disappoint Rahul, that isn’t fairly the case. Whereas he admits that theatres have their very own attraction and worth, for the acclaimed actor, what actually issues is that the movie is lastly reaching audiences after three years.

“It’s the choice of the studio and the producers when and the place they’d need to launch. However I’m completely happy that it’s lastly releasing on ‘ZEE5’. We will crib about why the movie didn’t launch in theatres, however for an actor, the discharge of a movie issues,” he mentioned.

Rahul started his journey as a mannequin earlier than gaining recognition with the tv present ‘Heena’. He later appeared in movies equivalent to ‘Yeh Mohabbat Hai’ and ‘Nayee Padosan’, however it was Kashyap’s 2013 thriller ‘Ugly’ that remodeled his perspective on cinema and reshaped how he needed to chart his profession. Kennedy marks Rahul’s third collaboration with Kashyap after ‘Dobaaraa’.

The story of ‘Kennedy’ follows a sleep-deprived police officer looking for redemption, navigating intense and morally ambiguous conditions. Rahul has solely reward for the ‘Gangs of Wasseypur’ filmmaker.

“I’m grateful to Anurag that he considers me each time he writes a fancy character and believes I can do it. ‘Kennedy’ is unquestionably completely different as a result of it’s considered one of his quintessential movies and it’s essentially the most advanced character I’ve performed,” he smiled.

For Rahul, ‘Kennedy’ is particular not solely as a result of he performs the titular position, but in addition due to the difficult journey of the character and the director’s religion in him. As an insomniac, guilt-ridden ex-cop, he needed to discover deeply gray psychological areas. The ‘Black Warrant’ actor admitted that the position was emotionally taxing.

“Even after the shoot was over, it was very tough to come back out of him. It gained’t be unsuitable to say that such characters take a toll on you,” he mentioned.

From ‘Fitoor’ and ‘Daas Dev’ to ‘Ugly’, ‘Dobaaraa’ and ‘Kennedy’, Rahul has constantly been solid in uncooked and unconventional roles, a trajectory additional strengthened by his latest OTT outing in ‘Black Warrant’, created by Vikramaditya Motwane. When complimented on his attractiveness and advised he may simply have been a rom-com hero, he responded thoughtfully.

“I don’t understand how these administrators at all times method me with such advanced roles. Seems to be can open doorways, however advanced roles offer you a motive to remain. I’ve by no means been taken with solely being watched. I’m taken with being felt. And handsome can’t be a style. Characters like ‘Kennedy’ enable me to discover the fractured, silenced components of people. The world calls for fact greater than polish. After all, advanced roles scare me. However that’s why I selected them. Consolation is the enemy of progress,” he mentioned.

Rahul’s expertise is effectively acknowledged, however is the trade recognising him sufficient past filmmakers like Kashyap or Motwane? The actor stays optimistic.

“I really feel that now my time has come,” he smiled.

He’s set to make his Hollywood debut with ‘Misplaced & Present in Kumbh’ and is happy about its Indian launch quickly. Having explored comedy within the movie, he hopes to do extra such roles.

“I feel I shall be superb in comedy and romance,” he smiled.

As well as, Rahul has been engaged on a semi-autobiographical venture for a while.

“I’ve been writing about Kashmir and the 30 years which have handed because the migration occurred. However it’s nonetheless at a nascent stage,” he mentioned.