Veteran Bollywood star Shekhar Suman wants his son, Adhyayan Suman, to take inspiration from the journey of Katrina Kaif, who struggled during her initial days in the industry.
While conversing with Bollywood Hungama, Adhyayan recalled the time when he started his career by being the protagonist in the film. However, as his movies started failing at the box office, the poster size of the actor kept getting smaller. But this did not waver his immense determination and love towards his craft. Sharing that he intends to make those posters bigger again, Adhyayan said:
"I began my career being the hero of all my films and then the poster size kept getting smaller and smaller. I know how much that hurts. Now the fight is to make it bigger again, that’s the whole journey."
After listening to his son's statement, Shekhar Suman asked him to take inspiration from the journey of popular Bollywood actress, Katrina Kaif. The 61-year-old actor recalled the time when Katrina was working on her debut film, Boom. He complimented the actress' journey from her inability to say her lines properly to giving her best performance in films like Rajneeti and Zindagi Na Milegi Dobaara.
“Take a cue from other people’s journey. Look at Katrina Kaif. When she came in Boom, she couldn’t stand, say her lines, or even dance, but look at where she reached. Look at her performance in Rajneeti and Zindagi Na Milegi Dobaara. Even in Dhoom 3, you could never say that she is the same girl who had started like that. It happens to the best of people.”
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He further gave the examples of more actors in the industry who had a rocky beginning, and added:
"Even Deepika Padukone grew into a beautiful actress. Ananya Panday used to go through a lot of trolling until Kho Gaye Hum Kahan happened. So you have to take it on your chin with a pinch of salt and a sense of humour.”
Shekhar Suman and his son, Adhyayan Suman, were most recently seen in Sanjay Leela Bhansali's magnum opus, Heeramandi: The Diamond Bazaar. While the 61-year-old actor played the role of 'Nawab Zulfikar', his son portrayed dual roles. One was that of 'Nawab Zoravar', and another was the younger version of 'Nawab Zulfikar' in the Netflix series. SLB's latest project gave Adhyayan another chance to revive his career in the highly competitive entertainment industry.