Grandfather Mogembo must be happy to see the commitment of grandson Vardhan Puri

- 'A good film reaches the audience in any way. Success on OTT is good, but success in theaters is the ultimate for filmmakers.'

Vardhan Puri's third film 'Dashami' released in theaters last month. Directed by Shantanu Tambe, 'Dashami' is a social drama, which raises voice against the evil prevailing in the modern society. Vardhan is the grandson of Amrish Puri, a famous actor of Hindi films. Her debut film 'Yeh Saali Aashiqui' didn't do well in theatres, but was well watched on OTT. His second film 'Aasek' was released directly on OTT.

Vardhan is the only relatively well-known face in the cast of 'Dashmi', so he was responsible for most of the interaction with the media in the promotion of the film. 'Mr. The grandson of Amrishji, who became immortal by playing the role of Mogambo in India, is also a sincere actor like him. He was asked from the media that what was the big reason you had for accepting a small film like 'Dashmi' when you are not yet established as an actor in Bollywood?

In response, the actor says, 'Among the various commercial projects that I am currently doing, 'Dashmi' Mare Mann is an interesting film. I accepted the film only after seeing my director Shantanu Tambe's great intention behind making the film and his faith in the story. This is my first film which is not backed by a big studio. The casting team of the film knew that I don't do such films but they convinced me to listen to the script once. I met the director and he told me the climax of the story. Hearing that I was speechless and had tears in my eyes.'

Another question from the journalists was quite practical: 'When you get an offer for a film without any backing, you worry about your career, right? Vardhan's reply exudes a kind of confidence, 'Sir, a good film reaches the audience anyway. See how 'Hanu-Man' is doing well at the box office! Similarly, there is no superstar in 'Twelfth Fail' but it was a phenomenal success.' Now Vardhan is being asked the question that tests almost every artist: In this age of social media, tu hem khem to chenne?' A smile crosses Puri Jr's face, 'Everyone is entitled to their opinion, but trolling is not good for anyone. It disturbs you mentally, harms you. Thankfully I haven't encountered any such negativity yet. One or two things may have been said on social media that you don't like, but nothing has become a big issue.'

One last page in conclusion: Vardhan, you got a little taste of success only after your film 'Yeh Saali Aashiqui' came out on OTT. How important is the success of a theatrical release to you? The actor enthusiastically replies, 'My film 'Yeh Saali Aashiqui' was released in theaters in 2019 and then the corona era started, whatever the reason, the film could only do average business, but it was an honest film, so when it came on OTT, it got people's attention. Attracted attention. Many also insisted to make the second part of the film. Well, success on OTT is good, but success in theaters is the ultimate for filmmakers.' Utterly.