MUMBAI: Actor Ali Fazal says despite giving critically acclaimed performance in films such as “3 Idiots”, “Fukrey” and others, filmmakers still find it hard to gamble money on him.
The actor says sometimes producers get confused by his “brand” which he has created by featuring in films of different genres.
“Sometimes, producers told me it is hard thing to gamble on you alone and there was one producer who said, ‘I am a confused brand’, like I am doing a (Vikram) Bhatt film and then something different. I have to grapple before choosing a project, I have to think who is going to produce or present it,” Ali said.
Ali says he rejected many films, which according to him were awful, even when he was facing a financial crisis.
“There was a time when I had no money in my account and I turned down the offers even when I was offered lots of money. I had read the script several times but I couldn’t say yes to it.”
The actor is no stranger to the world of Hollywood, having done a cameo in Vin Diesel and Dwayne Johnson-starrer “Furious 7” and acting opposite veteran actor Judi Dench in Oscar-nominated feature “Victoria and Abdul”.
“The unions and guilds are strong there, I am sitting here and for the rest of my life, I am going to get royalty for ‘Fast and Furious’ no matter where it plays in the world. (AGENCIES)
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