Bigg Boss star Karan Kundrra talks about his past career and choices to a daily
Bigg Boss star Karan Kundrra talks about his past career and choices to a daily
“I was very popular when I was doing television. Then I quit and did Mubarakan and 1921.
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There are phases when you’re very popular, then there are phases when you’re prepping to step up.
I’ve purposely gone out of sight, but thankfully have never been out of mind,” Karan said looking back at his career.
“There’s a big difference between being popular and being a star. People seen on TV everyday are popular faces.
But do their films sell tickets and OTT shows sell subscriptions, that’s the question.
When you see from a career point of view, sometimes you have to take a break and get invisible to ensure you become a saleable commodity,” Karan shared.
The actor revealed that he started off with Kitani Mohabbat Hai at Rs 4000. But he never bothered about money. “After it got humongous success everyone advised me to do a bigger show for Rs 25000, but I did Gumrah, a crime show, something that people do at 40.
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I quit Roadies at the peak too. Then I didn’t do TV for five years. I returned for Ekta (Kapoor) ma’am only (Dil Hi Toh Hai) and got paid Rs 1.20 lakh. The more madness I carry, the better for me.”
Calling MTV a “fantastic phase” Karan said his association with the channel gave him a youth connect.
Though he says his forte is fiction, he explains why he refuses to pick any daily soap that comes his way. “I won’t be able to do a daily soap even for Rs 2.5 lakh a day.
I don’t have the strength for a long format and daily soaps demand a commitment for a year or two.
Of course there’s an enormous amount of money in TV but I don’t want to miss out on other exciting things. Like I love traveling. ”