Raghav Juyal On Transitioning From TV To Films: Wanted People To Spend Money To See Me

Raghav Juyal has been receiving massive praise for his role in the recent film Kill. The actor started his career as a choreographer and then went on to host reality shows before trying his luck in films. Juyal, whose latest offering is the ZEE5 series Gyaarah Gyaarah, also has films such as Nawabzaade, the ABCD: Any Body Can Dance franchise, and Kisi Ka Bhai Kisi Ki Jaan to his credit.

Raghav Juyal talks about pivoting from television to films 

Talking about transitioning into television, Raghav said in a PTI interview, “We live in a very Kim Kardashian world where you are famous, but you don't know for what. The spectrum has become wide. To be honest, when I was doing TV, the money was good and life was comfortable. There was not so much hustle. I’ve come into films because I want to satisfy myself creatively.” He added, “But here till the time you don’t get stable, there’s not much comfort like TV. Today, youngsters want to do everything fast and want to experience everything quickly. That’s a loss for artists, and the art and culture of our country and society.”

He may have transitioned from television to films for creative satisfaction, but the actor said he hopes to receive “financial satisfaction” too. "I was famous (on TV) and every kid knew my name. I wanted people to spend money from their pocket to see me in the (cinema) hall, not think that they would rather watch me on TV. I want when people leave from a cinema hall, they take back something from my character," he said.

Raghav Juyal on featuring as a negative character in Kill

Juyal credits Kill, which was released in July, for breaking his nice guy image and said he wants to explore diverse roles ahead. “I’m consciously choosing things and saying no to certain things... I don’t think I’ll get slotted because casting directors have supported me a lot in this journey so far, otherwise they would have offered me just comedy roles.”

He added, “Recently, I read a good script that came from a big producer. But when I read it carefully, I felt I was not doing anything (in the film), so I said no to it. I told him (producer), ‘Sir, I didn’t feel anything, I couldn’t connect with the character'.”

(With inputs from PTI)