Karanvir Malhotra: ‘I’m taking it one day at a time’

Karanvir Malhotra: ‘I’m taking it one day at a time’

Remember the puppeteer from the adorable Cadbury commercial? Karanvir Malhotra is slowly and steadily making his way into the entertainment industry. After featuring in Netflix's Selection Day, he acted in Kabir Khan's highly appreciated web series The Forgotten Army - Azaadi ke liye on Amazon Prime.
 
All set to make his big screen debut, he says that working with Kabir Khan was an wholesome experience. “Kabir sir believes in his actors so much that he gives them complete freedom. He’ll just tell you to tweak minor things that he feels can enhance the scene but nothing more than that. We obviously had reading sessions, discussions an so on, but on set we felt completely empowered.”

“Most of my scenes were with MK Raina sir and I learnt so much from him. He’s an immensely experienced theatre actor as we all know, and I come from theatre too, so we instantly struck a bond. He gave me the Natya Shastra to read and I shared my Australian theatre experience with him,” says the actor who played the role of Amar, a photojournalist. 
 
His character was inspired by Kabir's experiences when he shot the documentary. 

He says that to prepare for the role, he even borrowed a DSLR from a friend to get used to capturing pictures manually. “I also watched documentaries on Bob Cappa and James Nachtwey to learn more about war photography,” he says. 

Ask him since he wanted to be an actor and he says that he has always been inclined towards arts. “My mother introduced music and theatre in my life. I think I realised my calling when my family moved to Melbourne. That’s when I started doing a lot of jobs but couldn’t stick to one thing. One day, someone suggested I take this scene study class, and went just out of curiosity. I knew then that acting is the only thing that interests me and that’s when I started doing a lot of theatre and training.”
 
But with no connection in Bollywood, the journey isn't smooth for Karanvir. “I’m taking it one day a time. It’s hard because people who make content here don’t know you unless they’ve watched your work, and as each project takes a lot of time in its making and release, that the waiting game becomes hard. I think for people who aren’t from the film business, it’s all about resilience and battling everyday with a lot of faith that tomorrow is going to be better.”

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