Raza Murad, who marked his debut with the Amitabh Bachchan-starrer Ek Nazar (1972), is currently in his 50th year in cinema. Looking back at the past years, he says, “There are some sweet and bitter memories. In my early years, I became a victim of groupism. Every leading man had his own camp. Because of that, I suffered a lot. But I was never a part of any camp or a bootlicker.”

Despite being late character actor Murad’s son, he believes that he survived in the industry through sheer talent and not because of his family lineage.

After appearing in over 100 films, Murad is now all set to foray into the digital space, with a series titled Swaad. Quiz him about what made him want to dabble in the web space and he shares, “One has no option but to keep up with the changing times and trends. I wouldn’t like to name anyone, but there were actors who were active in the 70s, 80s and 90s, but are now out of work because they couldn’t keep up.”

A lot has changed in the film industry ever since 1972. The 70-year-old believes that show business has become more professional now. “In our times, the leading man would call all the shots. He would choose the story, music directors, singers and star cast. He would come to the set according to his whims and fancies. These things don’t work anymore,” the Padmaavat (2018) actor says, adding, “You’ve to be more professional today and come to the set only after keeping your ego back at home. Young actors are risk-takers.”