Actor Arjun Mathur is planning to explore a career in the West more actively, and has even hired agents to smoothen the process. He feels one should take advantage of more doors opening for people of colour in Hollywood. However, Mathur is not overlooking his career in India.

“I am working on exploring a career internationally, and doing what anyone would do. I have hired an agent, and a manager. I have a team abroad who is always on the lookout for interesting projects and opportunities,” Mathur tells us, adding, “That’s how it works there. You get through purely on the basis of auditions, and the whole systematic process.”

Here, he shuns the idea of cutting down on projects in India to find a foothold in the West. The 40-year-old asserts, “There is no cutting of work here, or anywhere in the world. It is a very narrow-minded approach to only think about leaving one industry for another... The boundaries all over the world are blurring, with Indian actors getting opportunities across the globe.”

The actor, who found acclaim through his roles in projects such as Made In Heaven, The Gone Game and Jugaadistan, cites examples of actors Ali Fazal and Harish Patel to explain his point. “It is a great time for Indian actors because the world has opened. Look at the work Fazal or Patel are doing… It is really amazing,” says Mathur, who has wrapped up his next, Lord Curzon Ki Haveli.

“Right now, there are all kinds of actors and sensibilities. If I am comfortable in speaking, thinking and talking in English, it only makes sense for me to use it [to get more opportunities in my career]. Everyone should do everything,” wraps up Mathur, who is busy with a personal project of renovating his home.