Having done films for over three decades now, actor Ronit Bose Roy knows the ways of the industry, which sometimes include parts being chopped. “You get shortchanged for whatever reasons. This sh*t happens in our industry. My scenes have been cut, too,” he says, adding, “If you cut an actor’s scene for length purposes or whatever, you are actually cutting important chunks out of the script. It doesn’t feel good to an artiste. What you’ve been promised, should be there.”

Roy, known for playing iconic roles in Udaan (2010) Ugly (2014) and 2 States (2014), says the last time his role was cut short this way was quite recent. “But let’s not point fingers at anybody — we don’t know what pressure people go through. We need to digest it and move on,” he notes.

But ask the 57-year-old how he reacts in the moment, and Bloody Daddy and Shehzada actor says, “I don’t have time to deal with idiots, so I walk away. I dissociate myself at that point, too. Shoot ke time samajh aa jata hai that the lead actor is getting nervous or insecure, and suddenly aapki script change hoke aati hai, lines gaayab ho jaati hain aapki. Life is too short, so I move on to better things.”