A 15-minute role in Animal is all it took for Bobby Deol to make an iconic comeback. Today, he is having a hard time navigating his way through the offers coming his way. “It has probably never happened before that a music piece (Jamal Kudu, the song used for his introduction in the film) went so viral that the music company had to release it. I’m getting a lot of offers but it has to be something that satisfies me as an actor. After a character like Abrar, what more can I get?” he says.

The 54-year-old, who has three confirmed projects in hand right now including Hari Hara Veer Mallu, NBK109 and Kanguva, wouldn’t name any more. “I’m doing a web series, and hopefully one or two films. I feel good and scared about this situation.”

Looking back, does he hold grudges against those that didn’t support him in his lean phase? “I’m not vindictive when I meet them today. I don’t blame anyone because that’s how life is — they openly want you when they can use you. It’s not something I blame anyone for. I know it’s a business. I stopped working when I couldn’t handle it. Now I know this is how it is,” he ends.

Amid speculation that Deol might be back in the sequel to Animal, Animal Park, because of how popular his role got, a source tells us there is no truth to it yet. “Sandeep (Reddy Vanga, director of Animal) is working on Prabhas’ Spirit right now. Since the script was being worked on for a long time, the original plan was always that Deol’s character dies in Animal. But looking at Abrar’s popularity, there could be a possibility of the story being altered,” we are told.