Showing posts with label Gurfateh Pirzada. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Gurfateh Pirzada. Show all posts
Mehreen Pirzada on her first date with Arsh Aulakh: "I didn’t think it would work"
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Actor Mehreen Pirzada shares why she married businessman Arsh Aulakh in a secret ceremony and their six-hour- long first date
Vishakha Pandit (HINDUSTAN TIMES; May 5, 2026)
Actor Mehreen Pirzada, who married businessman Arsh Aulakh on April 26 in an intimate ceremony, says their first meeting came with little expectation. The two met through a common friend, and Mehreen admits she had almost made up her mind.
“We both thought the meeting would last 30 minutes. For him, it was like, ‘She’s an actor, let’s just meet,’ and for me, I didn’t think it would work. I told myself that if anything felt off, I’d just leave,” she tells us. But the meeting stretched to six hours. “By the end of it, there was a silent yes. We didn’t say it, but we both felt it,” she says with a smile.
The relationship, which began in July last year, was kept private. “I always believed in love first, but family ideologies matter a lot,” she shares, adding that her brother, actor Gurfateh Pirzada, also played a key role.
“For most girls, it’s their father they look up to. For me, it’s my brother,” she says, adding, “He did a lot of background checks (on Arsh), hoping he’d find something. But when they met, they became like brothers. Now they share their own bond.”
Her bridal outfit also mirrored her intimate style, as she adorned a refurbished version of her mother’s wedding ensemble. “I always knew I wanted to do this... My kaliras had motifs and messages from my mother and brother, family pictures, and even symbols of my grandparents,” she reveals, adding, “Marriage is very personal, and mine never felt like a formal event.”
It’s harder for a guy to get work than a girl. If there are 10 opportunities for a girl, there is one for a guy-Gurfateh Pirzada
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Gurfateh Pirzada says there are more opportunities for women in showbiz; shares what kept him going during tough times
Rishabh Suri (HINDUSTAN TIMES; May 10, 2023)
Gurfateh Pirzada has waited for the current phase of his career for a long time, as work is now coming his way. His web projects Guilty (2022) and Class helped him get noticed. In fact, even Brahmastra Part One: Shiva (2022)worked for him.
“I was 21 when I auditioned for Brahmastra. We started shooting in 2017, when I was 22, and now I am 27. Basically, the wait for me has been incredibly long, as was everyone’s connected with the film. My role was much bigger, but obviously on the editing table, it gets chopped because of time constraint,” shares the actor.
Ask what kept him going in all those years, when he didn’t have work in hand and Gurfateh says, “A lot of things kept me afloat. My family and my sister, Mehreen Pirzada, who also started acting. Luckily, she started getting acknowledged and work started coming her way very early in her career. She gave me the freedom to wait it out and take my time, and not rush into things. It’s harder for a guy than a girl. If there are 10 opportunities for a girl, there is one for a guy. How often do you hear of male actors being launched or a new actor coming? But things are changing now.”
Sharing how his family supported him and respected his dream of being an actor, Gurfateh adds, “My family gave me the freedom to take my time. It obviously wasn’t easy. I was doing theatre and honing my craft every day. I know opportunities take time and I wanted to be ready (in terms of preparation) when they came.”
Actors like me wait for bigger actors to say no to risky films or characters-Gurfateh Pirzada
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All for taking on challenging parts, Gurfateh Pirzada likes to wait for the right offers to come his way
Rishabh Suri (HINDUSTAN TIMES; March 21, 2023)
Gurfateh Pirzada is content with the way his career has progressed. The actor came in the spotlight with the 2020 web film Guilty. He did a small role in BrahmÄstra: Part One – Shiva (2022) and with his February OTT release, Class, he got a chance to showcase his versatility. “I am happy that the audience likes what I am doing. I had not chosen Guilty, it chose me. In fact, I was not in the position to make choices at that time. I always had a vision of the kind of projects I wanted to be a part of and the people I wanted to work with,” says the 26-year-old.
All for taking on challenging parts, Pirzada adds, “Actors like me wait for bigger actors to say no to risky films or characters, because not everyone likes to experiment. I am sure Guilty and Class would have been offered to bigger actors. I am hoping more such projects keep coming my way.”
The actor admits that the projects he has done so far have made him confident. “It’s not been an easy journey. I have been doing this (trying to find good work) for nine years,” says Pirzada, adding that patience has kept him going. That’s also evident from how he’s responded to his first film as the lead, Bedhadak, getting delayed. It was supposed to go on floors, but Coronavirus disrupted the plan. The actor says, “It has been pushed and I am shooting for something else right now.”
Talking about the way things have changed, he adds, “There has been a lot of change in the way things are dealt with in the film industry after the pandemic. Consumer needs have changed, so films are going to take some time. But I am in no rush. I am here to stay for 50 years and not work for five years and disappear.”
Shanaya Kapoor’s debut film Bedhadak shelved or indefinitely postponed?
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HINDUSTAN TIMES (July 15, 2022)
Shanaya Kapoor, daughter of actor Sanjay Kapoor, was expected to make her debut with filmmaker Karan Johar, in a Shashank Khaitan directorial, Bedhadak. However, a report by Zoom says the movie, also starring newcomers Lakshya and Gurfateh Pirzada, has been “shelved or indefinitely postponed”.
While the report didn’t say much about the reason, a source informs us that the production house and the director want to focus on their next: “Shashank wants to start working on his next with actors Tiger Shroff and Rashmika Mandanna.”
We tried to reach representatives of the production house and Khaitan, but got no response till the time of going to press. When the movie was announced, Kapoor had shared: “I can’t wait to kickstart this journey, I need your blessings and love!”
In our society, there isn't enough education on consent-Gurfateh Pirzada
8:07 AM
A week after the release of Kiara Advani-starrer Guilty, newbie Gurfateh Pirzada on making his debut with the role of rape accused
Mohar Basu (MID-DAY; March 14, 2020)
In an industry that is quick to stereotype actors, picking a role with shades of grey for a debut offering wouldn't be considered an ideal choice. But, discussing last week's Netflix release, Guilty, newbie Gurfateh Pirzada says he couldn't have asked for a better launchpad.
"Performances are key in films like this one. People are talking about it. Also, I am interested in scripts that encourage a positive shift in mindsets. It was an ideal start to my career because young people will learn from this," says Pirzada.
Slipping into the role of a college hottie in a film headlined by Kiara Advani, he plays the part of VJ, who thrives on people's attention. "He likes being liked. I needed the audience to fall in love with him. He is a nice guy, but a single night makes evident everything that is wrong with him. Ruchi [Narain, director] didn't want him to feel guilty [about his acts]. I had to showcase him as one who is oblivious to the fact that he has crossed the line. [When] a girl throws herself at him, VJ fails to understand at which point [the intimacy] stops being consensual. [In our society] there isn't enough education on consent. We hope the film [makes evident that] consent is not [based on] perceptions."
In a previous interview, and referring to her last release, Kabir Singh, Advani had apparently suggested that the makers wondered whether giving the protagonist Kabir a happy ending would invite controversy — which it eventually did — owing to his abusive nature. In contrast to that offering, Pirzada's VJ is seen "accepting his punishment". Asserting that actors must "mirror what's happening in society", he says artistes must encourage offerings that bring such conversations to dinner tables.
"The discourse around the #MeToo movement will shift, one film at a time. I hope our movie created the fire needed for this discussion."
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