What This Actor Shares With SRK

‘I
knew
nobody
would
randomly
pick
me
and
say
you
are
a
hero.’

Sumedh
Mudgalkar
was
in
Class
5
when
he
decided
to
become
an
actor.

He
started
preparing
right
away,
and
took
what
he
thought
the
next
obvious
step
was:
Learn
dancing.

He
started
his
acting
journey
a
decade
ago,
with
television,
and
later
transitioned
into
films.
He
worked
in
both
mediums
across
Hindi
and
Marathi.

The
turning
point
in
his
career
was
the
celebrated
daily
soap,

RadhaKrishn,
where
he
played
Lord
Krishna.

Sumedh’s
years
of
dance
experience
came
in
handy
in
his
latest
OTT
show

Hai
Junoon!,
where
he
plays
dreamer
and
hustler
Sebi,
representing
a
dance
group
called

The
Misfits.

Like
Sebi,
Sumedh
exudes
the
same
drive
and
grit
as
he
continues
to
navigate
his
way
through
the
“highly-competitive”
film
industry.
But
there’s
also
this
imperturbable,
chilled-out
vibe
to
this
young
actor
that’s
apparent
from
his
grounded
and
confident
approach
to
what
he
speaks.

“I
knew
that
nobody
would
randomly
pick
me
and
say
you
are
a
hero.
I
was
not
that
handsome
or
magnificent
a
personality.
Then
I
told
myself
that
if
this
is
not
what
you
have,
then
you
must
at
least
have
something
that
you
have
control
over
and
that
is
my
skillset,”
Sumedh
tells
strong>Mayur
Sanap/Rediff.

Watch
Sumedh
as
he
talks
about
his
acting
journey,
dealing
with
typecasting,
and
his
‘flex’
for
having
the
same
birthdate
as
Shah
Rukh
Khan.

Watch
the
full
interview
here:

Video
edited
by
Hitesh
Harisinghani/Rediff