“My father always told me, ‘Don’t do something if your heart is not there’. Siddhant says there were offers along the way but he did not want to do something for money. So I always thought that let me be a good actor first, public will make me the star if they like me.” But I also knew that nobody was going to launch me because I don’t have a market value in terms of a name or a family background. “Playing a lead role is always the dream. Ironically, it was his co-star Ranveer’s debut film Band Baaja Baarat that gave Siddhant the confidence about finding his footing in movies without a family name. Plus, he has one of the best introduction scenes in the film with the song Bhaag, bhaag Sher aaya’. His MC Sher is a confident but gentle soul, a feminist and a secure artiste who takes a struggling rapper under his wing. All I wanted was some respect and appreciation for the role but what I have got is beyond my expectations,” he says. But I was also conscious that just because it is a big opportunity, I should not overdo it. I knew that this was a grand film and I had to give my all to the role. “I joined the film just 22 days before the shooting so it was not like I had a rap background, nothing. Zoya spotted Siddhant just days before the film’s shooting while he was dancing at the success party of Excel-produced Amazon show Inside Edge, where he played the role of a rookie fast bowler.
And as luck would have it, Zoya had been looking for MC Sher for a year and I happened to be there at the right time,” Siddhant told PTI in an interview. “I always used to think ‘ki apna time kab ayega’.
But I always had this raging ambition to go out there and prove myself with that one perfect opportunity. “I struggled for six years and there were many rejections and low points along the way. There is nothing which has more reach than cinema and I feel that hip-hop was a subject waiting to be talked about," added SlowCheetah, whose name is Chaitnya Sharma.Īlso featuring actress Alia Bhatt and Kalki Koechlin in pivotal roles, "Gully Boy" will release on February 14.The 25-year-old actor, who studied to become a chartered accountant like his father but left it midway to pursue a career in Bollywood, says he started trying his luck at the age of 19. "Bollywood is the most powerful influencer in the country. Ranveer knew my style, so it became easy to get along with him."Īpart from Divine and Naezy, rapper SlowCheetah, who is also a part of "Gully Boy", credits Bollywood with being instrumental in reaching out to a wider audience. He had already heard our songs and he had a rough idea about hip-hop. Naezy found it "quite easy and comfortable" to work with Ranveer, who has been going all out at events to showcase his rapper avatar. "He spent a lot of time with us in the studio, taking in how we write, rap. He is so positive and so eager to soak in everything. Sharing their experience working with Ranveer and how the "Padmaavat" star adapted to the rapper mode so well, Divine said: "Ranveer is a fireball of energy.
These two rappers have worked extensively with the cast and crew of "Gully Boy" to make the film's story "authentic". This feat got him noticed in India's rap culture. He didn't have advanced music instruments, but he shot a video "Aafat" on an iPad, and it went on to garner more than 470,000 views on YouTube, putting him in the spotlight. Naezy's obsession with rap began when he was just 13. He believes "Gully Boy" will open "more doors" for Indian street rappers and will "bring a change" in the Indian music industry. I hope that through the film, our audience gets expanded and the whole of India gets to see the real hard work of the underground rappers." "We have a limited audience (for hip-hop).
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