Rajneesh Duggal is an Indian film actor and a former model. He won the Mr. India title in 2003 and a runner up in Mr. International. He is also the winner of Kingfisher Model of the year 2005. He even won the reality show Khatron Ke Khiladi 5. He made his Bollywood debut with Vikram Bhatt’s super-hit horror thriller “1920.”
Rajneesh has now differentiated between mediums to showcase his acting skills. He has taken off to work on the TV show ‘Aarambh’. This will be his debut in the fiction genre.
Most celebrities take TV project for money. On this Rajneesh said, “I made my money by doing five films last year. So, that’s not a concern. Having said that, I have my reservations on TV; I can’t ever play a quintessential hero, a doting husband or an obedient son. However, I want to work in all mediums. I was looking at doing an interesting mini series and ‘Aarambh’ seemed just perfect. TV isn’t a small medium anymore and soon we will see small-budget films releasing on the small screen. Also, there is a strange connection I have with history and time, mainly reincarnation and karma. Most of my films and ‘Aarambh’ have touched upon the topic of past life. I tend to tilt towards the projects based in time,” he replies, adding, “Maybe, they got me on ‘Aarambh’ to attract more women (laughs). We want to make seeti-maar TV.”
Rajneesh can afford to choose his project on TV, while Bollywood has a different story. But the actor has no complaints. Rajneesh says, “There are certain projects I have done, which I am not too proud of, but you learn from mistakes. Again, it’s my journey and the choice I made along the way. Being a hero, the film is on your shoulders, so yes, my shoulders are bruised a bit (laughs!). However, I know I am in for long haul. I know God is with me and he is my Godfather. I am among the top choices to play the hero in a medium-budget film. I am an A-lister in the B-rung making me the A in B. I am the best athlete in my sector. I assure full recovery and I am happy with it. I am a competitive actor, but not insecure.”
The actor has just one regret in his life. The actor repents kissing on screen and he feels that his mushy reel act must have upset his wife, Rajneesh said, “Pallavi (his wife) and I were clear that I will never kiss on screen. I declined several projects because of the same. But I made an exception during ‘Wajah Tum Ho’ thinking that times have changed. I would call that a mistake as that could have hurt my partner. Maybe, she doesn’t show it but even I would have been uncomfortable if she were to do that. I have a daughter, too. Also, there is no need to do it as there are enough people doing that anyway.”