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Vikrant Massey Wants 12th Fail To Win A National Award: 'With Utmost Humility…'
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Vikrant Massey, who is gearing up for his next film, Aankhon Ki Gustaakhiyan, says that he hopes his film 12th Fail gets a National Award.
Vikrant Massey has been delivering hit after hit in recent years. It's safe to say that the actor has established himself as one of the finest talents in the industry. However, this time, Massey is stepping into something completely new. He's both nervous and excited about being part of a 'commercial Bollywood film" with Santosh Singh's Aankhon Ki Gustaakhiyan. The film also marks the debut of Shanaya Kapoor, who plays the lead opposite Massey. During the film's promotions, Massey spoke exclusively to News18 Showsha about how he hopes his previous project, 12th Fail, wins a National Award.
There have been specualtions on 12th Fail winning a National Award, however, nothing concrete has been announced yet. Talking about the same, he said, 'I hope it does. And I'm sorry, without cost of sounding pompous, and with utmost humility. I hope it does. I hope the film wins an award. I hope Vidhu Vinod Chopra wins an award. I hope I win an award. I've always aspired for one. I've prayed for one when I was that young kid wanting to become an actor, I always wanted a National Award because that's the greatest achievement an actor in India can have, to be presented an award by the President of the country. And I hope it happens. So, fingers crossed."
After Aankhon Ki Gustaakiyan, Massey is all set to start his soft preparation for his next film titled White, where he plays the titular role of Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar. 'There's one film that I am also soft prepping for. It is called White, wherein I play the honorable Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar. [I am] very nervous. I'm spending a lot of time with him, with the script. I start shooting in August. [Spending time with him] is also very unnerving because he's something else. He's God-sent for me. This film, him everything, this opportunity is God-sent."
Talking about working with debutant Shanaya Kapoor, Massey says she was like a 'breath of fresh air." He added, 'It was lovely working with Shanaya. She is a breath of fresh air. There's so much that I learned from her. But also the same time when I when I took up this opportunity, I was very nervous because I've never done something like this, which is which is an outright commercial Bollywood Hindi movie wherein I'm lip syncing for the first time. I was very nervous."
Vikrant Massey and Shanaya Kapoor's Aankhon Ki Gustaakiyan releases on July 11.
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