Adhyayan Suman Says He Became 'Overconfident' After Signing 12 Films: 'Phir Saara Kaam Bandh Hogaya'

Actor Adhyayan Suman says that after the success of his second movie ‘Raaz- The Mystery Continues’, he had signed 12 films. Adhyayan revealed that soon he became “overconfident”, with so many films in his kitty. However, his success was short lived as his third release, Jashnn, failed miserably at the box office.

Son of actor Shekhar Suman, Adhyayan made his acting debut with Haal-e-Dil in 2008 but got success with Emraan Hashmi and Kangana Ranaut starrer Raaz 2. “I had signed 12 films. It would be wrong to lie, because somewhere I had started to feel cool. There was this over confidence that I had arrived. A newspaper had published its top five list, and it had Ranbir Kapoor, Imran Khan and then my name. So, I thought this is it, maza aa raha hai life mein. But the way life took a U-Turn after that, things changed,” he said during an interview on the latest episode of The Bombay Journey.

The actor said when his third release ‘Jashnn’ didn’t perform well, “all 12 films were put on hold.” Adhyayan continued, “The film didn’t get a good release, though it was a beautiful film. But it didn’t work. I was acclaimed as an actor, but all the films were scrapped… I thought there are so many actors of my generation who are doing bad films, giving flop films but continue to do movies. Here I was, with one hit and one flop, phir bhi saara kaam bandh hogaya. Some years were spent thinking why is this happening to me. I realised it is best to look forward in life than mull or what or why something happened, how do I fight this.”

The actor, along with his father Shekhar Suman, will be next seen in Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s Heeramandi: The Diamond Bazaar. While Shekhar plays Zulfiqar Ahmed, a character of authority whose very demeanor exudes power and sophistication, Adhyayan will be seen as Zorawar Ali Khan, a wealthy and an arrogant nawab whose actions are guided solely by self-interest.

In a recent exclusive chat with News18 Showsha, Adhyayan opened up about his experience of working with his father and Bhansali for the first time.

“It has always been my dream to work with my father. And I do share one scene with him in the show. It’s a very interesting scene. I can’t reveal anything beyond this. But yes, it was very exciting to act with my father,” he told us.

Adhyayan also spills the beans on how he came aboard Bhansali’s show. And it was no cakewalk as he couldn’t clear the audition for the historical drama. “To be honest, if I had auditioned and not gotten the part in any other filmmaker’s film or series, I would just let it pass. But this was Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s show and it’s every actor’s dream to work with him. So, I was extremely disappointed that it didn’t work out for me.”

He continued, “My father always tells me that if something is meant to be, it will be and nobody can snatch anything away that’s destined to happen. The shoot of Heeramandi started with the other characters. Two days before they were supposed to start shoot with the actor who was supposed to play Zorawar, he was suddenly asked to leave and I was brought in. It’s just outstanding how it all happened.”