Mard Ko Dard Nahi Hota directed by Vasan Bala did great at the box office. It made 2 Crores and even bagged two awards. Filmfare Award for Best Male Debut and Screen Award for Best Supporting Actor. Abhimanyu Dassani the man of the hour received ample praise for his acting. This year Dassani will be starring in two films, Nikamma directed by Sabbir Khan. And Aankh Micholi by Umesh Shukla. One is a thriller while the other is a family comedy.
When asked about his reason for such varying choices, he said "I didn't take a film till Mard Ko Dard Nahi Hota released and so there was a delay in the next film. I have been choosy in selecting films. I don't want to be blocked or be put in any box. Nikamma is a commercial-action thriller, while Aankh Micholi is a family comedy." Dassani added that he wants to explore his limits.
Along with these two films he is also working on a romantic film. To explain his reason for the choice he said, "I don't want to do some kind of films again and again. It is important to do different films as that's the enrichment and growth an actor can have. More than the genre, I want to explore my capacity of what I can do and not do". Dassani resembles those few actors who invest themselves completely in what they take up.
He seems to be making the most of his job at hand. He said "Today, the opportunities are bigger. I am lucky to be part of this new age cinema, where there is a balance between commercial Bollywood cinema and content cinema. The opportunities have increased and it is great for actors."
In the new film Nikamma, fans will see him performing his own stunts. About this, he said "I love doing an action. We have incorporated a new kind of stunts. I did training in Krag Maga (military self-defense and fighting system), it is deadly hand-to-hand combat, military use. I did that workshop for 15 days in Istanbul. I learned the basics too. I do stunts on my own and don't use a body double. I have grown up watching action films of Jackie Chan, Tom Cruise and I got to know that they do act on their own, I respect them. I want to do it that way as it looks natural, real instead of looking perfect,". This is one dedicated actor! Let's hope his new films will live up to their hype and to his own principles.
