Aditya Rawal Opens Up About The Pressures Of Following In His Parents' Footsteps

Aditya Rawal, the son of acclaimed actors Paresh Rawal and Swaroop Sampat, has opened up about the pressures of being an actor's kid. Aditya stated in a new interview that the struggle is in attempting to develop his identity as an artist. He further stated that 'the son of Paresh Rawal will no longer appear in parenthesis next to my name' after a few ventures.

Aditya made his debut in the ZEE5 original film Bamfaad in 2020. He has also appeared in Aar Ya Paar, a Disney+ Hotstar serial. Aditya was most recently seen in Hansal Mehta's Faraaz. He plays Nibras, a terrorist who keeps numerous people hostage at a bakery in Dhaka, Bangladesh, in Faraaz. The film released in theatres on February 3. In an interview, Aditya spoke about artists working in the entertainment industry. "One thing I would like to emulate from my parents is the length of their career, they are working for 30 to 40 years. Imagine doing something you enjoy. Even sportsmen get 15 years at best, if you are Cristiano Ronaldo or Lionel Messi, you get 20 to 22 years. In the arts field, you can keep working. There are rises, falls, hits and misses. As long as you enjoy the work, you are in a healthy space. I aspire to do this," Aditya told PTI. He also said, "It’s not so much fighting for anything as much as it is trying to create my identity. It is by expressing myself as an artist as honestly as possible. After a couple of films or shows, ‘the son of Paresh Rawal’ will stop appearing in parenthesis next to my name. At that point, my work will have to speak for itself, as it does for everyone else. My hope is to work with filmmakers who have different life experiences and sensibilities. Directors who will drive and challenge me. They are deeply passionate about the stories they tell.” Faraaz is inspired by the July 2016 terror attack on Dhaka's Holey Artisan Bakery. Zahan Kapoor, the grandson of late actor Shashi Kapoor, Aamir Ali, and Juhi Babbar also appear in the film. Anubhav Sinha's Benaras Media Works and Bhushan Kumar's T-Series produce the film