Indian stars have marginal acceptance abroad: Gulshan

Gulshan Grover, who has worked in international movies, says that the acceptability of Indian movies and actors abroad is bare minimum.

"Acceptability of Indian stars and acceptability of Indian films is very marginal, " Gulshan told, adding that Hollywood stars' "love for India is genuine, but the rest all is said by the PR machinery".

"If you have an opportunity, please ask them if they have seen any Bollywood film? They would say, 'No I have not but I have heard so much about it.', " he added.

Gulshan's international projects include "Prisoners of the Sun" and "Desperate Endeavours".

Recalling his initial days in international platform, the 56-year-old said: "When I stared working in Hollywood, at that time only actors from theatre or parallel cinema were thought as worthy of being able to work in international or Hollywood films. Actors from commercial films or stars were not considered worthy of stardom.

Gulshan will be seen in Shuja Ali's "Ban Gayi Baat" in which for the first time he will play a double role, one of them being a gay character.

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Gulshan finds change in Bollywood applaudable

Content-driven and small budget films are making a mark in Bollywood, and Gulshan Grover is all cheers for the change.

Calling the change "fantastic", Bollywood's Bad Man told that "it is very applaudable as it gives hope to many filmmakers, actors and producers who can make movies of this size, can work harder and invest money."

"Kahaani" and "Gangs Of Wasseypur" are bringing profitable change in filmdom and Gulshan it creates flexibility as all kinds of filmmakers "have an opportunity," but warns that "they should not blow it off".

"The content driven film are very popular," he added.

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Gulshan Grover puts Amrita Raichand at ease for an emotional scene

Model-turned-actress Amrita Raichand is sharing screen space with B-Town baddie Gulshan Grover

A source from the sets reveals that during the filming of an emotional scene he went out of his way to put Amrita at ease and helped her get the take right. Bad can be good too sometimes!

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Gulshan praises gay people, says they are talented

He is known as Bollywood's Bad Man, but now Gulshan Grover steps into a completely different role - he will be seen playing a gay character in "Ban Gayi Baat". The actor is quite impressed with homosexuals and says it has been worth playing the role.

"I find gay people extremely talented, extremely nice human beings, extremely interesting and they have traits and qualities that are worth for any actor (to enact)," Gulshan told.

"I feel that gay people are part of our society and they are absolutely the part of the world as people with other sexual choices are," he added.

He has been cast as a gay choreographer in "Ban Gayi Baat".

As he has worked in international films like "Prisoners of the Sun" and forthcoming movie "Nephilim", he feels that people abroad are very open about it unlike in Bollywood.

"I know of people in Los Angeles who have announced themselves as gays and unlike here in Bollywood where we have suspected gays, rumoured gays," Gulshan said.

The film is directed by Shuja Ali and produced by Sayed Asif Jah.

For the first time Gulshan is playing a double role in "Ban Gayi Baat" - a professor and gay choreographer.

Asked if there were any apprehensions before he said 'yes' to the project, Gulshan said he would have not done it, if it did not feel right.

"This was my first thought and this was my condition to my producers, director and writers, that if we are doing a commercial film, there should not be anything undignified. There has to be some standards. This is a family film." "I don't like to be part of movies that are below dignity, or would hurt the sensibility or if any cheapness is there. So, in my career, I have not been part of films that are not aesthetic or which are not socially right," he said.

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