Ten years and over 5,000 auditions – that’s how long it took Bhuvan Arora to gain the spotlight in showbiz. After small roles in Shuddh Desi Romance (2013), and Naam Shabana (2017), followed by a major turn in The Test Case (2018), the actor’s persistence was rewarded. bogus, in which he played the flamboyant and hilarious Firoz. Arora, however, sees the new-found fame not as a goal, but as a catalyst in his quest to become a better actor. “People don’t give you enough time to work on your art. But when you become an established name, they cater to your needs. So, I want to be a star just to be a good actor,” he says.
fortunately, Fake Creators Raj-DK offered him enough freedom to experiment as an artist. This resulted in the now viral scene from the first episode, where Firoz was seen in a tense state finishing a cup of tea, which was hilarious. Arora turns a small suggestion from Raj Nidimoru into a bizarre scene. “I had a cup of tea in front of me. so I asked [the spot boy] to heat it. I thought I’d take a sip so that it looked natural on screen. Raj sahib asked me, ‘Are you going to have tea?’ When I said yes, he said, ‘Okay, but get over it.’ It was a tense scene, but he said everyone would wait for me to finish my tea. That’s how we got it.
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