He made his Bollywood debut with Rajkumar Santoshi's Barsaat in 1995. And this junior Deol became an overnight star with debut hit film.
Soon enough, he went onto sign innumerable films. From love stories to gripping thrillers to actioners, Bobby Deol experimented with different genres in the first few years of his career. But with passing years and the entry of new crop of actors, Bobby's stardom slowly began to fade away.
From playing the protagonist to a second fiddle to doing a multi-starrer, his career graph saw a downfall a decade of his Bollywood debut. The Deols did try to revive his otherwise dead filmi career, but to no avail.
And after years of disappearance, Bobby is keen to make a comeback to films. In an interview, Bobby bared his heart on losing stardom and how he plans to revive his career.
The 48-year-old actor reveals that his inability to keep up with the changing times led his gradual disappearance from the films.
"I guess I was too old-fashioned, couldn't keep up with the quickly changing times. I didn't even realize when my career started slipping away. You usually don't. Work slows down and before you know it, you are sitting at home more than hanging out on film sets. I used to ask myself: What's wrong with you, Bobby? Why aren't you getting work?," he told the website.
And the Barsaat actor admits to being depressed after losing out on doing films. He also revealed that he almost turned into an alcoholic as he couldn't deal with his career crisis anymore.
"There was a particular phase where I turned to the bottle and was on the verge of becoming a total alcoholic. My wife, Tanya, who is the most beautiful person in the whole world, a source of constant support, told me, 'What're you doing? This isn't going to help.
Why are you being so self-destructive?' And I am like, I was looking after myself for so long, kya hua? Did the producers and directors chase me? No. And then there was an awakening. I was like, F*** this shit. I am not going to sulk in self-pity. Not working makes you ill, sad, depressed. It ages you. I am going to bounce back no matter what," he added.
