Prit Kamani talks about being ragged for his Bushy Eyebrows And ‘Unusually Big Nose’
While many actors have often spoken about being discouraged by casting directors or filmmakers during their struggling days, actor Prit Kamani nonchalantly admits that he is "gorgeous" enough not to get hated by anyone. "I think it (individuals saying mean things to actors) used to happen earlier. However, it doesn't happen now. Thankfully, I am gorgeous, so simple saath woh naubat nahin aayi," Kamani shares.
It doesn’t mean people have not been unkind to him. “Mujhe daanta gaya hai, office se nikaala gaya hai. People have ghosted me. But I have taken it all with a pinch of salt,” the 25-year-old, currently promoting his next, Ratna Sinha’s directorial Middle-Class Love, reveals.
He recalls a few incidents, “My eyebrows are quite thick and unusual. A lot of people have made fun of my eyebrows. One of the casting directors even made my eyebrows. I had never done threading in my life, but he told me you’d have to do it for a part because the director wouldn’t like you having such thick brows. I did that, but I didn’t even get the part (laughs).”
The actor adds that he has also been mocked for the shape of his nose: “My nose is huge. People would say, ‘Tumhari naak itni badi hai’. My daadi used to motivate me and say that all big actors have a big nose. I got Maska (2020) because of my nose, as Parsis do have a big nose.”
Despite all this, the Jersey actor is not bitter about his experiences of being judged or humiliated on the basis of his physical attributes. “I give people the benefit of the doubt. I think they must be having a bad day, or there must be some reason [for them to be rude to me]. I started auditioning when I was in the third grade. So, I’ve learned to embrace and accept rejection beautifully. It also makes me more resilient,” he ends.
On the work front, Prit Kamani will be next in Middle-Class Love, starring Eisha Singh and Kavya Thapar along with Manoj Pahwa and directed by Ratna Sinha. The film is jointly produced by Anubhav Sinha’s Benaras Media Works and Zee Studios.
Middle-Class Love is all set to release on September 16, 2022.
