Lakshya reflects on facing setbacks after Dostana 2, Bedhadak got shelved, says ‘I Was left…’

Actor Lakshya, who has been making headlines with his role as Assmaan in Aryan Khan’s Ba**ds of Bollywood*, started his career with television shows and gained popularity with Porus. Soon after the show concluded, he began auditioning for films and, after multiple attempts, eventually secured a three-film deal with Karan Johar. Now, in a recent podcast, Lakshya revealed one of the hardest phases of his life while he was trying to make it big in the industry.

Lakshya shared that after two of his films were shelved, he reminded himself that it wasn’t his fault. He continued to stay focused by training his voice, practicing scenes, hitting the gym, and watching films.

He added, “I was blank. I was numb to it. I just let it happen. Luckily, I never had self-doubt. I genuinely felt nothing was set up for me. I had no plans of becoming an actor; I just happened to become one. The only thing I knew was hard work. So why should I stop doing that? That’s what’s made me. Who do I blame? God? Or Karan Johar? I can’t blame anyone, na. The film got shelved, and that’s it. For some reason, I had the self-belief that it was happening for a reason. Tables would turn one day. There wasn’t a single day throughout Covid when I didn’t work hard.”

Lakshya on quitting TV show

In the interview, Lakshya revealed that he left a high-paying TV show because he wanted to become a film star.

He said, “After Porus ended, I got another TV show where they offered me Rs 20,000–25,000 per day. My father said, ‘That’s a lot of money. I’ve never seen that kind of money in my whole life. Just grab it.’ But there was a stubbornness within me. Why couldn’t I become a movie star? What do I lack? This one’s doing it, that one’s doing it, so why couldn’t I?”

Lakshya’s Bollywood journey

Lakshya made his debut with the film Kill, which was backed by Karan Johar and Guneet Monga. The movie was a huge hit and collected Rs 47.25 crore worldwide at the box office against a budget of Rs 40 crore.

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