Shaad wants to be independent

doweshowbellyad=0; Shaad Randhawa (TOI Photo)Everyone knows Shaad Randhawa as the beautiful yesteryear actress Mumtaz���s nephew but not many know that he is also the nephew of former wrestling great Dara Singh.
But Shaad never tried to cash in on his Bollywood lineage. ���I wanted to make it on my own,��� he says. And he was successful at that too. As in his very first film Woh Lamhe, he won his first award.���I bagged Woh Lamhe after struggling for three long years. And when I won my first award for a negative role in the film, Bade Daddy (Dara Singh) and Mumtaz Aunty were proud of me. My hardwork paid off,��� he says.
After that followed Awarapan in 2007 that won him praise, too. ���It feels good to know that you���ve been accepted. Unlike my earlier films, my latest one Dhoom Dhadaka is an out-an-out comedy. They say it���s easier to make people cry than make them laugh. I want people to laugh with me and not at me,��� laughs the actor, who wants to tickle the audiences��� funny bone this time round. ���I am hoping of getting a roaring response,��� he says.
The audiences have accepted him, but they are also accepting a whole lot of newcomers who have suddenly invaded the industry, doesn���t that scare him? ���Our industry is big enough to accommodate everyone. There���s something for all,��� says Shaad, who has Bunty Walia���s Gangs of London lined up next.
Shaad says he does not spend too much time thinking about his future. ���I don���t sit and think of the kind of roles I have to do. There���s no strategy as such. As an actor you should be able to portray any role. When Bhatts offered me a negative role, I accepted it as a challenge and it worked in my favour. And the best part is I have not got typecast as a villain. I think I have been lucky to be able to try out different genres of films,��� says the actor who is now ready to take on the world.
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