Rohman Shawl Says His Popularity Is Because Of Sushmita Sen

Mumbai: Model-turned-actor Rohman Shawl recently made his feature film debut with ‘Amaran’.

The actor, who has played the character of an antagonist, is being lauded for his impressive performance.

However, Rohman believes that the attention which he is getting right now is partly because of his hard work and more because of his association with actress Sushmita Sen.

Speaking about his popularity, Rohman said, “All this never baffled me because I was a supermodel before, but I got this kind of limelight because of her. When I got this fame, I always knew it wasn’t because of me. So, I never really cared about it. This love is for somebody else, and I must appreciate it, but it couldn’t go to my head because people didn’t know me yet. So, I always kept a distance from it because I knew this is not my thing to take, ye kisi aur ki mehnat pe hai, aur main uspe aish nahi karne wala.”

On his impressive performance in his debut film, he said, “It’s overwhelming and I am still trying to cope with it. I don’t think the feeling has still sunk in, but it makes you feel good and grateful, and also nervous, because now the pressure of picking up good projects and performing well has added on. Playing an antagonist in such a film where you kill the hero, I wasn’t expecting this kind of love.”

The actor revealed that he never wanted to become an actor because of some unpleasant incidents.

Sharing why it took him so long to make his acting debut, he said, “Because I didn’t want to be an actor initially. In 2016, I was cast in a film, and when I was supposed to meet the director, I got a call saying that there are some changes being made in the script. As time went by, I got no response, and I understood that they don’t want me anymore. That was a shock for me and I was like, I don’t want to act.”

Divulging why he agreed to take up the ‘Amaran’ offer, he said, “Although, here also the shoot got delayed for two years and I had to keep my look for it. Thus, I had to say no to all other projects these two years. So many people told me ‘time chala jata hai, take on other projects’, but I had this conviction that this film will do wonders for me. And it happened.”

Earlier this year, Sushmita suffered a major heart attack and Rohman was a constant support for her during this difficult phase.

Talking about how this incident impacted him, he said, “When something like that happens, the first thing is you’re just numb because you don’t know what just hit you. But then the person who is going through it, also matters a lot, because of how they take it. And she took it so well. We didn’t even realize that something that grave has happened. That’s the beauty of that person.”