Raghav Juyal began his TV career with a dance reality show. He was known as ‘Crockroaxz’ or the ‘King of Slow Motion’ and went on to host a number of dance shows before starring alongside Salman Khan in Kisi Ka Bhai Kisi Ki Jaan. And he has turned a new leaf in his career with the critically acclaimed film Kill. However, his transfer from nonfiction television to film has not been easy.
Raghav Juyal opens up about financial struggles after leaving TV for Films and OTT; says, “I left behind my identity, comfort and money”
Raghav admits in an exclusive interview with News18 Showsha that quitting television was a stupid idea. He said, “I left behind my identity, comfort and money. At that time, my television career was at its peak. Leaving all of that behind and shifting gears is something that may make one look like a mad person. Having said that, I knew that the onus of failure was on me.”
What made the decision even more tough was giving up the hefty compensation on television. Raghav said, “Every actor who has made that transition also know that OTT and films don’t give us the same kind of money that television did. I would go to shoot once a day and had a cushioned life and a vanity [van] back then. Jitna kaam karwaate the, utna paisa milta tha.”
Raghav, who does not mince words, admits that he is already suffering the financial burden as a result of his work in film and OTT. He said, “We shoot for one-and-a-half years to two years for a project here. Before that, we prep for a year. I’m having to downgrade my lifestyle just because I want to do good stuff. But yes, there’s a lot of creative satisfaction here.”
Making the change also entailed unlearning a lot and ‘breaking out of a stereotype’ that television had imposed on him. “At that time, my coach Saurabh Sachdeva sir told me that my audience needs to forget me and that I need to be less visible even on Instagram. I did that for four-five years. After Kill and Gyaarah Gyaarah, he came and told me that what I did was a very brave step. It’s like I now know what goes behind erasing a mark made by a permanent marker to get back the state clean,” Raghav explained.
He is currently dealing with tough rounds of auditions in order to obtain a role. When asked about how he got Zee5’s Gyaarah Gyaarah in the same approach, he said, “The makers understood the importance of auditioning an actor for a character. It’s okay to audition. In the West, the biggest of the biggest actors audition and give screen tests. It’s a good practice and thank god for this culture that actors like me are able to get work! If we were in that era where we had to carry our portfolios and stand outside production houses who we know would only launch star kids, humara toh kuch hota hi nahi.”
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