What Drives Actors To Film Production?

Same was the case with Abhay Deol's debut production "One By Two". It hit the screens early this year, but couldn't impress moviegoers. But he doesn't want to quit.

"Better equipped now", the actor wants to produce more films.

"Iqbal" fame actor Shreyas Talpade turned to production in 2008 with Marathi film "Sanai Chougade". He co-produced it with Subhash Ghai's Mukta Arts. This year he went solo and produced Marathi film "Poshter Boyz", which struck gold at the box office.

Seeing the trend of actors taking interest in the business of filmmaking, Shreyas told: "It's about the need to tell a story in your own way. It's one of the reasons why anyone would want to produce a film and it can be in any language."

Asked if he would like to team up with another actor-producer, he said: "I would be completely game. No harm in doing it".

And if one goes by the rise of actors trying their hand at film production, there will be many out there who want to join hands with the "Golmaal" star.

Former beauty queen Dia Mirza too turned producer in 2011 with "Love Breakups Zindagi", simply because she fell in love with the industry.

"Acting came my way at a very early age in my life. I grabbed the opportunity because it looked lucrative and exciting. But somewhere along the way, I realised how much I loved the craft of cinema and with every passing year my fascination for the craft and my desire to do more kept increasing," the 33-year-old said.

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