Raghav Juyal is well aware that in today’s social media-driven world, celebrity lives are under constant public scrutiny, and online trolling is now par for the course. However, unlike many stars who have spoken out about the pressures of such scrutiny, Juyal shared her take on pap culture. The actor spoke candidly about his equation with the paparazzi, sharing that he has maintained a long-standing bond with several of them over the years.
Raghav Juyal’s balanced view of pap culture
Talking to Bollywood Bubbles about today’s pap culture, the pressure that comes with it and the constant online trolling, Raghav Juyal replied, “Haan, nahi. Main toh sochta hoon sabka apna open point of view hai. Jo bhi likhna hai, likho. Aur paps ke saath toh sab mere dost hi hain. Main unhe itne saalon se jaanta hoon. Kisi ko toh maine bada hote hue dekha hai. Umar mein bhi hum saath-saath hi bade hue hain, aur career mein bhi saath hi grow kiya hai. Toh woh bond toh rehta hi hai. But the comments and comments of the main itna dhyaan nahi deta. Main a par zyada focus want card. Aur kitno ko kya kar loge? I record the comments kar rahe hain, woh karte rahenge. Hamari journey bahut alag hai. Har kisi ki travel aur mehnat alag hoti hai. But we can’t stop everyone. It doesn’t matter.” (Well, I think everyone’s entitled to their opinion. People can write whatever they want. As far as paparazzi go, they’re all my friends; I’ve known them for so many years. I’ve even watched them grow up. We’ve grown together, both in age and in our careers, so that bond is definitely there. But I don’t pay too much attention to them. And how many people can you really deal with? Anyone who leaves comments will continue to do so. Our journeys are very different; everyone’s path and hard work is unique. But we can’t stop everyone. It doesn’t matter.)
Raghav Juyal to stay relevant
On the question of how important it is for actors to stay relevant, Raghav said, “Yaar, I have been relevant for over a decade. So I think agar aapka kaam sahi hai aur aap mein khud ko reinvent karne ki capacity hai. Then you will remain relevant. Relevant warna rehne ke aur bhi bahut tareeke hote hain. But if you really want to make it real, toh apne craft for kaam kijiye and keep reinventing yourself, as a person and as a human being to stay relevant. Your audience evolves with you. Mujhe yaad hai, Kill tak aur usse pehle jab maine Sab Bhula Ke kiya tha, jo audience mujhe 2011 mein dekhti thi, woh tab chhoti thi. Aaj unki shaadi ho gayi hai, unke bachche ho gaye hain. Sabki zindagi badal gayi hai. But the fact is that the audience achanak se phir se connect ho gayi. Aur ab unke bachche bhi mujhe dekh rahe hain. Unke liye main ek actor hoon. Aur jo aaj ke the young hain, unke liye bhi main ek actor hoon—ya phir woh chilled-out person jo interviews deta hai. Lekin jo meri purani audience thi, woh dobara jaag gayi because of my dancing days. I think isi wajah se mer relevance aur zyada spread hui hai. Aur yeh bahut zaroori hai, yaar.” (I’ve stayed relevant for over a decade. I believe that if your work is solid and you have the ability to reinvent yourself, you’ll stay relevant. Of course, there are other ways to stay relevant, but if you want to do real work, you have to focus on your craft and keep reinventing yourself, both as an artist and as a person. Your audience evolves with you; the audience watching me in 2011 was young back then. Today they are married and have children; everyone’s life has changed. But the thing is, that audience suddenly reconnected with me. And now, their children look up to me too. To them, I’m an actor. For today’s youth, I’m also an actor, or maybe that quiet person who does interviews. But my old audience got involved again because of my dancing days. I think that’s why my relevance has spread even further. And that’s a big deal, man.)The actor concluded, “Industry, studios and producers aapko kitna bhi push kar lein, lekin agar aap audience se connect nahi karte, toh kuch bhi nahi hoga. Chahe kitna bhi paisa laga lo—even if he spends millions of rupees—it won’t happen. Audience can connect dil se hota heart ne-driven thing. dekhi hai Ho sakta hai parents apne chhote bhai-behenon, cousins ja Gen Z bachchon ko mere baare mein sweet potato hon. Aur phir woh connection ban jaata hai. Fortunately, all these things have really worked in my life.” (No matter how much the industry, studios and producers push you, if you don’t connect with the audience, nothing will happen. You can invest any amount of money, even if you spend crores of rupees, it just won’t work. Connecting with the audience comes from the heart; it’s a deeply people-driven journey. Yes, maybe my parents have the heart. tell their younger siblings, cousins or Gen Z kids about me, and thus the connection is formed. Fortunately, all these factors have really worked in my favor.)
Raghav Juyal’s next release
Meanwhile, on the work front, Raghav Juyal is all set for the release of his upcoming film, ‘Bhai Tera Star Hai’.