Abhay Deol recalls being the “rebel rule breaker”; feels he is not “much of an outcast” now : Bollywood News

A week ago, the trailer of Netflix’s upcoming show, Trial by Fire broke the internet. The Abhay Deol and Rajshri Despande starrer web series is scheduled to start streaming on the OTT platform on January 13. As the release is around the corner, the actor is busy with the promotions of it. During one such stint of his, Abhay opened up about “being a rebel” and how he is not “much of an outcast” in the industry anymore.

Abhay Deol recalls being the “rebel rule breaker”; feels he is not “much of an outcast” now

It all happened during his recent conversation with Indian Express. “I was in a good head space when the show came to me. I was hopeful that change is here, more challenging subjects will be made, and more actors of diverse backgrounds will get a chance. It is already happening, maybe that’s why I got the show, because I was in a very positive headspace that there is space for someone like me too in my industry,” said the actor.

He further explained, “There was space for me earlier, but in a more conformist manner and I could have capitalised on it a lot better, but my own head space was very defiant at the time because I really wanted change. Now that the change is here, 20 years later, you get a different reception. You also react differently.”

Adding more to make his point clear, Deol said, “There wasn’t much of a reception for me the way I am, perhaps the way they wanted me to be. There was a lot of warmth, don’t get me wrong. They were nice, they weren’t rude, they just… I was the rebel rule breaker, and that doesn’t translate very well. Now I am not so much of an outcast, even though I was born in it, ironically.”

Speaking of the content of his upcoming web show, Abhay said it resonates with him. Concluding his interaction with the portal, Abhay added, “I hoped we would evolve into other diverse characters and ideas other than just the formula. That’s something I have tried from the beginning of my career.”

For the unversed, based on the best-seller, Trial by Fire: The Tragic Tale of the Uphaar Fire Tragedy is a story of parents, who take on powerful forces for over two decades in their struggle for justice, which claimed 59 lives and left over 100 injured.

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