For Rahul Bhat (not to be confused with Mahesh Bhatt's son) the long wait has finally ended. Rahul made his feature-film debut in 2002 with Yeh Mohabbat Hai. This was followed by the atrocious comedy Nayee Padosan which mauled the Mehmood - Kishore Kumar - Sunil Dutt classic and almost finished off Rahul's Bollywood career.
He bounced back when Anurag Kashyap spotted him for a pivotal role in Ugly. Those who saw Rahul in the film couldn’t stop raving about him. In fact Sudhir Mishra signed Rahul as the protagonist in his Devdas remake on the basis of Rahul's performance in Ugly.
Tragically Ugly became embroiled in a long dispute with the censor board with Kashyap's obstinate refusal to carry anti-smoking statutory warnings with the film. After almost two years of deadlock Kashyap has relented and agreed to carry the statutory warning.
Rahul Bhat is one relieved soul. "After years of waiting I've two films releasing in 2015 Ugly and Aur Devdas, with great directors(Kashyap and Sudhir Mishra). I couldn't ask for more. I am so happy that Ugly is finally releasing on December 26. Audiences complain about the standard masala fare being churned out every Friday. Ugly is content-driven new-age cinema. I am confident it will be well-received."
Confesses Rahul, "It was kind of frustrating. I received such good reviews in Cannes. I was nominated in the Best Actor category at a festival in New York. And here in India the film wasn't getting released. It was so discouraging. But I believe whatever happens, happens for the best. I am very proud of Ugly."
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