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ShareMumbai: Bollywood actor Kay Kay Menon, known for serious and offbeat roles, rues that actors like him and Irrfan Khan do not get the appreciation they deserve for their success.
"When actors like Irrfan and me succeed people try to find out reasons as to why we have succeeded," he said when asked whether the multiplex revolution had helped screen artists like him to create a niche of their own.
"Whatever opportunities we have received, we have earned them and would have got them irrespective of any other reason (multiplex revolution in this case)."
"People have to understand that a good actor will eventually find his way through," Menon said.
On whether he regretted doing Drona, in which his portrayal of villain Riz Raizada has not gone down well with critics, the actor replied in the negative.
"People are not used to seeing a comical villain. They have compartmentalised the characters into extremes. If the character is comic it's got to be Johny Lever and if it is a villainous one, it should be Amrish Puri. But I don't blame them."
"The important thing is the consistency of the character and my character was consistently 'high-pitched' through out the film. It's perfectly fine with me," Menon said.
Asked whether he prefers doing films inspired by real life incidents, Menon, who will be next seen in `The Stoneman Murders' that releases tomorrow, said it is not a conscious decision.
"I've done three such films --Black Friday, Mumbai Meri Jaan and The Stoneman Murders-- but it just happened. It was not a conscious effort."
The Stoneman Murders is inspired by the mysterious serial killings that took place in Mumbai in 1983. Menon plays role of suspended Sub-Inspector Sanjay Shelar who is assigned the arduous process of tracking the killer down.
The actor, whose portrayal of Mumbai police officer Rakesh Maria in Black Friday (based on 1993 blasts) was widely appreciated, however, said his role in The Stoneman... was not inspired by any real life character.
"The film though based on a true incident, is a fictitious account of the case. Besides, there is a difference between roles and characters. While roles are limited, characters are infinite," Menon said.
He denied having any apprehensions while doing films based on true life incidents after his bad experiences with Black Friday (its release was delayed due to legal row) and Paanch.
"Paanch is yet to see the light of the day, but I don't have apprehensions about doing such a role if offered again as I work to satisfy my passion for acting," he said.
