Abhay Deol Says He Hated Fame, Recalls Living Like His Character In Dev D: 'I Drank Every Day Like A Fool'

Actor Abhay Deol is receiving rave reviews for his performance in the web series 'Trial By Fire'. In a recent interview, the actor talked about hating fame while growing up. 

Abhay’s latest web series 'Trial By Fire' is based on the fire at Uphaar Cinema in 1997.

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New Delhi: Actor Abhay Deol is receiving rave reviews for his performance in the web series Trial By Fire. In a recent interview, the actor talked about hating fame while growing up and revealed that he would drink every day after ‘Dev D’. 

In an interview with Mashable India, Abhay said, "Because I grew up in a filmy family. I saw fame up close as a child. I didn’t like it because your privacy goes away. A lot is written about you. I used to literally hate fame and the media. Because growing up I saw a lot written about family, being questioned as a kid, 'Is it true, is that true?' It used to make me angry. 'Your father works in films, your uncle is a big star'. Obviously. Whatever was written about them, I was asked in school. I just didn't like that. I saw a lot of people around family who I knew were there to gain benefits, they weren't friends." 

The actor also revealed that after Dev D’s success, he left for New York at the peak of his career. , “The Dev D role that I did, I wasn’t out of that headspace. So for one year, I did what Dev D did in the film. I was a little better than Dev. I wasn't in tattered clothes in the streets. I drank every day like a fool. I made some very good friends, so I remember some things. My whole life is a daze,” he told Mashable India in the interview. 

Abhay opened up about the advantages and disadvantages of being an insider in Bollywood. 

He said, "If you are an outsider you don't have as much expectations or pressure to meet expectations as much as an insider. But then again, insiders have privileges and contacts it's very easy for me to call up anyone and meet them even at the start of my career, it's not as easy for an outsider. There are pros and cons for everyone." 

Abhay’s latest web series 'Trial By Fire' is based on the fire at Uphaar Cinema in 1997. It is based on the best-seller book, 'Trial by Fire: The Tragic Tale of the Uphaar Fire Tragedy' written by Neelam and Shekhar Krishnamoorthy.