Rahul Dev is easily one of the most versatile and talented actors that we have in the Indian entertainment industry. His charm and on-screen versatility speaks for itself… no wonder, the love and appreciation of the audience has been his biggest validation over the years as a performing artiste. He’s one of the very few actors who’s made a mark in not just Hindi but in film projects of all languages. He recently impressed everyone with his character of ‘Nader Shah’ in the Punjabi blockbuster ‘Mastaney’ set in the period 1738, and currently, he’s receiving a lot of praise for the same. Not just that, prior to that, we saw in projects like Gaslight, Adhura and Hunter, he slayed with perfection. Regarding this golden phase, Rahul Dev says,
“God has been kind and I am blessed to have had good projects coming my way. By good projects, I don’t just a good role. For me it means diverse, unique roles with depth, which genuinely offer me the opportunity to challenge my self as an actor… It gives me a scope to work on different dialects in speech be it the Haryanvi Cop from the contemporary thriller ‘Hunter’, speaking in Punjabi Urdu for Emperor ‘Nader Shah’ in a period film set in 1738, a vulnerable yet brave father in the 1920 sequel, with a polished SP in Gaslight or a no nonsense CBI officer Bedi in Adhura… these roles have helped extract the best out of me as an actor.
As an actor, one hopes to perform versatile parts that draws out different sides of your personality… I feel lucky that I have to be blessed with such opportunities across multiple languages. ‘Mastaney’ has been a brilliant experience for me and I am so happy to be a part of a magnum opus like this. The biggest Punjabi film ever, which has released in over 35 countries with theaters being added on a daily basis due to the strong word of mouth… it released in over 100 theaters in UP, a record of sorts, in addition to being screened in Punjab, Haryana, Delhi & Mumbai. The scale is humongous and it’s a record for any Punjabi film till date I am told.
Earlier, on March 22nd, the thriller larger than life series ‘Hunter’ had released on Amazon MiniTV and I played a gray character, a strong headed Haryanvi Cop called Huda, a role I thoroughly enjoyed because of the use of the Haryanvi dialect. In fact there were a lot of memes of the entertaining dialogues, part improvised by me which was doubly satisfying.
Also had the series from Emmay Entertainment ‘Adhura’ on Amazon Prime Video in which I played an honest & accomplished CBI officer Bedi.
Then there was the role of an IPS uniformed cop Ashok Tanwar in the Akshai Puri & Tips Entertainment film ‘Gaslight’ which released on Disney Plus Hotstar and was a success. The vulnerable father who bravely fights for his daughter’s safety in Vikram Bhatt’s ‘1920: Horrors of the Heart’ was an entirely different experience.
Must add that it’s been a very creative phase professionally and I am glad that all of these projects have been greeted with success.
More than anything else, the fact that all my roles were so varied & diversely different from each other, helped get the love and appreciation from my audience. Grateful indeed.
Rahul Dev’s character of Nader Shah fetched him a tremendous amount of love and affection and even his co-star Tarsem Jassar was all praises for him. Recently, during an interview with TV9 Punjab-Himachal Pradesh-J&K, he said,
“Rahul Dev sir is a great actor. For the character of Nader Shah, we had thought about him only and our only hope was that we would get his dates. I remember when our director had the first conversation with him on this, he asked whether the scale is actually planned for a regional Punjabi cinema or not. He was perhaps a little in disbelief regarding the scale of the project. Eventually, when he came on set, he was surprised. Eventually, it all happened and we are glad that we have a great actor like Rahul Dev for this film.”
Kudos to Rahul Dev for slaying in multiple roles across different platforms and languages ​​and being an inspiration for others with the way he is. We congratulate him on this brilliant phase. Stay tuned for more updates.
Be it Punjabi film ‘Mastani’ or Hindi horror-thriller ‘1920: Horrors of the Heart’, who did it ‘Gaslight’ or series ‘Hunter’ and his last release ‘Adhura’: Rahul Dev on his versatility, good looks , winning innumerable hearts with his deep voice and his versatility!
Rahul Dev is one of the most versatile and talented actors in the Indian entertainment industry. His charm and on-screen versatility speaks for itself…and it’s no wonder that the love and appreciation of the audience has been his greatest recognition as a performing artist over the years. He is one of the few actors who has made a mark in film projects not only in Hindi but in all languages. He recently impressed everyone with his portrayal of ‘Nadir Shah’ in the 1738-era Punjabi blockbuster ‘Mastani’ and currently, he is receiving a lot of accolades for the same. Not only this, earlier, we had seen him in projects like Gaslight, Adhoora and Hunter, he slayed it to perfection. Rahul Dev says about this golden period,
“God has been kind and I’ve been lucky enough to get good projects. With good projects, I don’t just get to play a good role. For me that means diverse, unique roles with depth, which really give me opportunities as an actor.” To challenge myself as… This gives me an opportunity to work on different dialects in speech, be it a Haryanvi policeman in the contemporary thriller ‘Hunter’, Emperor ‘Nadir Shah’ in a period film based in the year 1738 Be it speaking in Punjabi Urdu for 1920, playing a vulnerable but brave father in the 1920 sequel, a brilliant SP in Gaslight or a no-nonsense CBI officer Bedi in Adhoora…these roles have brought out the best in me as an actor. have helped.
As an actor, one hopes to play such versatile characters that bring out different aspects of your personality… I consider myself fortunate to have got such opportunities in multiple languages. ‘Mastani’ has been a wonderful experience for me and I am very happy to be a part of such a masterpiece. The biggest Punjabi film ever, which has released in more than 35 countries, increasing the number of theaters on a daily basis due to the tremendous word-of-mouth of people…Releasing in Punjab, Haryana, Delhi and Mumbai Apart from being released in over 100 theaters in UP, which is a record of sorts. The scale is huge and I am told it is a record for any Punjabi film till date.
Earlier, on March 22, the thriller Larger Than Life series ‘Hunter’ was released on Amazon MiniTV and I played a gray character, a strong-headed Haryanvi policeman named Huda, due to the use of Haryanvi dialect. Enjoyed the role very much. There were a lot of memes of really funny dialogues, some of which were improvised by me which was doubly satisfying.
There was also Emmay Entertainment’s series ‘Adhura’ on Amazon Prime Video in which I played Bedi, an honest and accomplished CBI officer.
Then came the role of IPS uniformed policeman Ashok Tanwar in Akshay Puri and Tips Entertainment’s ‘Gaslight’, which released on Disney Plus Hotstar and was a success. The vulnerable father who bravely fights for his daughter’s safety in Vikram Bhatt’s ‘1920: Horrors of the Heart’ was a completely different experience.
Must add that this has been a very formative phase professionally and I am glad that all these projects have come to fruition.
More than anything else, the fact that all my roles were very diverse and different from each other, helped me to be loved and appreciated by the audience. Really grateful.”
Rahul Dev’s character of Nadir Shah earned him immense love and affection and even his co-star Tarsem Jassar praised him. Recently during the interview given to TV9 Punjab-Himachal Pradesh-J&K, he said,
“Rahul Dev sir is a great actor. He was the one we thought of for the role of Nadir Shah and our only hope was to get his dates. I remember when our director had the first conversation with him, he asked whether this scale was actually planned for regional Punjabi cinema. He was probably a little in disbelief about the scale of the project. When he finally came on the set, he was surprised. Finally, it all happened and we are glad that we have a great actor like Rahul Dev for this film.
Congratulations Rahul Dev for performing brilliantly in multiple roles across different platforms and languages ​​and being an inspiration to others in your own way. We congratulate him for this wonderful phase. Stay tuned for more updates.
