Vikrant Massey issues clarification about his retirement post, says, “I’m taking a necessary break”

Bollywood actor Vikrant Massey recently surprised fans by announcing a break from acting. This announcement came after he received appreciation for his projects like The Sabarmati Report, Sector 36 and 12^th Fail among others. While many assumed Vikrant won’t do films anymore, at the Times Network India Economic Conclave, he has addressed the misunderstanding around the post.

Vikrant Massey on his retirement post

Talking about his Instagram post, Vikrant explained, “As mentioned in that post, the last few years have been truly phenomenal. I probably reflect upon the year gone by with utmost humility and gratitude. I got much more than what I asked for. As an artiste, I have been working for the past 21 years professionally. But after 12th Fail, it has really been remarkable. Just to put things into context, I put out that post at midnight because I was not able to sleep.”

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The actor felt that he reached a stage of ‘creative saturation’, when he decided to announce the break on social media. “I was on a call with my wife and we were chatting. Iss desh mai isse zyada koi kya hi kar sakta hai as an actor (What more can an actor achieve in this country)? 12th Fail got acclaim and now Sabarmati Report is also receiving so much love. Physically also, I am kind of exhausted. I have been doing non-stop work, I nearly shot 284 days last year out of 365 days, so there was creative saturation as well,” he shared.

Addressing the confusion surrounding his Instagram post, Vikrant added, “I wrote a lot of English in that post, and many people misunderstood it. That’s why I issued a clarification. I am not retiring; I am taking a necessary break to improve myself.”

Vikrant Massey upcoming movies

Talking about his future plans, Vikrant expressed his desire to don the director and producer’s hat. “There is one film I am doing next year and my entire focus is on that film. I am doing the film as an actor by the end of next year. I also want to direct and produce but it’s not the right time to talk about it publicly.”

On the work front, Vikrant is working on two films – Yaar Jigri and Aankhon Ki Gustaakhiyan. As per reports, Shanaya Kapoor will make her Bollywood debut with him in the latter film. The flicks will release in 2025.

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