VJ-turned-actor Ranvir Shorey, known for his versatile roles in Bollywood films, is participating in Bigg Boss OTT season 3 as one of the contestants. Before entering the house, he spoke to ETimes TV about his reasons for joining the show, doing the show for social media and screen detox, and more. Ranvir revealed that he decided to take up the show because his son is going on a month-long vacation with his mother, Konkona Sen Sharma.The Ek Tha Tiger actor also mentioned that he would miss Salman Khan’s hosting.
Feeling before entering the show
It is equal part excitement and equal part fear and nervousness. Fear about what’s going to happen as I’ve never done something like this where I have stayed under one roof with strangers. I don’t know how it is going to go.
Reason behind doing Bigg Boss OTT 3 – This year when they called my son was going for summer holidays with his mother
The makers call me every year to do the show but most of the time I’m busy or haven’t been able to do it. This year when they called my son was going for summer holidays with his mother for a month and I had no work so I thought let’s use this one month to try something new.
Staying away from son would be difficult
One thing that makes me anxious about the show is that there is no contact with the outside world which includes my son. It will be difficult. Second would be living with strangers.
I’ve not been that person who has been very cagey about my life
My career apart from being an actor has also been that I’ve been a VJ, a host, I’ve done theatre, I’ve been part of other reality shows so I’ve not been that person who has been very cagey about my life. Even on my social media I express myself very freely. So I’ve never been very cagey about my life or being overprotective about my life. As a career and being a part of a media person I kind of like the challenge of being shot 24/7. It will be a challenge to cope with this. As an actor and a TV personality, I’ve shot for 12, 15, 18 hours, but to be shot for 24 hours will be a new thing. It’s time to find out how I react under that kind of pressure.
I need the screen detox
It will be a life changing experience in my view because apart from my son, living without my phone or not looking at the screen for one month is another reason why I signed the show. I need the screen detox.
Will miss Salman Khan‘s hosting
I will miss Salman sir because I think maybe he would have cut me some slack as I played his friend in Ek Tha Tiger. But now that Anil sir is here he brings his own kind of energy to the show. A kind of youthfulness, vibrancy which only he can bring.
Feeling before entering the show
It is equal part excitement and equal part fear and nervousness. Fear about what’s going to happen as I’ve never done something like this where I have stayed under one roof with strangers. I don’t know how it is going to go.
Reason behind doing Bigg Boss OTT 3 – This year when they called my son was going for summer holidays with his mother
The makers call me every year to do the show but most of the time I’m busy or haven’t been able to do it. This year when they called my son was going for summer holidays with his mother for a month and I had no work so I thought let’s use this one month to try something new.
Staying away from son would be difficult
One thing that makes me anxious about the show is that there is no contact with the outside world which includes my son. It will be difficult. Second would be living with strangers.
I’ve not been that person who has been very cagey about my life
My career apart from being an actor has also been that I’ve been a VJ, a host, I’ve done theatre, I’ve been part of other reality shows so I’ve not been that person who has been very cagey about my life. Even on my social media I express myself very freely. So I’ve never been very cagey about my life or being overprotective about my life. As a career and being a part of a media person I kind of like the challenge of being shot 24/7. It will be a challenge to cope with this. As an actor and a TV personality, I’ve shot for 12, 15, 18 hours, but to be shot for 24 hours will be a new thing. It’s time to find out how I react under that kind of pressure.
I need the screen detox
It will be a life changing experience in my view because apart from my son, living without my phone or not looking at the screen for one month is another reason why I signed the show. I need the screen detox.
Will miss Salman Khan‘s hosting
I will miss Salman sir because I think maybe he would have cut me some slack as I played his friend in Ek Tha Tiger. But now that Anil sir is here he brings his own kind of energy to the show. A kind of youthfulness, vibrancy which only he can bring.
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