Bollywood has always held lead actors on a pedestal, relegating other actors who are a part of a movie to the second and third tiers of stardom. Sahil Vaid, who was recently seen in Sidharth Malhotra’s Shershaah, has confessed that he regrets being a part of the movie. 

In an interview, Sahil Vaid thanked Dharma Productions for giving him a role in films such as Badrinath Ki Dulhaniya and Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhaniya but also added that he would've preferred to play a soldier in Shershaah.

He told Zoom, “I kind of figured out that this is kind of a very small role and did not really want to do this role. I went to the director and told him to give me a uniformed role. I really would love to play a soldier, nobody has seen me in such roles and I really want to do those battle scenes, but the director was convinced I was best suited to play Sunny. I owe Dharma a lot. They gave me Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhania as well as Badrinath Ki Dulhaniya and this was a way of me saying thank you."

He continued, "Shershaah has [been] released and reviews are pouring in. People are talking about the movie, but nobody is talking about these remarkable actors who have actually lent support to this film. There are some really amazing actors who have worked in this movie, set aside their egos, and gone for smaller roles… agreed to do bit parts because they wanted to pay tribute to the late Captain Vikram Batra. That is why I did this movie as well and now I am realising I should not have done this movie, people are not even talking about what I have done in the film.”

His points are completely valid and it shows the plight of the actors who are not seen in lead roles. Sahil’s character was a critical one as he only supported Vikram when he was losing his focus in life. However, the attention or recognition he's received is nothing compared to the leading pair of the film. 

It’s high time we recognised such talented actors and gave them their due credit.

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