It’s been a couple of years since Akash Puri, son of filmmaker Puri Jagannath, made his debut as a lead actor with the 2018-filck Mehbooba. The actor talks to us about how since then he’s had several realisations about how the industry operates. Raised in a filmy atmosphere and having been to several film sets as a child actor, Akash believes that lead actors should shoulder the responsibility for a film.
“They should set the perfect example on and off the screen because people emulate them,” he explains. “And I have realised how challenging it is to work towards living up to those expectations.”
Taking on more films Akash admits that his short stint in showbiz thus far has been satisfying. “I am slowly getting a hang of the industry and am beginning to understand it better. And I…