Viraj Ghelani is one of the most popular faces on the Internet. The content creator turned actor is known for his videos with Dice Media, Gobble, and FilterCopy. He debuted as an assistant art director with the digital series Little Things in 2016 and worked in series like Adulting, Fairy Lights, What The Folks and Firsts, among others. Viraj made his acting debut in Vicky Kaushal starrer Govinda Naam Mera. The experience of working on their first film is always special for an actor, and they always look forward to its release. But Viraj had to face a bad experience in his case.
Recently, Viraj Ghelani appeared on the Having Said That Show podcast. During the conversation, he shared that he was excited to make his acting debut with Dharma Production's film, Govinda Naam Mera, co-starring Vicky Kaushal, Bhumi Pednekar, and Kiara Advani. For the unversed, he played the role of 'Baldev,' Bhumi Pednekar's character's boyfriend in the film.Viraj revealed that despite being a part of the film, its makers didn't invite him to any trailer launch or promotional events for the film which upset him. The actor was quoted as saying:
"I feel they didn't take me to any trailer launch or all these things because like 'Isko kyu leke jayenge (Why would we take him)?'"
When the host asked why the makers did it, Viraj quickly said they now take him seriously. Viraj shared an interesting anecdote to explain the reason. He said that he was upset when Karan Johar's Dharma Productions snubbed him so he decided to use the power of his Instagram. For the same, he asked his followers to fill the comments section on the film's trailer whenever it gets released. As a result, the trailer got 1250-2000 comments where users mentioned his name. In his words:
"Now they will (take me), I will tell you why. Because I felt 'Yeh log kyu aisa kar rahe hain (Why are they doing this)?' Then I had the power of Instagram, so I just went on my social media and said whenever the trailer drops, everyone of you guys has to just go on Dharma's YouTube channel and just say 'Here for Viraj'. There were about 1250-2000 comments just saying 'Here for Viraj.'"
In the same conversation, Viraj recalled that the bombardment of comments by his fans soon became a problem for Dharma Productions. So, they called him and requested that he stop his followers. The influencer admitted that it was his kind of revenge for being snubbed. He said:
"I got a call from Dharma saying 'Please isko stop kara (Please make this stop).' I said do not mess with Gujaratis'. That was my revenge kind of a thing."
Viraj Ghelani was last seen in Shah Rukh Khan starrer, Jawan. Despite getting a wonderful chance to work with the superstar, Viraj shared that he regrets doing the film. He revealed he was treated poorly on the film's set. The actor said the makers treated only the big stars well, and even his role was reduced to a few seconds in the film. As a result, he regrets doing the film and also feels it was his worst performance ever.
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