When Vikrant Massey Shot For "110 Hours Straight Without Stopping" During TV Days

Vikrant said, "There was no sense of time"

Vikrant Massey, who has been making the right noise with his stellar performance in 12th Fail, recently opened up about his Television days in an interview with Unfiltered by Samdish. Before venturing into films, Vikrant acted in hit serials like Balika Vadhu, Dharam Veer, Baba Aisa Var Dhoondho. Recalling days of struggles and hectic shifts, Vikrant told  Unfiltered by Samdish, "Back in the day, artistes would shoot for 18-20 hours. There came a time when I had to shoot for 110 hours straight without stopping."

Vikrant also narrated an incident where scriptwriters reworked scripts to use him as fillers in every frame. He said, "They had no choice but to use me as a filler. Day shifts were melting into night shifts. There was no sense of time. Funnily, when they finally packed up, it wasn't even for me. An actor who came to the set at 10 am in the morning got upset and walked out  by evening."

In the same interview, Vikrant shared that he decided to quit TV when he had Rs 35 lakhs per month contract in hand. "I earned a lot in TV. I bought my first house at the age of 24. But all that regressive content on TV was happening simultaneously and I felt like coming out of the world and trying my luck in cinema. I realised that though I became secure financially, it didn't help me sleep well. I had this realisation when I fulfilled all my financial responsibilities towards my parents and others, Vikrant said.