New Delhi, August 22: Luke Kenny left many wondering when he disappeared from the scene after his successful Bollywood debut in ‘Rock On’, but the VJ-turned actor says that despite the plaudits won by the film, the industry is taking time to accept him because of the colour of his skin.
Mumbai-based Kenny who is of British-Italian parentage, said that he has made a conscious decision to stay away from stereotypical roles.
“The industry tends to quickly stereotype people and whenever there was the role of a white guy, a angrez police officer or something like that, I would be called up because of the way I look. The industry sticks with the stereotypes and is quick to put you in a box.
“Thankfully those days are slowly dying down and I have a few interesting projects in the pipeline, which will be out by next year.” Kenny told PTI in an interview.
Meanwhile the actor has gone back to his first passion, music, and is hosting the show ‘Rolling Stones’ on NDTV Imagine which profiles bands and musicians.
“We are doing a show on U2, which will be aired this Sunday. The world first came to know of the band in 1987 with ‘Joshua Tree’ but I sort of have a upper hand here because I had been listening to them since 1984 when they came out with ‘Unforgettable Fire’,” said Kenny who was one of the founding editors of the Indian edition of ‘Rolling Stones’ magazine.
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–PTI