Tiger Shroff says it is tough to 'continuously reinvent' in action genre; praises Ganapath co-star Kriti Sanon for National Award win

Actor Tiger Shroff acknowledges that reinventing himself as an action hero becomes increasingly challenging with each project, as he strives to raise the bar of action in every film. The 33-year-old actor eagerly anticipates the upcoming release of his latest movie, Ganapath, co-starring Kriti Sanon.

Mumbai: The attempt is to raise the bar of action with every film, says actor Tiger Shroff, admitting that it is getting challenging to reinvent himself as an action hero with each outing. The 33-year-old actor is awaiting the release of his next movie, Ganapath. A dystopian action thriller, the first part of the film is directed by Queen helmer Vikas Bahl.

"I've done action films all my life. I'm still fairly new in the industry. It is tough to continuously reinvent myself. The stakes get higher, the premise, the geography, the budget, and the landscape get bigger and bigger. So, it gets tough to reinvent myself in this space, and I feel there's a lot more to explore, Shroff told reporters here at the press conference of the film.

The actor, who idolizes action star Bruce Lee and pop star Michael Jackson, said he is what he is because of his fans. "With every film, I want to prove myself. I want to entertain them better and push myself more and more. They have accepted me as an action hero and that's what they expect of me. So, I just try to raise the bar of action with every film of mine, the actor said.

Shroff, known for movies such as the Baaghi franchise, War, and Rambo remake, said Ganapath is a different movie with a universe that will be unique to Indian screens. "It is a dystopian world that we are showing and it is about this chosen one (his character) basically bringing peace and order to a world that's divided into two, he said, adding that the movie also has a beautiful love story.

Ganapath also features megastar Amitabh Bachchan in an important character and Kriti Sanon, who has earlier worked with Shroff on the 2014 hit Heropanti. Shroff said he unfortunately did not get to share screen space with Bachchan. "But just being in the same film with him is a big honour for me as it is a big honour for any actor, who gets to share the screen with a living legend like him. I'm blessed and grateful that I had this opportunity, he added.

Shroff is overjoyed to have reunited with her Heropanti co-star and added that despite the actor's success, nothing has changed in her. Kriti just won a national award. In Heropanti, I have often said this dialogue, Tab choti bachi thi', now she has become a superstar. I don't know why this dialogue, Abbey, choti bachi ho kya' became viral.

"It has been an amazing experience working with Kriti Sanon, she has not changed. She has become such a big star and she is still the same... We are working after nine years, but it didn't seem like that. It felt like we just worked yesterday. Nothing has changed," he said.

Ganapath, produced by Bahl, Vashu Bhagnani, Deepshikha Deshmukh, and Jackky Bhagnani, will be released on October 20 in five languages including Hindi, Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam, and Telugu.