You make mistakes; keep learning: Chandrachur Singh on raising son single-handedly

Chandrachur Singh, who made digital debut with Hotstar Specials Aarya, has opened up on returning to showbiz after a hiatus, working with Sushmita Sen and raising his son as a single parent.

Hyderabad: Actor Chandrachur Singh stepped away from the limelight following a series of career disappointments. The actor made a comeback on OTT last year and left many to believe he has lost none of the natural flairs as an actor. Sharing his views on choosing a female-centric show for his comeback and dealing with issues of being a single parent, Singh has said one only learns from mistakes.

Bollywood buffs of the nineties and early 2000s remember him for films such as Maachis, Daag: The Fire, Josh and Kya Kehna. After a glorious start, his film career somehow faded away. He was last seen in an unheard-of film called Yadvi: The Dignified Princess in 2017. OTT brought him back to the public eye, when he returned in Aarya as Sushmita Sen's on-screen husband Tej Sareen.

In a recent interview with a leading daily, Chandrachur has reflected upon making comeback with a show that has Sushmita in the lead. When asked if he was comfortable with focus on Sushmita in the show, the 54-year-old actor said, "Actors should be happy and comfortable in the characters that they are playing. I sure did. ‘Aarya’ was basically a women-centric series. I was pretty comfortable in my skin. We worked as a team and got the best out of each other."

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When asked about what kept him away from the camera for so long, Singh said, "Actually, I am a single father so that took up most of my time. I am pretty hands-on; I needed to be. So I was occupied being a father for most of my time."

When asked how is he as a father, Chandrachur said his son, Shraanajai Singh, would be a better person to rate him as a father. "I don’t know. I guess my son would be the best person to answer this question. I believe that I keep learning on the job. Parenting, I think, is one of the toughest jobs. You make mistakes, you have your good moments, you keep learning and try to become better," said Chandrachur.

Singh made a successful Bollywood debut with Gulzar's Maachis, which revolved around the rise of the Sikh insurgency in Punjab in the 1980s. His last major acting efforts were Mira Nair's The Reluctant Fundamentalist and Bollywood movies like Zilla Ghaziabad and Aa Gaya Hero.