At times, turning to acting can backfire for singers and their songs don’t work: Armaan Bedil

The latest singer to turn into an actor, Armaan Bedil has started shooting for his acting debut. The young singer who quickly rose to fame within last three years, is excited that he finally found a script worth his debut. “Like every person wants to further his career, so did I and wanted to be an actor too,” he says, adding, “But I didn’t want to do something completely out of the box for my debut because of which audience won’t accept me.I waited for the right time.”
Armaan whose father is a Punjabi lyricist is following a long line of Punjabi singers who took the plunge into acting. Ask him if keeping up this tradition helps the artist’s career and he says, “At times, turning to acting can also backfire for singers and their songs don’t work well (laughs). But, if you work hard and stay the course, the two careers can be juggled well.”

With the Punjabi entertainment booming, he says time is ripe for newcomers to join this industry. “Punjabi film scripts are evolving, songs are reigning, and OTT has opened a whole new vista for actors. This is a rather good time for anyone aspiring to be a Punjabi artist,” he says.
Like some artists who went a step ahead and into Bollywood, Armaan says that dream is an ultimate one for everyone. “My first desire was to be a singer, then actor. My focus is singing, despite getting into acting. Bollywood is a future possibility.”
With the advent of new actors, and newer audiences, the industry is notching up its quality of stories, both in films and music videos. However, Armaan vies that for Punjab, the preference in cinema flavours remains light hearted entertainment. “Fun films don’t mean they don’t have substance. In fact, with the world battling this dark time of the pandemic, and stress levels being elevated, people are seeking catharsis from entertainment, and they want to see happy and breezy stories,” he adds.