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Vedang Raina: Had I not cracked The Archies audition, I had planned to get my masters degree

Posted on: Jun 05, 2026 11:32 IST | Posted by: Hindustantimes
Vedang Raina: Had I not cracked The Archies audition, I had planned to get my masters degree
VEdang Raina entered the Hindi shoot manufacture as portion of an supporting players mold in Zoya Akhtar’s musical, The Archies. While he was one of seven leading faces in the film, right from the word go, the actor was able to make his own individual place as a leading man. He was praised for his work in The Archies, even though the film received mixed reviews, and he followed it up with an intense portrayal of a wrongly accused and imprisoned boy in a foreign land, whose sister, played by Alia Bhatt, plans a jail break for him. After a gap of over a year-and-a-half, Vedang Raina is set to return to the big screen with Imtiaz Ali’s period romance Main Vaapas Aaunga. While the actor is just two films old with The Archies (2023) and Jigra (2024) under his credit, he is still amongst the most sought-after leading men from this generation of actors. Even if he is not coming up with projects on screen, his life, be it personal or professional, remains a topic of headlines in the media. Does the pressure and scrutiny that comes with the expectations of being this person of interest bother him? “I don't consider myself big yet, I'm just starting out and I'm just privileged to even be part of an Imtiaz Ali film. These are things that were beyond my imagination even about five years ago. I try to put things into perspective for myself sometimes,” he says. He reveals that had acting not worked out, he already had other professional plans in place. “Five years ago, my job placements were ready. If I didn't land that Archies’ audition, I was close to getting work experience and probably doing a masters degree. I need to remind myself of that sometimes because right now I don't feel successful. I don't feel like I've even begun and I think of what the Vedang five years ago must have felt. So, I need to remind myself every day that I have a long way to go and I want to achieve certain milestones as an artiste, but I'm also proud of where I've reached today,” he says. In Main Vaapas Aaunga, Vedang stars opposite actor Sharvari, and the film also stars veteran actor Naseeruddin Shah and actor-singer Diljit Dosanjh. Apart from acting, he has also crooned a song in the film Maskara, which has also garnered praise from him.

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