Priyanshu Painyuli on rejecting Kill: Nikhil approached me for Raghav's function, however

Jul 02, 2025 12:35 PM IST

Priyanshu shares how he needed to decline the antagonist function within the movie Kill because of scheduling conflicts

In the unpredictable world of cinema, actors are sometimes pressured to make powerful selections—some that flip into career-defining moments, and others that go away behind lingering questions of what if. For actor Priyanshu Painyuli, one such second got here when he selected to stroll away from the critically acclaimed motion movie Kill (2024). He shares how he was approached for the movie—not for Lakshya’s lead function, however to play the antagonist. However, because of scheduling conflicts, he needed to flip the supply down.

Actor Priyanshu Painyuli

“I used to be doing one other venture, and the dates clashed,” Priyanshu says. “I used to be approached for the antagonist’s function in Kill. The director [Nikhil Nagesh Bhat] had seen my earlier work and actually appreciated it. He had beforehand supplied me just a few roles, however issues hadn’t materialised. When he got here to me with this one, we had even began speaking and doing readings. But the timing simply didn’t work out.” The function ultimately went to actor Raghav Juyal.

At the time, Priyanshu was already dedicated to a different movie, leaving him unable to dedicate the intensive time that Kill demanded. “The movie required quite a lot of bodily coaching and prep. I used to be capturing for Pippa (2023), and as my schedule clashed, I needed to let it go,” says the 36-year-old actor, including that it wasn’t a straightforward resolution to make.

The sense of lacking out grew to become extra palpable when he lastly watched Kill on the massive display screen. “I used to be capturing for the collection Paan Parda Zarda with Tanya Maniktala, who performed the lead in Kill. She instructed me, ‘Go watch it, it’s out now.’ I wrapped up shoot and went straight to the theatre that evening,” he recollects.

“The movie is improbable. Raghav did a improbable job. He utterly owned the character and introduced one thing very uncooked and unpredictable to it. Watching him, I did really feel I missed out—however I additionally genuinely appreciated his work.”

While there’s no bitterness, Priyanshu admits to feeling the sting of what might have been. “When you see another person doing it properly, you don’t really feel unhealthy in a bitter method. But it’s like if you wished a toy actually badly, and another person is enjoying with it,” he laughs. It’s a sentiment many actors can relate to—lacking out not due to rejection, however because of timing and circumstance.

“There have been just a few initiatives I needed to say no to, which later went on to do rather well,” he displays. “It occurs to all actors. Sometimes your venture doesn’t take off, and the one you mentioned no to turns into a success. But you simply must belief the method and continue to grow.”