Bollywood Celebrity Gossip
He may have finally found his feet in the industry but Abhay Deol can’t seem to stay put in Mumbai. He’s just returned from New York City from what turned out to be almost a six-month vacation to “rejuvenate”, he’s ready to go back. “I’m going back soon,” promises the actor. “The quality of life here is not great. Navdeep Singh puts it brilliantly; he says that people talk about traffic in Bombay the way people talk about the weather in London,” he says flashing those dimples that cause hearts to skip several beats. Seated at the lounge of a suburban hotel, he’s in his Dev.D avata—distressed denims paired with a green tee and a black jacket and a sling bag. His overgrown stubble is in place but the bloodshot eyes are replaced by a naughty twinkle one can recall from his act in Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye!.
His trip to the Big Apple became quite a topic of discussion in Bollywood, especially since the 33-year-old escaped the post-hit hype of two of the best films we’ve seen last year. Instead if reveling and networking, the reclusive actor upped and left for a “normal and anonymous” life. “The welding course was peripheral, something to keep the mind occupied and to experiment. In fact, I attended school only till February because I’d had my fill by then,” he says.
