Randeep Hooda recalls attending Bollywood’s ‘networking parties,’ getting drunk and speaking his heart out: ‘Mujhe bahut baad me pata chala…’ | Bollywood News

Many actors, in the recent past, have opened up about Bollywood parties being significant networking events where industry professionals, including actors, directors, producers, and other key players, come together. Meeting and interacting with influential people in the industry can open doors to new opportunities, and personal relationships often lead to professional collaborations. After Parineeti Chopra, actor-director Randeep Hooda has spoken about how these parties are meant to discuss work and make connections.

The actor, who admits “party toh bahot karte hain, par ab apne ghar pe karte hain (he parties hard, but only with his friends and at home),” in a recent interview with Bharti TV, recalled how, at the beginning of his career, he would get drunk at Bollywood parties and speak his heart out instead of building connections which could lead to new projects. “I would attend a lot of these parties in the beginning. Mujhe bahut baad me pata chala ki yeh to networking parties hoti aur main wahan party karne jata tha” (I realised much later that people attended these parties to build network. I just went to party). “Pata nahin kis ko kya bola hoga?” (I treated them like real parties, got drunk, and talked my mouth off),” he shared.

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The Swatantrya Veer Savarkar actor reminisced how people from the industry, in a quest to land a project, would look for an opportunity to interact with influential people. “I later realised that you’re not supposed to do that. You just have to hold a drink in your hand, exchange pleasantries, and talk about who is working on what project. Hum toh do teen taka tak laga lete the aur kisko kya bola woh toh Ram jaane?” (I would quickly chug down two-three drinks. God knows what I may have told them at the party). “Bollywood parties are just networking parties and not real parties because you party with your real friends who you’re comfortable with,” he said.

 

In an old interview with Siddharth Kannan, Randeep had earlier shared that he attended those parties to enjoy himself. “I went to party, not to make connections. Sometimes I would party a little too much. I wish I knew how to play the game when I was younger. But it doesn’t come naturally to me,” he said.

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