Archive · 24 Aug 2026
Harshvardhan Rane Says Career Setbacks Motivate Him to Work Harder
Harshvardhan Rane said an actor’s career can rise and fall like the price of a stock.
He believes success depends on performance and how people feel about an actor’s work.
Rane said he does not become angry when the industry overlooks him.
Instead, he uses those moments as motivation to work harder.
His older film Sanam Teri Kasam became popular again after being shown in theaters in 2025.
He also saw success with Ek Deewane Ki Deewaniyat.
Rane will next act as a villain opposite John Abraham in Force 3.
He has finished another film called Sailaab.
He said working with filmmaker Varma is challenging and keeps him trying new things.
Harshvardhan Rane compared an actor’s career fluctuations with changes in a stock’s value.
He said being overlooked does not feel personal and motivates him to work harder.
The 2025 re-release of Sanam Teri Kasam and Ek Deewane Ki Deewaniyat boosted his career.
Rane will play an antagonist opposite John Abraham in the upcoming film Force 3.
He has also completed work on Omung Kumar’s romance-action film Sailaab.
- Who
- Bollywood actor Harshvardhan Rane, along with John Abraham, Omung Kumar and filmmaker Varma.
- What
- Rane discussed the ups and downs of his career, his motivation to work harder and his upcoming film projects.
- When
- The comments were reported by PTI during a period when Rane’s career gained momentum in 2025.
- Where
- The discussion concerned Rane’s work in Hindi and Telugu cinema; no interview location was specified.
- Why
- Rane was explaining how he responds to being overlooked and how recent opportunities have affected his career.
- Actor
- Harshvardhan Rane
- Acting debut
- Left Right Left in 2007
- Career milestone
- Sanam Teri Kasam was re-released theatrically in 2025
- Recent success
- Ek Deewane Ki Deewaniyat
- Upcoming film
- Force 3, in which Rane plays an antagonist opposite John Abraham
- Completed project
- Sailaab, a romance-action film directed by Omung Kumar
- Career analogy
- Rane compared an actor’s career with fluctuations in a stock’s value