Samir Dattani is known as Dhyan in the Kannada film industry. This name was given to him by his director who introduced him in a South Indian film.
He changed his name because the director felt that Dhyan would be a better name in Kannada films. He was 18 years old and I had no idea what would be good for him.
Luckily, most of my films in Kannada completed silver jubilee and I think the name has been really lucky for me. Samir adds, "Initially, it was difficult because my fans in South India would call me Dhyan, and I would not respond to them.
It took some time for me to register that Dhyan is also my name. Now, I am very comfortable with my name and even when I sign an autograph book, I promptly sign as Dhyan".
The actor's next Hindi film is Mukhbir and co-stars Raima Sen. Mukhbir is a spy thriller about the intelligence department of our country. A Story of a boy who is working with the intelligence department and the hurdles that he has to face. He learns and grows in the process.
Sammir Dattani's identity crisis
Thursday, May 24, 2007 13:59 IST