'Dharamraj is a stubborn workaholic' - Ronit Roy

From being someone who'sdone more than 10 Hindi films (where he couldn't taste success), he moved on to small screen as Rishabh Bajaj, further

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having bagged the role of Mihir Virani.

Since then of coure, there has been no looking back for this actor. That's Ahmedabad-born Ronit Roy in a nutshell for you. Within the seven years that he spent in television industry, he has carved a niche for himself by donning over 15 serials and winning various awards.

After a brief sabbatical, he's back playing the male lead in Ekta Kapoor's new soap. As we ask him about the role, he shares, "I play a diamond-dealer called Dharmraj in the serial. He is a workaholic, stubborn and quite ambitious. He lost his wife but still loves her." We ask here that this role seems similar to what the character track of Bhuvan Chaudry in film Devdas, here he quickly chips in, "Whatever character you do has a resemblance to real life or fiction characters. Every character in this world is played and performed — it depends on an individual about how to draw the lines in differentiation."

Ronit participated in two dance-based reality shows and judged yet another dance-based show. Ask him how has been the transition for him from being a participant to that of a judge? "Both have their own relevance. I feel, being a judge is like being director and participant is like an actor in a reality show. Being a participant, I was just concentrating on my dance sequence, steps, and costumes et al. Whereas for as a judge, it was a task where I had to extra careful as my judgement would mean a lot to the performer. Also, judging is a natural progression towards next level to me."

And what are his upcoming projects? "Talks are on with producers about films and serials but nothing has been finalised as of now. So, right now I'm just focussing on this show. Interestingly, this is for the first time I'm just part of one project, otherwise I usually have at least three back-to-back projects slotted for me."

After having done so many roles, which is the one closest to his heart? He plays it safe. "All my roles are close to my heart. My favourite has to be Rishabh Bajaj. People still relate to me with that role."

For all you know who don't know, Ronit also owns a security firm. We asked him how he manages the firm along with his hectic acting schedule? Here he tells, "Ab toh aadat ho gayi hai. I generally start my shooting schedule in the afternoon, so I keep the morning reserved for my firm." Now this is what we call balancing act!
He says he has no time for leisure, "I've no hobbies. In fact I don't like to dance also. I learnt dancing to participate in reality shows! I don't party much and whenever I get time I spend it with my children."

Ronit adds, "I'm very close to my three children—Ona- my 18-year old daughter, Ador who's three and Agasthya my one-year old." We asked him what Ronit is like as a person? He sums it up, "I'm a simple and very family-oriented person. I believe in God and am very religiously inclined."