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I will never quit the small screen for movies'-
…says television actor Sharad Kelkar, who has recently replaced Mohnish Behl in a popular TV serial, and is also playing the male lead in the gritty Marathi film Chinu
You know him as the dashing, autocratic Thakur Digvijay Singh from Bairi Piya, Nahar Pratap Singh from Saat Phere-Saloni Ka Safar, and the charismatic host of Pati Patni Aur Woh and Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Challenge 2007, and a contestant on Nach Baliye 2. And now Sharad Kelkar is wooing regional audiences with his latest Marathi film, Chinu, in which he plays a pivotal character.😊
However, the actor recently came in limelight for replacing Mohnish Behl in Kuch Toh Log Kahenge. When asked about how tough it is to play a character after replacing the actor who established it, Sharad says, "One's acting skills have to be very strong, so that the memory of the previous actor is completely wiped out."
Coming back to working in Marathi films Sharad says, "I am a Maharashtrian and I did a Marathi film called Uttaran eight years ago. Last year, when I was on a much-needed break, my friend asked me whether I would like to do a Marathi film and that's how I met the Neelima Lonari, producer of Chinu. I loved the story and instantly agreed to do the role."
In the gripping drama, Sharad plays hero to the eponymous female protagonist Chinu in the film. "While Chinu's husband, a gangster and female trafficker, tries to force her into prostitution, another gang kidnaps her. I play the right hand man of this gang, who has to fight with all the other gang members to save her," he informs.
Sharad says that working in a movie in his mother tongue was a great experience. "Although I am a Maharashtrian, I have been born and bought up in Madhya Pradesh and have been working in Hindi soaps since eight years. That's the reason I can't speak chaste Marathi, but I am getting the hang of it, slowly," says the good-looking actor who has worked on the small screen for almost a decade.
As for his film aspirations, Sharad says that he would like to follow his contemporaries Rajeev Khandelwal and Amar Upadhyaya and do Bollywood films, he will only take them up if he gets really good offers. However, fans can heave a sigh of relief, as he will not be quitting the small screen even if that happens. "I want to do good roles, but I wouldn't make the mistake of completely leaving one entity for another, in which I have no previous experience, as I don't want to lay all the eggs in one basket," concludes Sharad, signing off.
…says television actor Sharad Kelkar, who has recently replaced Mohnish Behl in a popular TV serial, and is also playing the male lead in the gritty Marathi film Chinu
You know him as the dashing, autocratic Thakur Digvijay Singh from Bairi Piya, Nahar Pratap Singh from Saat Phere-Saloni Ka Safar, and the charismatic host of Pati Patni Aur Woh and Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Challenge 2007, and a contestant on Nach Baliye 2. And now Sharad Kelkar is wooing regional audiences with his latest Marathi film, Chinu, in which he plays a pivotal character.😊
However, the actor recently came in limelight for replacing Mohnish Behl in Kuch Toh Log Kahenge. When asked about how tough it is to play a character after replacing the actor who established it, Sharad says, "One's acting skills have to be very strong, so that the memory of the previous actor is completely wiped out."
Coming back to working in Marathi films Sharad says, "I am a Maharashtrian and I did a Marathi film called Uttaran eight years ago. Last year, when I was on a much-needed break, my friend asked me whether I would like to do a Marathi film and that's how I met the Neelima Lonari, producer of Chinu. I loved the story and instantly agreed to do the role."
In the gripping drama, Sharad plays hero to the eponymous female protagonist Chinu in the film. "While Chinu's husband, a gangster and female trafficker, tries to force her into prostitution, another gang kidnaps her. I play the right hand man of this gang, who has to fight with all the other gang members to save her," he informs.
Sharad says that working in a movie in his mother tongue was a great experience. "Although I am a Maharashtrian, I have been born and bought up in Madhya Pradesh and have been working in Hindi soaps since eight years. That's the reason I can't speak chaste Marathi, but I am getting the hang of it, slowly," says the good-looking actor who has worked on the small screen for almost a decade.
As for his film aspirations, Sharad says that he would like to follow his contemporaries Rajeev Khandelwal and Amar Upadhyaya and do Bollywood films, he will only take them up if he gets really good offers. However, fans can heave a sigh of relief, as he will not be quitting the small screen even if that happens. "I want to do good roles, but I wouldn't make the mistake of completely leaving one entity for another, in which I have no previous experience, as I don't want to lay all the eggs in one basket," concludes Sharad, signing off.
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