TOI Article : TV hotties go grey - Mohit Segal

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Posted: 11 years ago
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TV hotties go grey
Grey seems to be the favourite shade on prime time TV soaps as telly's erstwhile good guys are currently flaunting negative hues in their recent outings.

From Mohit Sehgal (who played the campus hottie in in Miley Jab Hum Tum and the good guy in Khamoshiyaan) is currently playing a grey character in Qubool Hai; Mrunal Jain (who was the lead in Looteri Dulhan and Hitler Didi) tilts towards the negative at times in Uttaran,Ashish Sharma (after playing the lead in Chandra Gupta Maurya and Rab Se Sona Ishq)is now a manipulative guy in Rangrasiya, while Mohit Mallik who's played the good guy in his earlier shows is an abusive hubby in Doli Armaano Ki, Ashish Chaudhary on a comeback stint on TV goes grey in Ek Mutthi Asmaan, while Vikas Manaktala (who played a soldier in Left Right Left) is pure black in Main Na Bhoolungi.

What do actors who're going bad have to say about the reversal of roles? Ashish Chaudhry shares, "Playing a grey character interests me as an actor and the good part is that the character fluctuates between grey and white." Mrunal Jain shares, "It's very challenging to play grey character. Being this sweet lover boy is very monotonous after a while. What's important is that the audience should connect with the character." Ashish Sharma avers, "I have no insecurities about playing a grey character. In fact, these roles are more interesting."

Neha Marda, from Doli Armaanon Ki says, "Mohit's character in the show is a male chauvinist and has some very outdated views about women, so he's grey at the moment." Meanwhile producer Sudhir Sharma concurs that an anti-hero's presence is used to "spice up the storyline" and also, "grey characters are more real and even audiences relate with them."

Considering TV soaps thrive on drama, an anti-hero who can reduce the butter-wouldn't-melt-in-her-mouth female protagonists to tears at regular intervals is the stuff TRP highs are made of. And for Hindi daily soaps grabbing more eyeballs is the mantra, even if it means having more grey-hued heroes!

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Posted: 11 years ago
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aani good to see you on QH forum🤗
Haider's character is fabulous.. Though Haider has many shades but I love it the most for its grey shade.. and Mohit is brilliant as Haider...
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Posted: 11 years ago
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tfs it dear..this shows mohit 's talent is being recognized..really proud of mohit..it is brilliant character
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Posted: 11 years ago
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Tfs, true grey characters are more real and relatable and that's what I love Haider for.
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Posted: 11 years ago
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Thanks for this article.
Mohit is doing wonderful job in grey character.

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