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Your long-
running serial Bade Achche Lagte
Hain is finally coming to an end.
Your thoughts on the
termination of this long
association with this soap?
It's
been a fabulous three- year ride.
I will never forget this
experience, the show has given
me much more than I ever
expected. I have formed some
life long friendships. Will miss
shooting with Sakshi Tanwar a
lot. She is truly amazing.
A lot of the show's audience felt
it had begun to drag its feet
towards the end . Do you agree?
Yes, I agree. The first two years
of the show were magical but
the third year it began to drag
for sure.
Are you now going to take time
off completely from television to
focus on your film career? Well, I
will never turn my back on
television cause it has given me
too much. But yes, for the time
being I have to concentrate on
my film career.
Humshakals got a ferocious
amount of flak from critics.
Looking back at the experience
are you still sure it was the right
thing to do?
Oh yes! For me it
was the best thing to do because
I was dying to do a mainstream
commercial film and I got the
chance to do so with
Humshakals. In fact, now
because of Humshakals I'm
getting a lot of mainstream
commercial film scripts coming
to me which is what I wanted.
Among the many things we saw
you do in Humshakals you also
dressed in drag for the first time.
Was that as scary as it looked?
Yes, it was definitely scary. But
then I'm always looking to take
on a challenge.
And I'm happy I did it because
now people in the industry know
that I'm willing to do anything.
What are your other movie
assignments?
My next project is
called Patel Rap, which is with
Sunny Leone. We start shooting
in September in Malaysia.
Do you feel Bollywood has made
suitable space for your talent? I
think my start has been good.
But I still have a lot more to do in
order to fully cement my position
in Bollywood. It took me 10 years
to make it to the top on TV and
I'm willing to put in the same
kind of time for Bollywood too.
Do you feel the need to
experiment with roles in movies
that would perhaps take you
higher than where television has
taken you?
Yes, I want to
experiment throughout my
career because that's what make
you grow as an actor.
You are known to be one of the
highest paid actors on television.
Any regret about leaving that
affluence behind for the
uncertainties of the movie
business?
No regrets at all.
Yes, it's true that I make a lot of
money on TV but money isn't
everything in life. I love taking up
new challenges.
And what is life without risk
anyway!
Your long-
running serial Bade Achche Lagte
Hain is finally coming to an end.
Your thoughts on the
termination of this long
association with this soap?
It's
been a fabulous three- year ride.
I will never forget this
experience, the show has given
me much more than I ever
expected. I have formed some
life long friendships. Will miss
shooting with Sakshi Tanwar a
lot. She is truly amazing.
A lot of the show's audience felt
it had begun to drag its feet
towards the end . Do you agree?
Yes, I agree. The first two years
of the show were magical but
the third year it began to drag
for sure.
Are you now going to take time
off completely from television to
focus on your film career? Well, I
will never turn my back on
television cause it has given me
too much. But yes, for the time
being I have to concentrate on
my film career.
Humshakals got a ferocious
amount of flak from critics.
Looking back at the experience
are you still sure it was the right
thing to do?
Oh yes! For me it
was the best thing to do because
I was dying to do a mainstream
commercial film and I got the
chance to do so with
Humshakals. In fact, now
because of Humshakals I'm
getting a lot of mainstream
commercial film scripts coming
to me which is what I wanted.
Among the many things we saw
you do in Humshakals you also
dressed in drag for the first time.
Was that as scary as it looked?
Yes, it was definitely scary. But
then I'm always looking to take
on a challenge.
And I'm happy I did it because
now people in the industry know
that I'm willing to do anything.
What are your other movie
assignments?
My next project is
called Patel Rap, which is with
Sunny Leone. We start shooting
in September in Malaysia.
Do you feel Bollywood has made
suitable space for your talent? I
think my start has been good.
But I still have a lot more to do in
order to fully cement my position
in Bollywood. It took me 10 years
to make it to the top on TV and
I'm willing to put in the same
kind of time for Bollywood too.
Do you feel the need to
experiment with roles in movies
that would perhaps take you
higher than where television has
taken you?
Yes, I want to
experiment throughout my
career because that's what make
you grow as an actor.
You are known to be one of the
highest paid actors on television.
Any regret about leaving that
affluence behind for the
uncertainties of the movie
business?
No regrets at all.
Yes, it's true that I make a lot of
money on TV but money isn't
everything in life. I love taking up
new challenges.
And what is life without risk
anyway!
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