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Mohit Raina: Nobody wants to marry a God
Mohit Raina's portrayal of Lord Shiva in Devon Ke Dev... Mahadev made him a household name, with many people longing to worship him or touch his feet. With the show about to end soon, Mohit tells us he plans to visit Mount Kailash and thank the deity. He also spoke about why he couldn't clarify all the rumours about him and Mouni Roy, with whom he has been linked on several occasions.
It's a mixed feeling at this juncture
It has been almost three years since Mohit has been playing this character and he says that he is relieved now. "It's been really great. It's been a wonderful journey. It's been three years since I have been playing this character. I have spent around 1000 days on this role. The first feeling that I get is of relief because I feel that I have done justice to the character. I feel that I have been able to deliver on the expectations that people had from the character of Shiva. There's also a feeling of nostalgia now that I know I won't be playing this character anymore. So, it's a mixed feeling altogether. I have become more close to Him now. As a kid, since I was born in Kashmir, I have been to the Amarnath caves. But now I understand the character of Shiva slightly better because I have spent three years playing Him," he says.
Mohit as Lord Shiva on the show
ALSO READ: Mohit Raina was the original choice for 'Maha Kumbh'
I will be visiting Mount Kailash
After the show, Mohit plans to take it easy for a couple of months. "The first thing that I am going to do is visit Mount Kailash and thank Him personally. Let's hope that I can do that. I have been working for a long time and I will take a break for a couple of months before resuming," he says.
Nobody wants to marry a God
I don't take the credit for the success of my character
"When we started doing the show, we were clear that the approach to the character is going to be more human. He is Lord Shiva and Lord Shiva is a sexy god. The plan was to show him as being sexy. And that worked for us. I don't take the credit for the character at all. There was a huge team working behind the show. The stylist, the creative director of the show have to be credited for portraying different avatars of Lord Shiva in the show. There was a research team that was working round the clock on the story and Nikhil Sinha (producer of the show) has put in a lot of effort. The only thing I had to do was to go there and act. Our approach was always very personal and human. We always wanted to show His (Lord Shiva) relationship with his wife, son and daughter, his bhakts, his personal mood swings. That's something people loved," he says.
ALSO READ: The real struggle will begin now: Mohit 'Mahadev' Raina
I rejected a lot of show offers
Even though the actor received numerous offers during this time, he didn't take up anything apart from Mahadev. "I have done what I was supposed to do. I was given a responsibility and I have fulfilled it for three years. Yes, there were definitely lots of offers coming in. But they were coming because of the show that I was doing. I had to be very honest to the show, so it was always my first priority. Now that I am about to finish the show, I will consider other offers. For the last three years, my life and my focal point has only been Mahadev. I have done whatever I was supposed to do and now I will start thinking about other options," he said.
If any other mythological show is made at this level, I would consider it
Mohit says that he would now only do a mythological show, if it's made at the level of Mahadev. "Is there a God superior to Mahadev? I don't think so. If there was, I would have done it. I guess, I have already played such a supreme power, so after that, if they come up with something with a great concept or a character of a God who is superior to Him, I will think about it. But as of now, there's nothing," he says.
I didn't have my phone with me while I was shooting
During these three years, there were a lot of speculations about Mohit's personal life but he never came clear on them. He says that it was because he didn't have access to his phone on the sets. "I didn't have my phone with me while I was shooting. So I couldn't take the phone and speak to the media. There were always speculation and rumours about me being married, about my link-ups, about me doing something. While I was shooting for Mahadev, I was completely dedicated to it," he says, adding, "I blame the stylist of the show for that. They never gave me a pocket in the costume to keep my phone. I even requested them but unfortunately, they didn't do that. So I know that I had to pay a heavy price for that. I was shooting in Naigaon, which is located on the Mumbai-Ahmedabad highway and has a terrible network. I can blame the highway authorities or the telephone department for not having a clear network or the stylist for not making a pocket in my costume," he adds.
I don't think I will be stereotyped as one character
In our industry, it has been seen that after viewers see actors playing divine characters, they are not able to accept them in other roles. Doesn't Mohit feel that he might also face the same situation? "You have to realise that stereotyping of actors used to happen in the 90s. Now it cannot happen. It used to happen because we only had one or two channels at that time. People today know that he's not the real God. Earlier, you really wouldn't see that person anywhere else also because there were no award ceremonies where you would see your God getting an award. But now, you see the same person in an award ceremony, sitting in normal clothes, clapping and you realise he's just playing God. Technically, you connect with them but you realise that it's just a series and I don't think that it's (the stereotyping) going to happen with me. I have had three different actresses playing my wives on the show. So the viewers know that it's not real," he adds.
There weren't any marriage proposals
While there were a lot of articles written about Mohit being the ideal husband material, he says that in these three years, he didn't get any marriage offers. "I haven't got a single marriage proposal in these three years. Nobody wants to marry a God. Once I become a human being, there will definitely be marriage proposals. Once they are there, I will definitely take them seriously. But as of now, I don't have any marriage proposals," he says.
I want to keep my personal life private
Mohit's name was linked with Mouni Roy and it's been said that the two are going to make their relationship official soon. However, he says that he wants people to respect his privacy. "I was never seen with anybody else, I was always working round the clock, so things started coming up. You must have not seen my picture with somebody else. I was only working. We used to always meet up at the events, the producer's party or at somebody's birthday party, so things started coming up. But yes, if there is something, I will definitely talk about it in future. But as of now, I know that it is very personal to me. I have always been a very private person and I want people to respect my privacy. I will keep entertaining people till the time I can," he concludes.
It's a mixed feeling at this juncture
It has been almost three years since Mohit has been playing this character and he says that he is relieved now. "It's been really great. It's been a wonderful journey. It's been three years since I have been playing this character. I have spent around 1000 days on this role. The first feeling that I get is of relief because I feel that I have done justice to the character. I feel that I have been able to deliver on the expectations that people had from the character of Shiva. There's also a feeling of nostalgia now that I know I won't be playing this character anymore. So, it's a mixed feeling altogether. I have become more close to Him now. As a kid, since I was born in Kashmir, I have been to the Amarnath caves. But now I understand the character of Shiva slightly better because I have spent three years playing Him," he says.
Mohit as Lord Shiva on the show
ALSO READ: Mohit Raina was the original choice for 'Maha Kumbh'
I will be visiting Mount Kailash
After the show, Mohit plans to take it easy for a couple of months. "The first thing that I am going to do is visit Mount Kailash and thank Him personally. Let's hope that I can do that. I have been working for a long time and I will take a break for a couple of months before resuming," he says.
Nobody wants to marry a God
I don't take the credit for the success of my character
"When we started doing the show, we were clear that the approach to the character is going to be more human. He is Lord Shiva and Lord Shiva is a sexy god. The plan was to show him as being sexy. And that worked for us. I don't take the credit for the character at all. There was a huge team working behind the show. The stylist, the creative director of the show have to be credited for portraying different avatars of Lord Shiva in the show. There was a research team that was working round the clock on the story and Nikhil Sinha (producer of the show) has put in a lot of effort. The only thing I had to do was to go there and act. Our approach was always very personal and human. We always wanted to show His (Lord Shiva) relationship with his wife, son and daughter, his bhakts, his personal mood swings. That's something people loved," he says.
ALSO READ: The real struggle will begin now: Mohit 'Mahadev' Raina
I rejected a lot of show offers
Even though the actor received numerous offers during this time, he didn't take up anything apart from Mahadev. "I have done what I was supposed to do. I was given a responsibility and I have fulfilled it for three years. Yes, there were definitely lots of offers coming in. But they were coming because of the show that I was doing. I had to be very honest to the show, so it was always my first priority. Now that I am about to finish the show, I will consider other offers. For the last three years, my life and my focal point has only been Mahadev. I have done whatever I was supposed to do and now I will start thinking about other options," he said.
If any other mythological show is made at this level, I would consider it
Mohit says that he would now only do a mythological show, if it's made at the level of Mahadev. "Is there a God superior to Mahadev? I don't think so. If there was, I would have done it. I guess, I have already played such a supreme power, so after that, if they come up with something with a great concept or a character of a God who is superior to Him, I will think about it. But as of now, there's nothing," he says.
I didn't have my phone with me while I was shooting
During these three years, there were a lot of speculations about Mohit's personal life but he never came clear on them. He says that it was because he didn't have access to his phone on the sets. "I didn't have my phone with me while I was shooting. So I couldn't take the phone and speak to the media. There were always speculation and rumours about me being married, about my link-ups, about me doing something. While I was shooting for Mahadev, I was completely dedicated to it," he says, adding, "I blame the stylist of the show for that. They never gave me a pocket in the costume to keep my phone. I even requested them but unfortunately, they didn't do that. So I know that I had to pay a heavy price for that. I was shooting in Naigaon, which is located on the Mumbai-Ahmedabad highway and has a terrible network. I can blame the highway authorities or the telephone department for not having a clear network or the stylist for not making a pocket in my costume," he adds.
I don't think I will be stereotyped as one character
In our industry, it has been seen that after viewers see actors playing divine characters, they are not able to accept them in other roles. Doesn't Mohit feel that he might also face the same situation? "You have to realise that stereotyping of actors used to happen in the 90s. Now it cannot happen. It used to happen because we only had one or two channels at that time. People today know that he's not the real God. Earlier, you really wouldn't see that person anywhere else also because there were no award ceremonies where you would see your God getting an award. But now, you see the same person in an award ceremony, sitting in normal clothes, clapping and you realise he's just playing God. Technically, you connect with them but you realise that it's just a series and I don't think that it's (the stereotyping) going to happen with me. I have had three different actresses playing my wives on the show. So the viewers know that it's not real," he adds.
There weren't any marriage proposals
While there were a lot of articles written about Mohit being the ideal husband material, he says that in these three years, he didn't get any marriage offers. "I haven't got a single marriage proposal in these three years. Nobody wants to marry a God. Once I become a human being, there will definitely be marriage proposals. Once they are there, I will definitely take them seriously. But as of now, I don't have any marriage proposals," he says.
I want to keep my personal life private
Mohit's name was linked with Mouni Roy and it's been said that the two are going to make their relationship official soon. However, he says that he wants people to respect his privacy. "I was never seen with anybody else, I was always working round the clock, so things started coming up. You must have not seen my picture with somebody else. I was only working. We used to always meet up at the events, the producer's party or at somebody's birthday party, so things started coming up. But yes, if there is something, I will definitely talk about it in future. But as of now, I know that it is very personal to me. I have always been a very private person and I want people to respect my privacy. I will keep entertaining people till the time I can," he concludes.
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