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Raj to cut his hair after six years for a show

Raj Singh Arora agrees to play a younger character, but he's petrified that he might look like a teenager after the haircut

SHARIN WADER

I'm doing something different, err sorry that's an over used word. Shall I say hatke? Oh no, that's used often too. Ok, then let me say I'm doing something unique," laughs Raj Singh Arora, as he talks about Rattu, the character he plays in the serial Four.
He's enjoying every moment of life, but there's one thing that's blocking his vision – his long locks. "Yes, I want to chop them off," says Raj about his hair that he's maintained for six years now. It was this look of his in Remix that made his character Yuvi so popular.
"I want to have a different look. But I'm petrified as to how I'll look," he says. His fear stems from the fact that he's got a boyish look almost like that of a teenager and if he cuts off his tresses, he might look even younger. "Now I can play the role of a 23-26 year-old boy but if I cut my hair, I may have to play a 17-year-old." he smiles.
Raj might be approached to play a young boy, but he's quite sure of what he's wanted in life. He always wanted to be an actor and now when he looks back at the days when he had started off as a VJ, he thinks that he has achieved more than what he had dreamt of.
"I have been approached for six shows. There's one character role that I really liked, it's that of a photographer. But I don't know if I can do it." Does that mean he won't be able to carry off the role? "No, it's not that. What I mean is, I may not have the time," he clears the confusion, and again goes back to his humourous side and says, "After I cut my hair, they might ask me to play an apprentice photographer." (laughs)
What if he was approached for Big Boss? "I think it's for people who have nothing else to do," he says quite bluntly, pointing towards the fact that he's got his hands full. So what is he looking for now? "Maybe films someday." But before that, perhaps he needs to go for a haircut.

'HAIRY' TALES: Raj Singh Arora