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Mishal Raheja, who played Datta Bhau in 'Laagi Tujhse Lagan', was out of the show when the character was at the peak of its popularity.
Four years later, he'll be seen in a new avatar in the TV show 'Ishq Ka Rang Safed'. It wasn't the dearth of roles that kept him away from acting, he insists, but the fact that nothing intrigued him enough to take them up.
He says, "I was avoiding full-fledged roles as I was waiting for something more substantial, something that excited me to report to the shoot every day. Also, I was setting up my business and so, I just took on a few cameos."
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What about reports of his tantrums and high-handedness that did the rounds when he quit Laagi...? "Had I been some kind of an infant terrible, the channel wouldn't have repeated me," he says.
As opposed to the character of an angry young man that he played earlier, Mishal will be seen as a young, mischievous law student, who falls for a widow.
However, the one thing common in his shows is the fact that he has always been in relationship with unconventional heroines on screen " for instance, the dark-skinned Nakusha in Laagi... and now, a widow in his new show.
Does he mind being in the same situation in real life too? "Why not? Love has got nothing to do with looks, but with the desire of wanting to be with a person. What's important is compatibility and understanding," he concludes.
Four years later, he'll be seen in a new avatar in the TV show 'Ishq Ka Rang Safed'. It wasn't the dearth of roles that kept him away from acting, he insists, but the fact that nothing intrigued him enough to take them up.
He says, "I was avoiding full-fledged roles as I was waiting for something more substantial, something that excited me to report to the shoot every day. Also, I was setting up my business and so, I just took on a few cameos."
READ: Mishal Raheja: Would like to play Shahrukh from DDLJ
What about reports of his tantrums and high-handedness that did the rounds when he quit Laagi...? "Had I been some kind of an infant terrible, the channel wouldn't have repeated me," he says.
As opposed to the character of an angry young man that he played earlier, Mishal will be seen as a young, mischievous law student, who falls for a widow.
However, the one thing common in his shows is the fact that he has always been in relationship with unconventional heroines on screen " for instance, the dark-skinned Nakusha in Laagi... and now, a widow in his new show.
Does he mind being in the same situation in real life too? "Why not? Love has got nothing to do with looks, but with the desire of wanting to be with a person. What's important is compatibility and understanding," he concludes.
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