Male actors no longer content with being eye candy on TV

Kareena Kapoor's Poo from K3G' would have been spoilt for choice if she had to pick her prom date from Indian television, as most actors tick all the boxes in her list "good looks, good looks and good looks. Be it Dheeraj Dhoopar, Mohit Malik or Vijayendra Kumeria (the list is long), male actors on TV have always had female fans swooning over their looks. However, they are no longer limited to just that role. While there was a time when male actors did not have strong roles and were just seen as eye candy, that is slowly changing now. Some of the leading TV actors tell us that though most shows are still women-centric, strong male characters are being written now, so they don't feel side-lined even if the main protagonist is a woman.

I will not do a show if I don't have much to perform: Vijayendra Kumeria

In Udann Sapnon Ki', Vijayendra Kumeria plays Suraj Rajvanshi, the husband of the show's protagonist Chakor (played by Meera Deosthale), and helps her fight against his father, a wealthy landlord. His character is as important to the story as the female protagonist. He tells us, "TV is not limited to saas bahu drama any longer. Currently, I am doing a show that is issue-based and not just limited to family politics. Unlike before, the male characters are substantial these days. I don't have a problem in doing a show with a powerful female protagonist, but I will not do a show if I don't have anything to do in it, as I feel bored as an actor when I don't have much to perform.

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Delhi Times