Originally posted by: LAV2725
Disclaimer: Not part of fan group of any of the actors mentioned here.
I didn't know much about Gashmeer few years back. Have seen him in initial promos & clippings of SP serial Imlie, he & actress Sumbul came across to me as raw & talented performers for the roles assigned to them with good screen presence.👏 When Imlie story went into making a sane, educated, mature & victim step sister as evil just to make viewers sympathize with teenager FL more, with two sisters fighting for same man in typical bigamy crime drama plotting's being highlighted, I stopped even following written updates/spoilers of that serial.
Later came to know he quit Imlie mid way, even when it was running at its peak, then last year saw Gashmeer as participant in Jhalak on rangu channel. On Jhalak he was a tall, simple, energetic, able dancer & learner, again with towering screen presence. That's when came to know he is a highly popular, successful star of Marathi cinema, web & TV, even worked as judge of a dance reality show.
Happen to read few old IV's of Gashmeer while checking Jhalak, can say very few male actors are so upfront in commenting what's going right & wrong with Hindi daily soaps, 👍🏼he says he looks for new characters that satisfy & challenge artist in him for his own learning's, more than working for sake of making money on TV or just to be visible in long running popular serials.
If Gashmeer was offered Viaan in finite series KA last year, has rejected for reasons known to him, feel it takes some courage to openly admit it as a mistake from his side when KA is still new and running, plus also appreciate Aditi's performance & the series.👏We as viewers have accepted & will continue to appreciate/criticize Adnan as Viaan in KA, that's a different subject.
Here's one of his old IV.
https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/tv/gashmeer-mahajani-hasn-t-quit-tv-says-he-earns-more-on-ott-i-m-the-highest-paid-actor-101661243881134.html