Vishal’s balancing act

Vishal Singh, the name till date brings back the memories of Dekh Bhai Dekh's (DBD) Sanju, as the young guy who hopped around in shorts calling out to his €˜Sahil Chachu€™ in desperation.

But while he came across as one of those promising faces who had the potential to reach the stature of the Bajajs and the Mihirs of television, things just didn€™t fall in place.

He explains why. €œDBD happened when I was young... and I am quite like the character in my latest tele-serial, Aathvan Vachchan- Aadesh - doing things in right balance. Neither too much nor too less. And I consciously look for balance in life to avoid getting grinded in the churn and demanding schedules.€

He was there in times of no saas-bahus or reality shows. So, how does he feel about the current situation of TV today? €œSince I have been away for a long time, I am not in a position to comment. But visibly we can notice glamour perpetrating in and there is demand not only for acting skills but also the X-factor. A lot of cut-throat competition has crept in.€

Though television world has become more challenging with demanding working hours, it has one benefit over Bollywood, €œThat our characters are very real, people identify with them. There is nothing larger than life in tele-serials. Everything revolves around emotion because of which people connect more with it.€

Vishal who doesn€™t believe in depriving himself of breathing space, spends time with family and friends besides finding time for surfing the television. And then he settles for good shows and expresses, €œThere is dearth of good comedies. And because there is no demand of good comedies, not many are made.

Audiences have to demand first, and then there€™ll be a supply for them. I still believe Yeh Jo Hai Zindagi was cult comedy.€

Having worked with people of name and talent, Vishal admires, €œShekhar Suman the most, because it was he who taught me that everybody in the team is important. It is the team that makes it!€
A good thought, Vishal!