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'Sustaining promise is difficult'

…says actor Samir Soni who is currently playing the protagonist in a male-centric daily soap

Ajit Andhare

While many have termed it as a refreshing change from the serials dealing with kitchen politics, actor Samir Soni, who plays the lead in Parichay, says he took up the role as a challenge. "I enjoyed it as it is different. Also, I was playing the lead and not any prop."
Though he is not new to the small world, with a reality show being his last outing, he says the TRP figures bother him. "I am a little nervous. Eventually every show comes to an end. Gone are the days when a serial went on and on. Today a serial is taken off the air if it is not doing well. While good ratings might boost your morale, the reverse too can't be ignored."
One of the major problems with daily soaps is they do start with a lot of promise and at times get drifted away. Commenting on this, Samir says, "Sustaining promise is difficult. Delivering what is promised is one thing and sustaining the promise is another. It is different ballgame altogether. It depends upon a lot of factors. As far my show is concerned I feel it is made up more of moments than the plot per se. It is character-driven. It is not possible today to say how the serial would shape up in future."
Samir, who had dabbled into movies and made his presence known even in multi-starrers, admitted that as of now movies have taken a back seat. "Currently there is no time for anything else. I am busy with my work half of the day. I hardly get time even to catch my serial, leave alone any other," he said.