During promotion time for his new film, KP gave quite a few interviews to various media outlets. This a precis of his all interviews combined related to YHM and obviously his journey in the industry so far.
About YHM
He said he's forever grateful to EKTA for giving him chance to portray such a complex character like Raman Bhalla. Cezzane Khan (Kasauti fame) was casted as Raman Bhalla and he shot few scenes with costars as well. YHM was to be his comeback vehicle. However, Ekta wasn't happy with the scenes they shot.
It was during "Ganpati time". KP got a direct call from Ekta to come to her house for a project. KP was surprised as he wasn't doing any show for sometime. When he reached there, Ekta told him there was a role for him. This guy was rude, arrogant, short-tempered...basically he's a bast**d but he had a heart of gold. KP jokingly said "are you describing the role or me"....LOL... they both laughed...Ekta told him this guy had a very complicated past, that made him like this. She also said this guy was very complex, YHM was not like other typical daily soaps, portraying him would be a daunting task. Could she count on him (KP). KP said, "I'll try". That's how he was selected to play Raman Kumar Bhalla.
YHM Cast
From YHM cast, he is in touch with Divyanka, Anita, Aly, Sangram, Krishna and Shireen. They don't meet or hangout often but they like to keep tabs on each other.
Aly
Aly is like a brother to him in real life. He can't describe in words the bond they share with each other.
Anita
Anita is one of his oldest and closest friends in the industry. He recalled how they became friends. They were abroad for shooting for a show where Anita was the lead. She was already an established actress whereas KP was a new comer doing a supporting role. They instantly became friends then & there.
Divyanka
He laughed it off about the rumors about rivalry with Divyanka on the YHM set. He said he and Divyanka often had a good laugh on the set reading those rumors, news articles. He said, he and Divyanka are good friends even though don't sit together and have coffee. She is introvert, shy kinda person whereas he is extrovert, likes to play pranks on friends, crack jokes and meet new people. She sat on a corner, very active on social media or read books on the set while he couldn't stay in one corner, moved around & met people & had fun. They have very different personalities to be thick as friends but they are friends and still in touch with each other...they talk over phone and send messages to each other from time to time, he concluded.
Kasturi...fame & failure
Kasturi gave him instant fame. It was his first lead role and Kasturi went on to become a huge hit. He became a superstar on TV and the fame got to his head. He was just 22. He thought things would be like this always, he would be unstoppable. But reality dawned on him when the makers had to shut down the show in just 3 years while the show was on top 5 in TRP list due to his bad habits on the set. It was the only BT show that went off-air despite being on the top. Later he tried his luck on films. But his image was tarnished and the producers weren't keen to cast him due to his bad reputation. He stopped giving auditions unless they called him in these 3 years of his forced hiatus.
Regained fame & success
YHM gave him second chance to revive his career and be on top and he is grateful to EKTA and the fans of YHM. YHM taught him a good lesson. He vowed to correct his mistakes he had done in the past before the show and he did stick to his promises. He said" never feel so low when you are down and never fly high when you reach the top. Nothing lasts forever"...YHM gave him this lesson...he never went overboard in those six years when YHM and other projects was on air...success never got to his head ever again...
Financial difficulties
He never had any financial difficulties, even when he was out of work. He had his investments and also family was quite well-off. God has been kind, he said. But he was guilty of having a lavish life style with no work, he detached himself from others at that phase. YHM and other subsequent projects boosted his financial abilities. He has made investments in various financial schemes and they are giving good returns. He now can choose whether to work or not as per his wish, this financial freedom gives him liberty to look for the roles he wants to do.
Family life
He used to be a party animals, always on the move...go places with his boys gang. After marriage and over the time, he has become a family man. After his daughter was born, he spends most of his time with family. He don't go to parties often nor he travels much, his time is now divided to home and work.
Future & Production house
He wants to do meaty roles as actor...doesn't matter if it is lead role or not but it has to be fresh and interesting. He registered his production house six years ago. He wanted to be a part of the first project as an actor of his production house so he did the film. They will be many projects upcoming from his production on various mediums but he will probably just be the producer in most of them. He will take a short break and start to work his new project as an actor soon after that.
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