Article:Sameer Kochar-new entrant

S ameer Kochchar is the new entrant in Virrudh, in which he plays Aditya Bharadwaj, Vasudha's (Smriti Z Iraani) emo- tional anchor. In the process, he manages to displease Vasudha's on-and-off screen beau Sushant, played by Sushant Singh. Kochchar is clearly happy about the show because, "Virrudh has a strong storyline and well-etched out characters. It doesn't have any non- sense of the saas-bahu shows.. and that's a relief." Many hats The actor has also dabbled in anchor- ing. He co-hosted Dangerous - a sex- based chat show on Zoom - with Kamal Sidhu. "Initially it was difficult because my folks back home were watching the show," admits the actor, "But, believe it or not, our tips helped many couples regain their sexual compatibility ." Soon after, Kochchar anchored Love Bites, a series on relationships and more. He has also hosted Full Toss, it was a children's cricket indoor cricket tournament on Hunga- ma TV . The teams were captained by lead- ing cricketers like Sourav Ganguly and Vinod Kambli. He did the commentary for the matches as well. He has deliberately stayed away from fiction on television because he can't identify with family dramas. "But I'd love to be part of desi versions of Lost, 24 and Prison Break," he says. Big screen calling In films, he was seen in a negative role in Zeher and is cur- rently working in Subhash Ghai's Cycle Kick. The film is a re- hash of Bicycle Thief. He is also a part of producer Indrajeet Lankesh's untitled project in which he plays a jealous husband.