Through his final providing Tandav, actor Sunil Grover gave a glimpse of his versatility as an artiste, one thing he hopes will proceed with the upcoming net collection Sunflower.
Known as one in all tv’s favourite humorous individuals with standard characters like Gutthi, Rinku Bhabhi and Dr. Mashoor Gulati, Grover found his dramatic aspect on the massive display screen up to now in Gabbar Is Back, Baaghi and Pataakha is.
“In TV, when a character works, you do it for years. In a long story format, you’ll need to set up a graph for your role. I am trying to get used to it. This is a new world for me. However, I enjoy (acting) in both worlds. I am grateful for the experiences I am getting in this lifetime. I am enjoying this new phase,” the 43-year-old actor advised PTI in a Zoom interview.
Grover mentioned he was completely satisfied that audiences welcomed him to tackle various roles, regardless of his “comedic baggage”.
“What I did earlier didn’t go as planned because I started with something else and I moved on to something else. I’ve come across so many years of comedic baggage. It’s challenging to break that kind of image. Accepted in some roles The fear of not being done… but people have accepted me and I am happy with it.”
Though he was able to take a leap of religion, he was nervous about disappointing the viewers.
“When Vishal gave me cracker, I was not ready or planning to do something like this. Ditto for India. Director Ali Abbas Zafar and team thought of me. Then came the tandav,” mentioned the Sirsa-born actor.
Sunil Grover performed the position of Gurpal Singh in Tandav. (Photo: Amazon Prime Video)
In the Amazon Prime Video collection Tandav, Grover performed the position of Gurpal Chauhan, the right-hand man of Saif Ali Khan’s scheming politician Samar Pratap Singh.
Director Zafar satisfied the actor to take up the position.
“I was upset. What if the audience started laughing when I’m trying to scare them? But Ali said he would take the chance,” Grover recalled.
Describing himself as a ‘newcomer’, the actor, who has been in showbiz for 26 years, believes that is only the start.
“Earlier I used to attend for a line to work so that individuals would begin laughing. The means I work has modified, the form of work I used to be doing has modified. “
Grover is trying ahead to the discharge of Sunflower, which is ready to start out streaming on ZEE5 from June 11.
Billed as a situational crime-comedy, the collection revolves round a middle-class housing society in Mumbai referred to as Sunflower, stuffed with quirky characters.
The actor mentioned that taking part in a extra complicated character like Sonu was probably the most difficult a part of the present.
“Sonu has many moods and shades. Sometimes he’s a bachelor and typically out in public. It was a problem nevertheless it was resolved very quickly.”
Directed by Vikas Bahl and Rahul Sengupta, the present additionally stars Ashish Vidyarthi, Ranvir Shorey, Girish Kulkarni and Mukul Chadha.
The eight-episode collection is produced by Reliance Entertainment and Bahl’s banner Good Company.
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
