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‘When
You
Have
A
Certain
Number
Of
People
Looking
Up
To
You,
You
Don’t
Want
To
Let
Them
Down
And
That’s
A
Huge
Responsibility’
Q.
Firstly,
a
huge
congratulations
to
you.
Your
latest
web
series,
Ghar
Waapsi
has
been
receiving
a
lot
of
love
and
appreciation
from
every
nook
and
corner.
Has
the
feeling
sunk
in
yet?
A.
It’s
very
overwhelming
for
sure.
Sometimes,
when
we
receive
a
lot
of
appreciation,
we
don’t
know
how
to
deal
with
it.
It’s
unfortunate
that
we
are
so
receptive
of
hate,
anger,
violence
and
unpleasant
things
that
we
have
forgotten
how
to
take
appreciation
(laughs).
For
example,
if
you
compliment
someone
that,
‘Hey
man,
you
are
looking
nice
today.
You
are
a
wonderful
person.’
The
other
person
would
still
keep
thinking
about
how
to
react.
It’s
that
kind
of
a
feeling,
but
it
also
feels
great
that
the
show
is
getting
appreciated
for
its
content.
This
is
the
first
time
when
I
have
promoted
a
show
on
a
personal
level.
I
activated
all
my
family
Whatsapp
groups
which
were
dead.
I
connected
with
my
school
friends
and
actor
friends,
and
told
them
to
watch
the
show.
I
generally
don’t
do
all
these
things.
I
don’t
watch
my
own
shows
especially
with
people
around
me.
I
have
been
in
the
industry
now
for
eight-nine
years
and
this
is
the
first
time
when
I
really
connected
with
something
that
I
did.
We
shot
the
show
for
over
two
months.
You
know
that
for
the
longest
time,
I
have
been
associated
with
television.
Those
were
long-term
projects
where
I
had
no
idea
about
their
beginning
and
the
climax.
As
actors,
we
would
never
know
how
our
characters
would
eventually
pan
out
and
where
the
story
would
end.
However
when
I
did
Ghar
Waapsi,
I
knew
my
character
arc
and
the
entire
story.
I
wanted
people
to
know
because
I
was
so
sure
of
it.
But
most
importantly,
this
was
a
story
which
needed
to
be
out
there.
I
feel
there’s
a
lot
of
content
on
OTT
today
which
isn’t
required.
That’s
my
personal
opinion.
These
content
are
solely
there
for
entertainment
purpose.
Even
the
shows
which
I
did,
their
purpose
was
to
entertain
people.
There
are
a
lot
of
people
who
like
one
kind
of
show
and
dislike
another.
However
when
it
came
to
Ghar
Waapsi,
I
felt
that
it
was
important
for
people
to
watch
it.
It’s
a
show
made
from
the
heart.
It
is
something
which
needs
to
be
spoken
about.
Q.
Speaking
about
the
show,
it
resonates
with
a
lot
of
millennials
who
live
away
from
home.
It
talks
about
the
simple
joys
that
you
might
sometimes
miss
out
in
pursuit
of
something
lucrative.
On
the
personal
front,
you
hail
from
Kolkata
and
came
to
Mumbai
to
pursue
your
acting
dreams.
You
have
had
your
share
of
ups
and
downs.
Did
those
experiences
helped
you
in
bringing
out
those
emotions
on
screen?
A.
Yes,
it
did.
The
good
thing
is
that
when
you
are
away
from
home,
you
become
a
little
more
responsible.
You
might
be
careless
when
you
are
at
home.
But
when
you
have
a
certain
number
of
people
looking
up
to
you,
you
don’t
want
to
let
them
down
and
that’s
a
big
responsibility.
So,
you
take
extra
efforts.
You
become
extra
cautious
about
your
actions
and
decisions.
When
you
start
doing
these
things
yourself,
there’s
a
growth
in
your
personality.
You
know
when
to
be
serious
and
when
to
be
easy-going.
So,
you
have
a
different
take
on
life.
That’s
not
a
joke
and
it
should
be
taken
seriously.
These
things
might
sometimes
create
conflicts
when
you
go
back
to
your
parents
or
elder
siblings.
They
think
that
you
are
still
a
kid
which
irritates
you.
However
down
the
line,
parents
do
understand
that
you
have
grown
up.
This
happened
with
my
own
parents
as
well.
So,
somewhere
I
connected
with
the
story
even
more.
‘People
Think
That
Any
Charismatic
Person
Who
Appears
On
Screen
Can
Act;
That’s
Not
True’
Q.
Ghar
Waapsi
talks
about
the
aspect
of
self
discovery.
What
have
you
discovered
about
yourself
over
the
years?
A.
I
came
in
as
a
guy
who
had
no
training
or
whatsoever
in
acting.
I
just
loved
the
reality
created
on
screen.
It
was
something
magical.
When
I
started
watching
Hollywood
films
like
Scarface,
The
Shawshank
Redemption
and
The
Godfather,
I
loved
them.
That’s
why
I
opted
for
acting.
I
used
to
perform
on
stage
during
my
school
and
college
days.
So,
I
always
had
that
acting
bug
in
me.
Over
the
years,
I
have
discovered
that
I
have
started
falling
in
love
with
the
craft
of
acting.
You
need
to
prepare
and
educate
yourself
in
this
field.
When
it
comes
to
acting,
people
think
that
any
charismatic
person
who
appears
on
screen
can
act,
but
that’s
not
true.
Maybe
that
charismatic
personality
will
do
wonders
while
he
is
just
being
himself
which
is
also
a
very
good
skill.
But
as
an
actor,
you
have
to
play
different
characters.
That’s
my
goal.
There
are
so
many
lives
out
there
in
the
world.
What
is
more
important
is
that
I
learn
a
little
bit
of
empathy.
I
am
still
a
long
way
from
that.
I
need
to
be
honest
and
just
be
present.
Just
be
on
the
sets
and
be
with
the
script.
And
that’s
what
I
did
with
Ghar
Waapsi.
I
used
to
read
the
script
on
and
off
because
I
knew
that
I
had
to
put
in
a
little
more
effort
than
other
people
as
I
am
still
going
through
that
the
learning
process
and
was
coming
from
the
world
of
television.
That
was
going
unknowingly
in
my
head
that
a
pattern
could
be
built.
I
also
told
Ruchir
(the
director)
that
I
will
remain
a
little
quiet
because
I
have
to
put
in
extra
efforts
(laughs).
But
we
ended
up
interacting
so
much
on
the
sets
that
it
felt
like
a
family
and
that
made
it
even
more
easier.
This
was
also
a
revelation
for
me
that
if
you
get
personal,
then
things
might
flow
easily.
Q.
Vishal,
you
had
once
said
in
an
interview
that
you
love
acting
so
much
that
you
can’t
think
of
taking
creative
breaks.
But
we
all
know
that
acting
is
an
uncertain
profession.
There
are
days
when
there
is
a
lot
of
work
flowing
in
and
then,
there
are
some
days
when
there
isn’t
much
of
it.
As
somebody
who
loves
to
be
on
his
feet
all
the
time,
how
do
you
sail
through
the
latter
scenario?
A.
Things
have
changed.
I
was
very
immature
at
that
time
when
I
made
that
statement.
Now,
I
have
realised
that
you
need
time
for
creativity.
If
you
are
God-gifted
then
it’s
fine.
But,
you
need
time
to
be
creative
and
bring
out
something
very
special
that
people
can
connect
to.
It
takes
time
to
sit
and
think
about
what
people
are
feeling
or
what
they
want
to
see.
So,
I
am
pro
when
it
comes
to
taking
creative
breaks.
I
have
taken
creative
breaks
in
the
past
one
year.
I
have
made
conscious
decisions
which
I
am
very
happy
about.
I
want
to
have
a
certain
lifestyle
now.
I
have
discovered
that
a
change
in
lifestyle
can
bring
a
change
in
your
professional
and
personal
life
in
a
very
good
way.
I
have
already
initiated
that
and
I
am
having
the
time
of
my
life.
‘I
Feel
Like
I
Had
Taken
All
Those
Moments
Very
Lightly’
Q.
So
far,
you
have
had
a
very
interesting
journey.
You
started
your
career
with
a
youth-based
show.
You
got
to
play
a
quintessential
hero
on
screen,
you
did
a
social
drama.
You
even
dabbled
with
comedy
and
played
a
negative
role.
In
between,
you
also
squeezed
in
a
supernatural
show.
Is
that
a
very
conscious
decision
from
your
end
to
pick
up
roles
that
really
challenge
you
as
an
actor
in
order
to
surprise
the
audience
every
time
you
appear
on
screen?
A.
I
feel
that
I
had
taken
all
those
moments
very
lightly
(laughs).
I
had
taken
a
creative
break
in
around
2019.
It
was
a
good
six-eight
month
break
where
I
didn’t
do
anything.
I
remember
that
very
well
because
my
sister
got
married
that
year.
At
that
time,
I
actually
went
back
to
the
shows
that
I
did.
There
are
a
few
fan-clubs
of
mine
on
Instagram
with
whom
I
have
proper
interactions.
They
give
me
some
wonderful
insights
about
my
work.
They
had
told
me
that,
‘Vishal,
these
are
your
roles
and
they
have
never
been
the
same.’ And
I
actually
sat
and
thought
about
it.
l
say
that
I
took
these
moments
lightly
because
during
that
period,
I
was
in
a
grind
where
I
was
like,
I
don’t
want
to
take
any
creative
break.
But,
the
passion
was
there.
I
am
grateful
that
I
have
done
some
six-seven
shows
and
they
were
all
different
from
each
other.
Finally,
Ghar
Waapsi
came
my
way
which
was
so
real
and
honest.
This
was
actually
the
break
which
I
needed
to
just
come
out
once
and
say
that
I
have
also
got
this
with
me
(laughs).
Q.
A
quick
look
at
your
Instagram
handle
shows
that
you
are
very
fond
of
road
trips.
I
recalled
Imtiaz
Ali
once
mentioning
in
an
interview
that
travelling
is
his
co-storyteller
in
filmmaking
and
that
it
helps
him
to
narrating
things
in
a
certain
way.
In
a
similar
way,
does
your
love
for
travelling
also
help
you
in
your
process
as
an
actor?
A.
I
don’t
associate
it
with
acting.
I
would
say
that
I
can’t
do
that
consciously.
If
I
start
thinking
that
I
would
go
to
the
mountains
and
come
back
with
some
dangerous
inspiration
to
play
a
character
on
screen
then
that
doesn’t
work
for
me.
For
me,
travelling
is
a
break.
My
wife
and
I
love
going
on
vacations,
treks
and
road
trips.
That’s
more
of
a
time
which
we
want
to
spend
with
each
other.
Experiences
matter
a
lot
for
me.
I
hail
from
a
middle-class
Marwari
family
where
everything
is
in
a
shell.
There’s
a
line
in
Ghar
Waapsi
which
says,
‘Hum
khaanche
mein
jeeti
hain.’
It’s
exactly
like
that.
It’s
true
because
90%
of
middle-class
Indian
families
live
like
that
where
experiences
ain’t
given
much
importance.
That’s
what
I
crave
for.
I
believe
that
experiences
are
very
enriching
and
that
they
seep
in
someway
in
your
work
and
your
relationships
unconsciously.
Sometimes
you
recall
these
moments
and
instantly
connect
with
the
story
thinking
that
you
live
them.
‘I
Don’t
Have
A
Grasp
Of
How
People
Get
So
Attached
To
A
Character
On
A
TV
Show’
Q.
You
have
dabbled
with
both
positive
and
negative
characters
when
it
comes
to
the
small
screen.
Speaking
about
television,
it
has
still
has
a
long
way
to
go
when
it
comes
to
grey
characters.
A
character
which
is
supposed
to
be
grey,
eventually
over
a
number
of
episodes,
gets
starkly
defined
by
the
makers.
They
will
either
make
it
a
totally
negative
character
or
whitewash
it
for
acceptance
by
the
audience.
There
is
no
in-between.
Is
it
because
the
ITV
audience
is
less
receptive
to
grey
characters
or
do
you
feel
it’s
because
the
actor
get
apprehensive
about
it?
A.
I
believe
that
all
actors
today
are
striving
to
play
grey
characters
because
that’s
how
we
all
are
in
real
life.
Sometimes,
we
end
doing
selfish
things
or
saying
something
hurtful.
But,
when
it
comes
to
television,
I
feel
that
sometimes
the
audience
gets
too
personal
with
the
characters.
Wherever
I
have
gone,
I
have
been
addressed
as
Baldev,
Sagar
or
Kanhaiya.
Sometimes
they
get
very
judgemental
and
are
like,
“Tumse
toh
humne
pyaar
kiya
tha
aur
yeh
kya
kar
diya
tumhe.”
(laughs).
Honestly,
I
don’t
have
a
grasp
of
it
as
to
how
people
get
so
attached
to
a
character
in
a
TV
show
and
they
live
them.
Maybe
because
they
spend
a
profound
amount
of
time
with
them…That’s
why
people
are
like,
“Jo
bhi
dikhao
accha
hi
dikhao.”
The
concept
of
instant
gratification
is
very
prevalent
on
television.
Q.
Is
instant
gratification
a
good
or
bad
thing,
according
to
you?
A.
Speaking
about
instant
gratification,
it’s
a
bit
of
a
luxury
and
who
doesn’t
mind
that.
Like
me
and
my
partner
have
a
very
simple
lifestyle.
But,
we
crave
for
luxuries
at
certain
times.
(laughs).
Then,
we
are
like,
‘Yeh
thoda
jyada
ho
gaya.’ But
now,
we
take
it
like,
‘Okay,
we
are
privileged
but
we
have
earned
it.’
Q.
Do
you
easily
detach
from
the
characters
that
you
play
on
screen?
Is
it
more
like
once
the
camera
switches
off,
you
are
back
to
being
Vishal?
A.
That’s
a
bit
difficult
to
answer
because
I
am
still
trying
to
figure
out
the
on-off
process.
Right
now,
I
am
learning
the
craft
of
acting.
Of
course,
switching
on
and
off
happens
because
that’s
just
the
character
that
you
are
playing
and
it’s
not
the
reality.
But
sometimes
for
example,
say
when
you
have
a
character
like
Shekhar
(Ghar
Waapsi),
then
it
gets
personal.
You
don’t
need
to
switch
off
because
a
few
instances
are
enough
to
define
that
for
you.
If
you
relate
to
one
or
two
scenes
then
you
don’t
have
to
work
hard
on
it.
I
don’t
really
have
to
struggle
to
get
into
the
shoes.
Q.
There
are
some
actors
who
carry
their
characters
home
and
stay
in
them
until
they
finish
shooting
the
project
and
then
there
are
a
few
who
like
to
keep
it
strictly
to
the
sets?
Which
one
do
you
belong
to?
A.
I
haven’t
played
such
a
character
yet
where
I
need
to
dive
so
deeply
into
it
that
I
won’t
be
able
to
leave
it.
But,
if
I
get
offered
such
a
demanding
role
which
is
completely
not
me
at
all,
then
maybe
I
would
just
try
and
be
in
that
character
or
isolate
myself
for
a
couple
of
months
to
just
be
with
myself,
come
back
home
and
create
that
entire
reality
before
getting
back
on
the
sets.
Until
now,
that
hasn’t
happened
yet.
But
I
would
still
like
to
keep
myself
because
I
am
also
on
the
path
where
I
need
to
know
myself,
my
characteristics,
my
features,
likes
and
dislikes
which
I
don’t
want
to
lose.
It’s
a
slippery
slope.
The
craft
of
acting
is
very
delicate
and
it
takes
years
to
learn
it.
Atul
Sir
(Atul
Srivastava)
and
Vibha
Mam
(Vibha
Chhibber)
have
been
in
this
craft
for
20-25
years
and
they
say
that
they
are
still
learning.
So,
I
would
definitely
want
to
hold
myself
strongly,
only
then
I
will
be
able
to
portray
the
characters
effectively.
‘You
Don’t
Need
To
Share
Posts
On
Social
Media
To
Stay
Relevant’
Q.
You
choose
to
stay
away
from
the
showsha
of
the
industry.
Generally,
it’s
assumed
that
actors
need
to
be
very
active
on
social
media
to
stay
relevant
and
get
work.
In
fact,
in
the
past,
there
have
been
some
of
them
who
claimed
that
producers
check
the
social
media
following
an
actor
enjoys
before
casting
them
in
shows.
How
do
you
look
at
all
these
things
and
does
that
bother
you?
A.
I
won’t
be
completely
honest
if
I
say
no.
It
did
bother
me.
Social
media
is
a
complicated
world.
I
believe
you
don’t
need
to
share
posts
on
social
media
everyday
to
stay
relevant.
But,
I
have
also
realised
that
it’s
a
very
good
platform
for
you
to
promote
yourself.
I
did
this
kind
of
introspection
with
myself
because
I
was
seeing
so
many
of
my
fellow
actors
being
big
influencers.
I
see
that
this
is
what
they
think
and
they
post
it
because
they
believe
in
it.
Even
if
they
are
launching
any
product,
maybe
they
won’t
be
using
them,
but
they
think
it’s
good.
Maybe
some
are
doing
it
for
the
money.
People
are
doing
a
sh*t
lot
of
crap
for
money.
They
are
just
selling
a
tiny
little
product.
I
think
that’s
fair
and
I
don’t
think
that
should
be
judged
at
all.
I
asked
myself
that
they
are
doing
this,
what
are
you
doing.
I
asked
myself
what
I
believed
in
and
want
to
post
on
social
media,
whether
it’s
about
a
book,
dance
or
shows,
and
I
decided
to
work
on
it.
Recently,
in
the
past
one
month,
I
have
started
putting
little
bits;
maybe
just
a
guitar
strumming
video
or
a
movie
that
I
liked
or
something
that
I
read.
Right
now,
you
will
just
see
posts
on
Ghar
Waapsi
from
me.
(laughs).
Social
media
is
a
very
useful
platform
but
again,
there
are
multiple
things
associated
with
it.
One
can
get
insecure
if
he/she
sees
someone
else’s
followers
increasing
or
posts
getting
more
engagement.
Sometimes,
you
can
get
delusional
which
is
not
a
pleasant
feeling
for
somebody
who
is
actually
trying
to
get
out
of
that
rut.
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