Exclusive - CID actor Hrishikesh Pandey: It's very important that the kind of role that I do is one that I can stand by
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, Koi Apna Sa, Porus, Kahani Ghar Ghar Ki amongst many others. When it comes to Hrishikesh, it is very important for him to take up roles that he believes in.
The actor says that he has no qualms in picking up negative characters, but he needs to get into the skin of his character, before performing.
'For me, it's very important that the kind of role that I do is one that I can stand by. I will not do something which I feel I am not proud of. It is not like I always need to play goody-goody roles. I can look ugly too, but I need to look like the character. I need to justify the role to myself,' he says.
Ask him if he ever feels like he needs an alternate life plan, other than acting, and he says, 'A lot of people have left their proper careers like doctors, engineers, and CAs and are doing a great job here. They have pursued their ambitions. But, for me, I have never thought of doing anything else.'
Sharing about the roles he wants to take up next, he says, 'I want to do important, intense roles, good roles. I would love to do a comedy also. A full-fledged comedy is something that I haven't done yet. As for success, I definitely feel it's to each to their own. I count my success from where I've come. Every step of mine, even a single step that I've taken and moved forward, is success for me.'
He adds, 'I've been there in the industry for so many years, and you know, whatever roles I'm getting, whatever things I'm doing, I'm happy with them. The important thing, for me, is to balance life. That is what success is all about.'
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