Exclusive- Viraj Kapoor opens up about his character Nagarjuna in new show Chakravarti Samrat Prithviraj Chauhan; says, 'It's a very powerful role'
Moreover, he spoke about working with popular actor
Ronit Roy
, who is playing a significant role in the show as well.
Viraj got into an exclusive chat with Times of Times TV, where he opened up about his new show, character that he's playing and much more. He even revealed how he mentally prepared himself to play a 'negative role' and later 'switch off from that.
While talking about the same, he shared, "When I got to know how powerful this character is and what kind of impact it leaves on the show every time, I decided to do it.
In the 5th episode, fans get to know that he has killed his own brother, in the 10th episode, he wrongs his own dad. Later, he plans to kill Ronit Roy's character. So there's a lot of things that this character offers. When I got to know about the character, I got very excited and decided to do it.
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Viraj further talks about his experience playing negative roles. He shared, 'I've done many negative roles, so I have never struggled with keeping distinctions. As an actor, it's important to know when to switch on and switch off from the role, which personally I know since I've done many negative roles. While shooting, you have to be all in for the character and simply switch on; otherwise, fans won't enjoy what they see.
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As the main villain in the show, Viraj's character Nagarjuna has plotted King Someshwar's (played by Ronit Roy) death, making his role crucial to the storyline.
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