Barun Sobti says ‘Indian actors don't have range', blames them for being typecast: ‘That's where they belong'

Indian Express

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Barun Sobti started his career in television and, slowly but steadily, made a name for himself in the world of streaming with shows like Asur, Raat Jawaan Hai, Kohrra, and others. In a recent interaction, he spoke about how actors are often typecast in the industry. While many actors blame the audience and filmmakers for seeing in and offering them only one kind of role, Barun flipped the narrative and accused Indian actors of not having range — suggesting that this lack of versatility is what leads to them being typecast.
In a recent interaction with Pinkvilla, Barun said, 'Over the last few years I have realised that Indian actors don't have range. A lot of actors talk being typecast but I think it is because that's where the actor belongs. I am focusing on range and that's why I picked up Raat Jawaan Hai… because everybody was trying to write intelligent stuff.'
Barun was also majorly seen as the 'chocolate boy' during his television era. In an earlier interaction with News18, the actor spoke about the difficulty of breaking a set image. He had said, 'The problem with image is that it isn't who we're. It's what people perceive who we are. My image was based on people's understanding but it wasn't me. I can't go to every household and tell how I really am. Very few people watch interviews but that helps them understand who I am in real life. Establishing images is a bad idea. It becomes difficult to break the audience's perception and hence, a filmmaker's perception about you. Nobody can see you in any other way. There are very few geniuses like Sudeep (Sharma; creator of Kohrra) who will see something small and think that I've got something in me that makes them want to hire me for a job.'
Barun is gearing up for the release of the release of the second season of Kohrra. He also has the web show Ikatthe in pipeline.