12-07-2025
Casualty star Neet Mohan reveals why he has changed the way he plays Rash
Last year, Neet Mohan took centre stage in a Casualty boxset titled Breaking Point. It saw his character, Rash Masum, spiral in the aftermath of his dad's sudden death.
He threw himself into work to try and distract himself from the grief and loneliness he was feeling but as the weeks ticked on, the dark cloud following him got bigger.
Amid this, gossip was circulating in Holby ED as to who could be the hospital whistle-blower. After Rash spotted dodgy Clinical Lead Patrick (Jamie Glover) tampering with a clamp in Resus, he called his boss out while in the lift.
Little did he know that brief moment would impact his reputation at Holby City Hospital entirely, as Patrick then attempted to destroy Rash, oblivious as to what was going on in his mind.
The beloved doctor became completely withdrawn over the duration of the boxset. Taking himself home, Rash reached a crisis point as he attempted to end his life.
He was found and ultimately saved by Tariq (Manpreet Bachu), his cousin.
Just over a year on from this, and a lot has changed.
While the Rash we see on our screens now is certainly a lot brighter and happier, the ordeal he went through and the recovery that followed after has, of course, impacted him greatly.
This is why it's incredibly important to actor Neet Mohan to consider what happened to Rash when approaching new storylines. In our latest chat, the star told me he has changed the way he plays the character, given what happened to him.
'I think you carry all of what that character has done, but you don't want to load the scenes with things that aren't written.'
'Obviously you've got to just serve the scene for what it is, but especially when other characters have come in and how that might resonate with what he's been through, and what each of them have been through.
'Sarah [Seggari] and I did some stuff recently as well, where we were kind of supporting each other a bit during the scenes. The story resonated with some of what she's just done in the previous boxset, and then there was a throwback to what Rash has been feeling as well.'
In terms of where Rash's head is at in this latest mini series, Neet said: 'I think he's slowly been recovering in the background. He's just sort of diligently doing his work.
He added: 'Tariq has left, so he's had to adapt to that. They were anchors for each other even though they'd ruffle each other's feathers. So I think now he's gone, Rash is finding his feet again. He's developed this slight friendship with Flynn, and Dylan has always been there as a mentor for him.
'We're meeting him at a point where he's got things a bit more under control. He feels more comfortable and he's also been noticed by Sunny, that's really nice for him. He's not really thought about a relationship or anything like that for a while, I think he's finding comfort after having that period.'
Sunny (Jamie Marie Leary) connected with Rash during a trip to the ED pharmacy. There was an immediate spark between the two staff members, and Rash's interest in her grew when she thoughtfully noted that his anti-depressant medication had changed.
Watching Rash speak to Sunny has been awkward in some places but wonderfully contrasted with the main storyline in this boxset, which has seen the paramedic team fall apart over someone tampering with drugs in the hospital.
'I thought it was great', Neet said of Rash and Sunny's journey in Supply and Demand.
'I think Rash is, at the moment, at a middle stage in his career. Some of his peers around him have become consultants, others have gone on and had families, but I think Rash is in a kind of middle ground.
'He's not much older than Jodie and Cam and Teddy, but he's not like Dylan either. I thought it was an interesting way to play a romance with someone who's just really open to it. Sunny has a child and Rash is totally fine with that, he just wants to get to know her.
'I think Jamie is a brilliant actress to play Sunny. She's just been great fun. She was great fun to work with.'
Neet has played Rash since 2017. With Flynn Byron (Olly Rix) busy helping Rash with his training, Neet hopes that one day his soap alter-ego will work his way even further up the ranks, and run Resus just like Stevie Nash (Elinor Lawless) and Dylan Keogh (William Beck). More Trending
'I'd love to see him be a consultant', he smiled.
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'I'd love to see him be an equal medically with the likes of Stevie and Dylan and Flynn, because they are consultants.
'Obviously a consultant of 15 years is going to be far more experienced than a consultant who's just come up, but at least there's not a rank to pull that you know, you're on a different level medically, you're both now consultants.
'I'd love to see him step up to a consultant in the ED environment and fight his own amongst some of those other personalities. He's not someone who's taking orders from them, he's someone who can absolutely run Resus and step up when he needs to.'
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