Was in search of one thing with totally different shades: Mohit Raina on enjoying unfavourable function

Raina essays the antagonist Max within the SonyLIV sequence, directed by Chandan Arora. It additionally stars Roshan Mathew.

“I was deliberately not taking up anything else because I wanted to experiment. And that’s the time when this opportunity came to me and I just grabbed it. I really didn’t have to think even for once whether I should do it or not. So everything fell in place for me because I was looking for something that has different shades,” the actor advised PTI in an interview.

Asked if enjoying a unfavourable function got here with any challenges, Raina mentioned it was identical to some other undertaking.

“But sure, it requires some form of homework and preparation. A bit greater than what you’d often do as a result of that is one thing that you’re enjoying for the primary time. I haven’t got a behavior of watching the monitor whereas working.

“In this case, I would really look at my director twice or I would go and watch it to understand whether I have done the right thing, or we are going towards the same alignment that we thought about this character on paper… Because what is there on paper and actually doing it while working, is very different,” he mentioned.

Raina rose to fame with “Devon Ke Dev… Mahadev”, the place he essayed the function of Lord Shiva. The sequence ran between 2011 and 2013.

He additionally portrayed Shiva within the 2013 sequence “Mahabharat”. But the actor is finished with mythological characters, at the least for now. “I don’t think I would want to go that route right now.”

However, he needs to step into the sneakers of a historic determine sooner or later.

“If given an opportunity, I would want to play a historical figure because it’s been really long. I have not done anything historical. So…maybe someday, some historical part comes my way.”

The “Uri” actor additionally expressed his eagerness to discover the comedy style.

“Comedy is something that I really want to do right now. So, I think comedy is something that I want to do,” he mentioned.

Raina is pleased with the way in which audiences have obtained “Kankhajura”, which is the Hindi adaptation of critically-acclaimed Israeli drama sequence “Magpie” .

Calling Mathew a “fantastic actor”, Raina mentioned he had an incredible expertise working with him and has adopted his work earlier than.

“I think Roshan is one of the most secure actors that I have met in my life. Usually, a two-character thing can become a little tricky to play with. I have followed his work earlier, ‘Parasite’ and other series and other movies, a couple of them in Malayalam also. I think he was a fantastic actor,” he mentioned.

Following years of tv and movies, Raina made his OTT debut in 2019 with the drama sequence “Bhaukaal”. The actor mentioned the transition to streaming area was clean.

“I think I was fortunate enough that the makers were ready to work with me and they wanted to work with me. They had trust and faith. It was a very smooth transition and a very smooth platform for me.”

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