Essaying the grey character of Pramad in Saraswati Chandra made Barodian Aanshul Trivedi a household name. Aanshul who shifted to Mumbai to make a career in singing, took up acting just to explore an art-form. Now the affable musician turned actor is enjoying every bit of his showbiz stint. Currently seen in an important role in
Ishq Ka Rang Safed
, Aanshul who’s excited with the way his TV career is shaping up, spoke to us about his Gujarati cinema debut more in a candid chat.
MUSICAL INCLINATION Singing is my first love. I shifted to Mumbai to make a career in music as a singer. I couldn’t gain success as a musician, so I switched to acting. Although, I do plan to cut out a single in the near future. I would love to sing for Gujarati movies at a future date.
TELLY LOVE I have loved playing grey characters, as I feel you get more attention when you are playing a negative role. Positive characters definitely have their own relevance, but as a negative character, there’s lot an actor can experiment with. After Saraswati… I started getting more offers to play similar characters. I knew I would be stereotyped, but to sustain oneself in this demanding industry, one has to keep going and take up what’s offered. Thankfully, I got two interesting and different genres to play now, one as the lovelorn tapori, Parshya in Ishq Ka Rang Safed, wherein I have a total Mumbaiyya dialect. It’s fun to essay this role. Apart from that, my role in
Khidki
was a learning experience as it was my first attempt in the comedy genre. Although I was nervous initially, because I was sharing screen space with veterans like Rajeev Mehta and Lubna Salim, but later on I became comfortable. I’m enjoying every project as I’m able to experiment with every role.
ON A GUJARATI DEBUT I really loved Kevi Rite Jaish and also enjoyed watching Chhello Divas. I think the Gujarati movie industry is churning out some great movies of late. I was getting many offers to do Gujarati movies, but, I was sceptical about taking up one, as I wanted to do something meaningful. When I was approached by Kunal Shah (director,
Pela Adhi Akshar
) I found the narration convincing enough to take up the project. Kunal has his entire set-up in the US so, he is a complete professional with the way he works and that is why I took this project. After working with Sanjay (Leela Bhansali) sir in Goliyon Ki Rasleela, Ram-Leela, I think my attitude towards films has changed and it’s helping me a lot as an actor.
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