I’m Enjoying Playing Bad Boy, Says Bobby Deol

Mumbai: Actor Bobby Deol’s transformation from hero to anti-hero roles was well received by fans and turned out to be a turning point in his career.

The actor, who played the character of Baba Nirala in web series ‘Aashram’, said he is enjoying playing the role of an antagonist.

On Wednesday, while speaking at the trailer launch of ‘Aashram’ season 3 part 2, titled ‘Ek Badnaam Aashram’, the actor said, “In the industry, once they like you as a certain personality on screen, they tend to start offering you those kinds of roles, which is something an actor finds difficult to break away from. But I don’t really go ahead and choose every and any character that’s offered to me which is an antagonist.”

“There has to be some kind of substance to that character. I’m enjoying playing antagonists… People usually like the bad boy kind of . So it kind of worked for me. I’m sure I’ve just begun my journey again and there’s a lot more I can offer as an actor,” he added.

The actor shared that the anti-hero role was offered to him at a time when “he believed that he would no longer be offered hero-like roles.”

“We, as actors, want to play characters which we are not in real life. As an actor you get an opportunity to be someone else without being that person… I was trying to do different roles,” he said.

“I knew I wasn’t going to be offered hero roles anymore. That is why when I accepted this show I did not tell anyone. I was waiting for the show to come and then see their reaction,” he added.

While talking about his family’s reaction to the web series, the actor said, “I felt like I was dreaming. My mom was telling me that every day her friends were calling her and telling how good I have worked in the show.”

“Papa called me and told me he was getting calls from a lot of friends saying ‘You have worked so well. I am so happy for you that your work is being appreciated’. Bhaiyya told me he is getting calls from his friend who wanted him to connect with me,” he recalled.

Thanking director Prakash Jha, Bobby said, “As actors, we want to do our best… All thanks to Prakash ji who believed in me. Prakash ji has really changed my life in many ways. At the end of the day, I think things fall in place.”

Directed by Jha, ‘Aashram’ is based on the life of a self-proclaimed godman Baba Nirala , who runs an illegal empire of drugs and preys on young women at his ashram.

The web series also features Tridha Choudhury, Darshan Kumaar, Vikram Kochhar, Anupriya Goenka, Rajeev Siddhartha and Esha Gupta in important roles.

The new season of the web series will premiere on Amazon MX Player on February 27.