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By Our Correspondent Š2005 Bollyvista.com |
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Sushmita Sen and Ravi Gosain in 'Chingari' |
Ravi who's best known for his hits, be it through his television characters of the big screen roles like in Zee's popular show 'Amanat' and of course Gulzar's 'Maachis' says, "Besides my role of Nigoda in Amanat and then a serious role in Maachis, I also got a lot of popularity and recognition with my Punjabi serial Kikraan De Phool and another Pakistani show on Geo TV called Lakhon Mein Teen in which I got a chance to do 32 roles. I can't just rest on my past work which got me a lot of popularity and recognition. I have to look at the future. It's strange that people remember Nigoda the most though I have done a lot of work on TV. I have handled different genres, different subjects and enjoyed everything. Swaraj, Ramesh Sippy's TV show Gaatha, Sarhadein, Hukumat, Kartavya and episodic shows like X-Zone, Star Bestsellers, Rishtey and a whole lot of interesting stories have come my way. Now I'm doing more films as that's what I wanted to be in when I first came to Mumbai."
Ravi says that he did big films like 'Raja Bhaiya' with Govinda and 'Pyar Koi Khel Nahin' "but since they didn't do too well at the box office my work got unnoticed. Now of course I am hoping my forthcoming films especially 'Chingari' and 'The Film' will work well for me," says the reticent actor who's inspired by "any good director and any good role."
Ravi has also done a couple of plays the latest being a comedy with Raju Kher and Shoma Anand Hungama Ho Gaya. "I'm even slated to do a play with Salim Arif and an Indo-Pakistan play which will open in India later this year. It has Mehdi Haasan's son Arif Mehndi as one of the people behind it. So I'm really looking forward to it. I have also been getting offers for regional films in Bhojpuri and Punjabi but waiting for the right role." Here's hoping his wait is not too long. |
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