Vatsal Seth to play rapist
Actor Vatsal Seth, whom you probably last saw in Salman Khan starrer Jai Ho, returns to the small screen after almost two decades. He was last seen on the small Screen in Just Mohabbat (1996).
Actor Vatsal Seth, whom you probably last saw in Salman Khan starrer Jai Ho, returns to the small screen after almost two decades. He was last seen on the small Screen in Just Mohabbat (1996).
In a daily soap titled Ek Hasina Thi, Vatsal will essay the character of Shaurya Goenka who is later revealed to be a rapist. It's something he has hidden from his family and friends. Says Vatsal, "I wanted to surprise people. As a an actor it was very challenging for me to play this rich, spoilt boy who is a womanizer which is far removed from real personality. Also I was not sure how they would take it."
Did he have any apprehensions in playing this character? Says Vatsal, "When producer Siddharth Malhotra (director of We Are Family) first offered me this part, I asked him, "'Are you sure you want me to do this?' I was excited to play this character but I have always had this sweet, likeable, lovable chocolate boy image so I was not sure if they knew what they wanted. When they assured me, they were looking for somebody with a sweet face to be this menacing person later, I was on."
The response to the first two episodes aired on Star Plus has been encouraging. He says, "I have been getting some amazing reactions. Someone else told me that I should be more mean. People have liked the shades of grey in my character. And yes it's difficult to get into the mind of a grey character who is also a rapist."
He adds, "People still today call me Tarzan (taking reference from his first film - Tarzan The Wonder Car) hopefully after Ek Hasina Thi I will leave an imprint as Shaurya Goenka."