Ashish Sharma: I can’t keep doing daily soaps where male actors hardly have any scope

Actor Ashish Sharma started his career with the film Love, Sex Aur Dhoka, and then entered television. The Jaipur boy was recently in town for the Times Food and Nightlife Awards, where he spoke about what he’s doing these days, which includes scriptwriting for films.
Excerpts from the chat:
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I feel refreshed after my break
After a break of almost three months, the actor is set to return to TV with a chat show.Last year, he won the dance reality show Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa and was the lead of the daily soap Rangrasiya. In his upcoming show Tujhse Naaraaz Nahi Zindagi, he will be seen playing an RJ, who interacts with achievers from different fields. He told us, “I have done a variety of roles, and uniqueness of work is something that attracts me. I can’t keep doing daily soaps where male actors hardly have any scope. My last two shows ended almost at the same time. I took a break for almost three months and now I am completely fresh. This new show is a chat show that deals with social issues.
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I have stopped cribbing
he actor says that the medium doesn’t matter to him, and acting in both films and television is the same. He said, “I have grown up enormously since I ventured into the glam world, but the latest show has made me more mature as a human being. I have stopped cribbing about life and its problems. I feel that I have become more responsible after listening to the struggles and hardships of these people. If I look at them, I find myself better off. By the end of every episode, I was completely drained after hearing these stories. Every episode left me crying.”
Scriptwriting with my wife
Ashish is also currently writing the scripts of two films with his wife Archana. He said, “I want to explore, as a person and as a professional. As of now, I am writing scripts for two films. This is something that I always wanted to do. Finally, I have got the time and opportunity to do that.”
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