I am not comfortable with erotica on screen: Gautam Rode

Television heartthrob Gautam Rode, who became a household name with Saraswatichandra, has made it very clear to his producers and director — he is making his debut as a leading man in Aanant Mahadevan’s Aksar 2 — that he won’t do any intimate scenes in his debut as a leading man. 

Says Gautam, “I am not comfortable with erotica on screen. Fortunately, my film Aksar 2 doesn’t have intimate scenes with the leading lady.” Hard to believe, considering his leading lady Zareen Khan scorched up the screen with Sharman Joshi in her last film. 

He adds, “There are no intimate scenes betweeen us as it’s not an erotic film. It’s suspense in its purest form. We still have to shoot the songs. But one of the songs will be sensuous, though not erotic. That, too, I will do  also because  it’s the situation in the film. All of us, including the producers and the director, are very clear about avoiding erotic scenes.”

 Gautam is grateful to television. “Mahakumbh and Karn helped me to grow as an actor. Television has given cinema a lot of talent. I like Ronit Roy’s work and career graph. Television  has definitely given actors like us a chance to grow and learn the craft. I owe it all to television.” 

About the poor quality of television serials in India as compared with their Pakistani counterparts, Gautam says, “Pakistani television series are finite in duration, so that’s why the interest is there. We are also trying to make finite series now. Which is a good thing.”

Gautam is seeing someone, but doesn’t want to talk about her, “For me, till the time it’s confirmed that I am getting married to that person, I don’t want to go public about her.”