Fortunate to get diverse roles: Mukul Chadda on simultaneous release of Sherni & Sunflower

Actor Mukul Chadda, who seems within the crime comedy collection ‘Sunflower’ and Vidya Balan-starrer movie ‘Sherni’ – each releasing in June 2021 – says an actor is all the time on the cusp of being typecast and subsequently it's lucky if one will get to do diverse roles.

“For me, it is very crucial as an actor to play different characters. For many actors, it is a danger to get typecast. So when you get an opportunity to play different parts and different characters, I think it is wonderful.  Playing different parts, helps them show their range to the audience and gives an impression that an actor cannot be boxed into a role or a character. In fact, it is a wonderful gift to play different parts because you don’t always get such an opportunity. I would always grab it because it gives me joy and pleasure,” mentioned the actor, who's greatest recognized for taking part in Jagdeep Chaddha (the Michael Scott equal) within the Indian version of the worldwide hit present ‘The Office’, in an unique chat with India TV.

Chadda was most not too long ago seen essaying the function of Dr Ahuja in Vikas Bahl’s ‘Sunflower’, which launched on June 11 on ZEE5.

Speaking concerning the net collection, he shares: “It’s not something I’ve played before. My character is a very different one in this one. The man calls himself doctor Ahuja. He’s a self-made egoist man who gets angry easily and is always ready for a fight. It was really fun playing the character and I really enjoyed it because it will be very difficult to put it in a single box of the genre. Sunflower, as it is being called it a crime comedy. There’s a murder, investigation which is serious but it has its moments of comedy. It’s a hilarious show with very dark comedy.” 

The funding banker turned actor is thought for his gritty characters in each movies and net reveals. He has appeared in titles like Gurgaon, Ek Main aur Ekk Tu and Bichoo Ka Khel. He additionally featured in a brief movie ‘Banana Bread’ along with his spouse Rasika Dugal. Next within the pipeline is Amit Masurkar’s movie ‘Sherni’ with Vidya Balan within the lead. The movie releases on June 18 on Amazon Prime Video.

Describing Sherni, Chadda says, the movie is a brand new entrance for a lot of because it tackles lesser talked points within the nation. “Sherni is a film about man-animal conflict. You can’t label this one too. It tackles, talks and explores issues that have not been talked about much in India. The film covers wildlife concerns, village life in India and environment conservation. It is life through the eyes of a forest officer played by Vidya Balan. It’s not a singular issue with simple answers to, there’s a pull and push to it.”

Asked his opinion on exploring points and social media, the actor mentioned: “It (social media) has positive and negative. It does help to highlight issues. It has connected people in ways they were not before. For instance, the pandemic, during some of the darkest times people helped each other. I thank my stars regularly because I didn’t see so much suffering like many others in the country. It’s a matter of being lucky and fortunate. I’m mindful of that and staying positive is difficult. You cannot tell someone just be positive to someone who’s had a bad time.”

“However, sometimes it does accelerate hatred and activism goes out of hand. But we are in a polarized state of the world. People get into certain camps but yes social media does help in both highlighting and accelerating issues,” he added.