Rohit Saraf says he owes his new found fame to his fans but at the same time, the actor believes that he has a responsibility towards himself to be happy and enjoy the work he is doing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
After featuring in films like Shah Rukh Khan and Alia Bhatt-starrer “Dear Zindagi” (2016) and the 2019 drama “The Sky is Pink”, Saraf became popular for his portrayal of a lovestruck guy in Anurag Basu’s crime-comedy “Ludo”.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The 24-year-old actor followed the film with the Netflix series “Mismatched” the same year where his romantic character acquired him a dedicated fan following.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Saraf said the kind of love that has come his way is surreal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“To wake up every day and realise that there are thousands of people sending love and support your way is one of the biggest things for me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“I grew up loving actors from a distance but still felt so close to them. I feel like to be on the other side right now is one of the biggest opportunities I could ever have,” the 24-year-old actor told PTI in an interview.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
For the Nepal-born actor, the responsibility now is to keep delivering to the expectations of the audience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
However, Saraf said he also want to steer clear of the pressure to succeed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“There would be pressure if I let myself feel that. There’s a huge number of people I’m inevitably responsible towards but my biggest responsibility is towards myself. I need to be happy with what I am doing. I’m thoroughly enjoying what I’m doing so I don’t think of the pressure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“I am the kind of person who over-thinks, so I don’t want to get to a point where I’m creating scenarios, taking pressure and people being unhappy. Till the time I am happy, the directors I’m working with are happy, I’m home.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The actor will be next seen in Netflix anthology “Feels Like Ishq”. His short, “Star Host”, is one among six stories which aim to chronicle modern day love.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In the Anand Tiwari-directed segment, Saraf features as house host Aditya, who strikes a bond with his guest Tara, played by Simran Jehani.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Saraf said his character in the short is polar opposite to him in terms of how he views relationships.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
While Saraf is a stickler for clarity in relationships–right till wanting to know how everything in it will pan out–Aditya is content with open ends.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“I need everything to be linear and correct. I like to know the beginning and the end. If we are talking about relationships, I like to know what is the end of it, to have a closure, just so that I don’t build scenarios in my head. I thought that’s the correct thing to do.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“But what this story taught me was that it’s ok to not have closure, to not have an end to a particular relationship. I’m not like Aditya, I am someone who is articulate about how I feel. For me, it was a bit strange I wouldn’t say difficult to not be that.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Saraf had a three-day reading session in Mumbai before the team left for Mahabaleshwar to film the short.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
But Saraf, instead of feeling assured about the trajectory of his part in the reading sessions, was left “confused.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“I felt extremely under confident because I just wasn’t getting it. I felt if I was not understanding the character or if I would be able to achieve it. The entire pressure to let the character down started to play.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“What really helped was the two hour workshop we did one day before the shoot. We built Aditya’s character- the way he talks, walks, expresses, we found everything in that. Anand sir comes from a theatre background, which is why we did these exercises. The kind of rush I felt in those two hours is something I continue to chase everyday,” he added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Produced by Mutant Films and Awesomeness TV, “Feels Like Ishq” is scheduled to be released on July 23.<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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