I include a lot comedic baggage, it’s difficult to interrupt that picture: Sunil Grover

Through his final providing Tandav, actor Sunil Grover gave a peek into his versatility as a performer, one thing he hopes will proceed with the upcoming internet collection Sunflower.
Known as considered one of tv’s favorite humorous males with common characters like Gutthi, Rinku Bhabhi and Dr Mashoor Gulati to his credit score, Grover has previously explored his dramatic facet on the large display in Gabbar is Back, Baaghi, and Pataakha.
“In TV, when a character works, you end up doing it for years. In a long story format, you have to set a graph for your role. I am trying to get used to this. It is a new world for me. However, I enjoy (acting in) both worlds. I feel grateful for the experiences that I am getting in this lifetime. I am enjoying this new phase,” the 43-year-old actor instructed PTI in a Zoom interview.
Grover stated he’s joyful that the audiences welcomed him taking on numerous roles, regardless of his “comedic baggage”.
“What I did earlier wasn’t planned because I started with something else and I went into something else. I come with so much comedic baggage of so many years. It is challenging to break that sort of image. The fear of not being accepted in certain roles… But people have accepted me and I feel happy about it.”
Although he was able to take a leap of religion, he was frightened about disappointing the viewers.
“When Vishal gave me Pataakha, I was not prepared or planning to do something like that. Ditto for Bharat. Director Ali Abbas Zafar and the team thought of me. Then Tandav came,” the Sirsa-born actor stated.
Sunil Grover performed the function of Gurpal Singh in Tandav. (Photo: Amazon Prime Video)
In Tandav, the Amazon Prime Video collection, Grover performs Gurpal Chauhan, the right-hand man to Saif Ali Khan’s scheming politician Samar Pratap Singh.
Director Zafar satisfied the actor to take up the function.
“I was worried. What if the audience starts laughing when I am trying to scare them? But Ali said he will take the chance,” Grover recalled.
Describing himself as “a newcomer”, the actor, who has been in showbiz for 26 years, believes that is only the start.
“Earlier I would wait for one line to work so that people would start laughing. The approach to work has changed, the kind of work I was doing has changed. ”
Grover is trying ahead to the discharge of Sunflower, which is slated to start out streaming on ZEE5 from June 11.Billed as a situational crime-comedy, the collection revolves round a middle-class housing society in Mumbai referred to as Sunflower which is stuffed with quirky characters.

The actor stated enjoying yet one more advanced character like Sonu was essentially the most difficult a part of the present.
“Sonu has many moods and shades. Sometimes he is a loner, sometimes he is out in public. It was a challenge but it got sorted in some time,” he added.
Directed by Vikas Bahl and Rahul Sengupta, the present additionally stars Ashish Vidyarthi, Ranvir Shorey, Girish Kulkarni, and Mukul Chadda.
The eight-episode collection is produced by Reliance Entertainment and Bahl’s banner Good Co.