Mohit Malik: When I thought I had played too many positive roles, I decided to play a negative character

Mohit Malik, who is a part of Star Plus' show Kullfi Kumarr Bajewala spoke at length to a leading daily about being typecast, favourite show of the actor and more.

By Aishwarya V

Updated on Apr 11, 2018 | 03:11 AM IST | 3.9M

Mohit Malik became a household name with popular shows namely Miilee, Dill Mill Gayye, Mann Kee Awaaz Pratigya, Banoo Main Teri Dulhann and Doli Armaano Ki. He has also been a part of several dance reality shows like Nach Baliye and Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa. Now, he is a part of Star Plus' new show Kullfi Kumarr Bajewala.

During an interaction with a leading daily, Mohit spoke at length about his journey. He stated, "My journey so far has been a learning process in many ways. There have been lots of ups and downs. In fact, my career started with a show that never took off. It was called Kahan Hoon Main, and that was the reason I came to Mumbai. I had even shot for it."

Mohit further said, "Then Miilee happened, and on that show, I met my wife Addite (Shirwaikar, actor). So, it was after this show that things started falling into place."

When asked about the one show which gave him more popularity, Mohit said, "All of them have been interesting, but if I have to name one, it’s Doli Armaano Ki. People loved the character (of Samrat Singh Rathore) despite it being negative, and that quite surprised me. I think people liked his humorous side in a grey character."

So, did Mohit fear of getting typecast? To which he replied, "Agar aapko kaam aata hain to aap kabhi typecast nahi honge (if you know your work, you’d never get typecast). There’s so much to do on TV, and you can play [so many] different characters. If you have the talent, you can also portray romantic characters differently. In my career, I’ve done all that — and when I thought I had played too many positive roles, I decided to play a negative character."