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Kiran takes on a different role

Madhur Tankha

The actor, known for his ‘evil’ portrayals, now turns to soap opera

Actor and TV personality Kiran Kumar.

NEW DELHI: Actor Kiran Kumar, who is best known for essaying villainous characters on the silver screen, is now portraying a family man in an upcoming television soap opera.

“I am playing Balraaj Khurana, who is the head of a family in the serial ‘Grahasti’ that airs on Star Plus on Monday. It is a women-oriented serial but my role as the only male member of a family was a challenging and a wonderful experience. He passes through a lot of anguish and turmoil as he comes to know that he only has a few days to live. So he acts to ensure that his family survives even when he is no more.”

The tall actor says the story is about seven women belonging to the Khurana household in Punjab and their journey. “I am acting in some 30 episodes. It is a substantial role as there are some serials in which you just have to stand like a piece of furniture. My role shares some similarities with the character portrayed by Rajesh Khanna in ‘Anand’.”

Speaking about one of his upcoming films, Kiran says he has just finished shooting for an international film titled ‘Love Has No Language’. “I am playing the protagonist. Rati Agnihotri is playing my wife and Celina Jaitley my daughter. The film was shot for 27 days in ‘Auckland’.”

Sharing his experience of working with Amitabh Bachchan in “Khuda Gawah” in which he was nominated for a film award for best performance in a negative role, Kiran says he had most wonderful time in his film career acting with Big B. “Amitabhji is a complete actor and it was a pleasure sharing the big screen with him. At the moment I don’t have any film with him.”

The actor says he derived inspiration from his father Jeevan, but never tried to imitate his style of acting. “I am a separate entity in terms of personality and dialogue delivery.

“I want to remain connected with my Kashmiri roots and am fighting for the cause of Pandits who should be allowed to return to their homeland in the Valley. I am a member of Panun Kashmir in Delhi but have no intention to join the bandwagon of politics in Kashmir. Politics is simply not my cup of tea.”

Informing that he has launched his own production company, the dashing actor says his serial “Ashiana” will be soon start on DD1.

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