Riteish Deshmukh, who plays a dark, intense character in romantic thriller Ek Villain, says the film’s success could widen his horizon as an actor.
“Ek Villain is an important film because when a film of this genre and such a dark character given to me works, then probably doors to play [more] such characters will open,” Deshmukh said.
“I hope to play characters apart from what I do in comic roles. But of course, I will do comedies,” he added.
The 35-year-old was at an event to celebrate the success of Ek Villain along with its director Mohit Suri and co-stars Sidharth Malhotra and Shraddha Kapoor.
Deshmukh’s recent release, the Sajid Khan directed Humshakals, in which he teamed up with Ram Kapoor and Saif Ali Khan, was a comedy. All the three actors played triple roles in the film and not only did Deshmukh’s performance win him appreciation, the film managed to do good business at the box office.
“I will continue doing comedy as I enjoy it,” said Deshmukh. “I don’t make choices on the basis of a film’s success or failure, but I choose from the content that is offered to me,” he added.
