Bollywood actor Jimmy Shergill says he’s tired of playing the lover boy and wants stronger characters.
The 45-year-old Traffic actor, who made his debut in Bollywood with Gulzar’s directorial Maachis, believes his decision to play characters such as ‘Raja Awasthi’ (Tanu Weds Manu) and ‘Saheb’ (Saheb Biwi Aur Ghulam) have helped him stay longer in the industry.
“After I made my debut with Maachis, people would not recognise the clean-shaven me. But then Mohabbatein happened. It got me a lot of work. However, in my mind I wanted to do something which makes me stand out. I couldn’t have survived with lover boy image.
“It was a conscious decision to choose films like Haasil, Munna Bhai MBBS and Saheb Biwi Aur Gangster. This is what has made me sustain for approximately 20 years. Otherwise that lover boy would have been lost somewhere,” said Shergill.
The actor says he shares a great bond with all his directors, who tend to pick him repeatedly in their films.
“The directors repeat me because most of them have done their first film with me. We are friends and there is this emotional connect.
“Even if we are not doing films, we meet over a cup of coffee. We share memories and it is very nice on their part that even after becoming top directors they have not forgotten me.”
