Actor Tarun Khanna, who will soon be seen in the fantasy-based television show Aarambh, says television content of today is breaking age-old stereotypes.
“TV is not being stereotyped nowadays. What is happening nowadays is TV is breaking the stereotype. Earlier, a demon was supposed to be fat and have a heavy scary laugh. Now they don’t make a demon like that... I played Raavan also in Mahadev... I did not do Ravan the way people essayed him earlier.”
“I am doing it like a human being, how a human would react,” said Khanna on Monday.
He said he is happy to be part of a show which requires not just a fit body, but also good oratory skills.
“My Hindi is as good as anybody else’s. I am a very good actor in my own eyes and thankfully in the eyes of the channel people as well... Normally what happens is that those who work very hard on their body, don’t have very strong oratory skills. They sometimes lack in the speaking department.
“These kind of shows actually run on how you speak. As artists, we relate to people who speak very well — like Amitabh Bachchan and Dilip Kumar,” Khanna added.
Other actors present were Vipul Gupta and Rajniesh Duggal, who were dressed as warriors, their on-screen characters, while actor Tej Sapru was dressed as the purohit (priest) he plays in the show.
The actors also performed a short skit at the Sun Temple in Modhera to promote their show, which is being directed by Goldie Behl.
Written by K.V. Vijayendra Prasad of Baahubali and Bajrangi Bhaijaan fame, Aarambh will narrate the clash of the Dravidian and Aryan civilisations — born and built out of two different existential needs.
Aarambh also features Bollywood actress Tanuja, who will play the role of Hahuma, the spiritual leader of Dravidians. The Star Plus show will be a finite series of 65 episodes.
