Gashmeer Mahajani: I was offered the show at Jhalak finale

Flaunting his sixpack abs and smooth moves on Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa earned Gashmeer Mahajani massive fanfollowing He may have not walked away with the prize on the reality showrsquos finale but the actor went back home with the lead role in Tere Ishq Mein Ghayal The alleged Indian version of The Vampire Diaries sees two werewolf brothers fall in love with the same woman In a chat with midday Mahajani discusses his love for the original how he made the character his own and why comparisons with Karan Kundrra donrsquot bother himEdited excerpts from the interviewWhen you had watched The Vampire Diaries had you ever thought you would be playing a similar characterI had seen the show long ago The concept of werewolves has been explored in a lot of projects like Teen Wolf Wolverine and Bhediya Every actor has played his own version of a werewolf I am doing the same It is not in reference to any other character played beforeWhat characteristics did you try to depict in your act as a werewolfI am discovering new shades to the character every day The character is not allowed to blink on camera throughout the show He is always aware his senses are keen and has extra sensitive hearing He is attentive to a million things while he is talking to another characterKaran Kundrra Reem Sameer Shaikh and Gashmeer Mahajani in Tere Ishq Mein GhayalAfter exploring other mediums actors rarely come back to television What made you return to TVMy life revolves around lsquoactionrsquo and lsquocutrsquo Whether you put it on the 70mm screen or the small screen or a web platform my work doesnrsquot change You also have to see the kind of television I am doing I did a daily soap Imlie but I did not renew my contract after a year because I wanted to explore other things The story of a show usually ends after 120 episodes After that as an actor you have nothing to do but come and say the lines because the character has already been defined If the show is working it has to keep running because the producer has to recover the money he put in the first year It may be a fair thing to do but it does not match my career goals So I came back to TV with Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa where I explored dances from all over the world At the finale they offered me Tere Ishq Mein Ghayal I thought it was a disruptive ideaIn Pictures Tejasswi Prakash shares dreamy pictures with Karan KundrraHow is this television show disruptiveThe show will not be aired every day it will be aired on Monday Tuesday and Wednesday for an hour We know the starting and end point We will end the show in 52 episodes I know how the story will run its course If people love the show after 52 episodes we will get a second seasonDoes it bother you that Karan Kundrra has more screen time than youThat is for the channel scriptwriters producers and directors to decide Whenever I give a shot my universe revolves around me If thatrsquos not happening you are not giving your 200 per cent to the show When the audience is dedicating one hour of its time it is my job to give my best to it Other things donrsquot come under my purview