00:00First of all, thank you, thanks to the audience that the show is getting this kind of love the way people have received it is very, very overwhelming.
00:15Secondly, talking about my character, I think Aditya, a very young lad with Gen Z, is a very young character that I played on screen.
00:25And the most interesting thing was that this role came to me after depicting a historical character on screen, which was in Punne Shlok Ahilyabai.
00:36The character was Khanderao Holkar.
00:38So, playing a real-life historical character, a Maratha warrior, stepping into a Gen Z zone was a very good shift.
00:46The kind of shift that, as an actor, I really look forward to.
00:49So, I think it wasn't a challenge, it was very interesting.
00:51For any actor, I think, getting a chance to reduce the screen age is a very interesting thing.
00:58So, that was a very interesting thing.
01:01Where, from talking in cliche Hindi, to being a tech-savvy, young Aditya character, that was a lot of fun.
01:07I think, more than the genre, what really genuinely matters is the quality of the story that you're a part of.
01:22Even if it's a medium.
01:23If it's a good story, then it will be fun to do it in a historical way.
01:28Even if it's a modern way.
01:29Both have their own charm.
01:31But, if we're talking about historical, the elements required to create that world, because it's an audio-visual medium,
01:40that is a different challenge, of course.
01:43But, otherwise, I think both are equally good in their own places.
01:52I think, the only thing that is common between the both of them is exactly the thing which sets them apart.
01:59And that, I think, is the set of values with which they come from.
02:04Because, they belong to the same family.
02:06They have the same set of parents.
02:07They've had the same upbringing as children.
02:10And, that is the groundedness that they have.
02:14How down-to-earth they are as human beings.
02:16How sincere they are as artists.
02:19Because, they've seen their father, Mr. Shyam Kaushal.
02:23The hard work and honesty they've seen in their work reflects in their conduct as actors, as people also.
02:30So, I think, that always wins my heart.
02:33You know, that kindness and that genuinity with which they work as two individuals.
02:38I think, that is the most common thing between the two of them.
02:42And, I think, that is exactly the thing that sets them apart from quite a lot of people.
02:53The experience of working with them was genuinely very, very enriching.
02:59And, you know, it taught me a lot.
03:02First of all, yes, Rajeev bhai is a very, very reserved guy.
03:05But, in my case, I think, I approached him in a very different way.
03:09When I got to know for the first time that I'm going to play his younger brother in a series.
03:14And, I heard stories just like you all.
03:17I had also heard stories of him being very shy, very, very to himself.
03:21So, I thought, let's do one thing.
03:23If Gaurav meets Rajeev Khandelwal, there will be a different chemistry.
03:27So, I met him like my own character, Aditya.
03:30And, I met him as Ravi.
03:32And, I remember the first meeting, it's a very interesting story.
03:36I just went straight up to him and I hugged him.
03:38And, during our photo shoot, as brothers, I just gave a kiss on his cheek.
03:43To which he was, you know, quite taken aback.
03:45That, this has never happened to me.
03:47So, I think, that start was a very organic start to our on-screen and off-screen relationship.
03:55So, that was very interesting.
03:57Sai is again, she comes from a very, very great body of work in the Marathi industry.
04:03And, now especially, you know, pan India.
04:06So, I learned a lot from her.
04:08I was the youngest on set and even in the story.
04:12So, there was a lot of love and warmth with which we worked with each other.
04:17So, it was a very beautiful experience.
04:24Well, the demanding of the role totally depends on the type of role.
04:28Because, even a modern character can be a very complex, layered character.
04:31And, even the historical character.
04:34So, I think the complexity of the role totally depends on what the character is.
04:38But, talking about the challenge, yes, of course.
04:40With the historical, the other things like, you know, heavy costumes.
04:44And, some added skills that you need to have as an actor.
04:49Like, for example, the one that I did, Ahilyabhai.
04:53In that, I had to learn horse riding.
04:55I had to learn sword fighting.
04:57I had to learn fist fighting.
04:58There was a lot of action involved.
05:00Which can also, by the way, be a case in a modern character.
05:04But, till now, my experience in modern and historical.
05:08So, I think, I got to learn a lot in historical.
05:11So, it was very challenging.
05:12It was very good.
05:13It was fun.
05:14And, I think, modern characters have their own charm.
05:16They have their own ease.
05:17So, both are in their own place.
05:18But, for me, in fact, I really want to say this.
05:22That, I have been very blessed enough to have these so varied opportunities.
05:27Where, in two years, I am playing a historical character on one side.
05:31Where, I had to work on so many added skills.
05:35And, on the other side, I have played a completely different kind of character.
05:40So, I think, both were very enriching in their own respective places.
05:50I genuinely feel, I have a lot to offer.
05:54I have worked on a lot of segments as an actor.
06:00I really want to explore action more.
06:03I am doing a comedy.
06:04My current show is going on.
06:05G.O.A.S.T.A.R.
06:06On Colors.
06:07Zaada Matod.
06:08I think, I have done a lot of comedy in theatre.
06:10But, on screen, in a very different comical avatar, people will see me for the first time.
06:15So, I have done a historical character.
06:17I have done Gen Z.
06:18If I talk about big characters, I have done a comedy.
06:21So, I think, apart from this, I have to explore romantic roles as well.
06:25Romantic, action, you know.
06:28So, I will find a good mix of all these.
06:36No, I don't think that's true at all.
06:38Because, it has got nothing to do with any project being a TV show or it being a theatrical film.
06:43Because, I mean, we have all seen some great budget films.
06:49Theatrical releases also fall flat and not work as per the expectations.
06:56And also, talking about my own show, Punnish Lok Ahilyabai and some other shows as well.
07:02So, a film, I think, on screen, no matter how good it is, it runs for a month, two months, you know, five weeks, six weeks, seven weeks.
07:11A film is a huge success.
07:13Absolutely.
07:14But, if we talk about TV, if there are good stories, I am talking about my show.
07:18It runs on Sony for three and a half years.
07:21Five days a week.
07:22So, any show, any story, if it doesn't have the guts, no audience will love it for a long time.
07:27So, I think, it is not about what medium.
07:30That the love that films get, it doesn't get on TV.
07:33I think, it's people know what good content is.
07:36Whether it is on TV, on OTT or in films.
07:40So, I think, it all comes down to how good the project or the film is.
07:44First of all, it has been said in many places that this question is exactly the same as you ask a creator whether it is better to play the World Cup or the IPL.
07:53Both have their own place.
07:55Both have their own beauty.
07:57And, films, as I say, are an experience.
08:02You know, cinema, as we say, especially in India, cinema is an experience.
08:06So, the grandeur that you get there,
08:10the experience of being on that big screen,
08:13you know, that hit is different.
08:15When you sit and watch a movie with 150-200 people, all of them experiencing the same emotion at the same time.
08:22That power to touch people at the same time and move them is beautiful.
08:29Talking about OTT, what is the difference in OTT?
08:33Talking about OTT, what is the difference in OTT?
08:36In films, if there are 2-3 or more, you will see an ensemble of 4-5 characters.
08:43And in a 2-2.5-3 hour film, how much will you be able to touch the life of all the characters in depth on a writing level?
08:51When it comes to OTT, now we have a good series with 8 episodes, 10 episodes, 40 minutes each, 1 hour each episode.
09:00In that, you get a chance to go deep into the story of each character.
09:06In return, that actor gets a chance to express his colours, range, and layers in that show.
09:16So, yes, I would say that in OTT, you get to know many characters closely in a story.
09:23In a film, you can explore a limited number of characters.
09:27I would say that the experiences are very different in OTT.
09:29In OTT, you can watch it on the phone while walking, you can watch it on a laptop, you can watch it on TV, you can pause it.
09:35That is a different experience.
09:36But the experience of watching a film on a big screen, I think that is irreplaceable.
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