‘COURTESY BHABHIJI, I WILL NEVER BE A ‘NALLA’ IN REAL LIFE’

T rust Bhabhiji Ghar Pe Hai stars to be in their characters even when off-air. Actor Aasif Sheikh (Vibhuti Narain Mishra), Rohitash Gour (Manmohan Tiwari) and Shubhangi Atree (Angoori Bhabhi) were in Lucknow for a show when they caught up with HT City for a candid chat on their journey, show and characters.

Aasif, who will soon enter into the Limca Book of Records for playing 250 characters in a show, says that he is in the best part of his career.

“Publicity, popularity and respect that I am getting at this point of times has never come before. In fact, the popularity of this show has ensured that I will never be a nalla (jobless) in real life,” says the actor who played a hero in Rama O Rama.

“I have done other main roles, characters roles but then for sometimes I had no work for a few years… I came back as villain and did small roles for survival but that too stopped. But, TV, which I joined for survival, turned the tide for me,” he says.

Revealing his fitness regime, he says, “I live a disciplined lifestyle and very particular about the food I eat. I regularly workout and even on set before our call time I exercise for an hour and later during the evening break I go out for a 40 min jog.”

The sportsman that he was also keeps him on a move, “I used to play cricket for my college and have done that a lot. I was a national-level skateboard diver but due to an injury have to leave it. Thanks to sports I learned about the importance of fitness.”

In the same vein, he admits that he is aging.

“I realize that when I lie on the bed but then you have to keep going,” he says showing his wrist band that he is sporting for thumb ligament pain. Aasif says that he has a wicked sense of humour but has developed comedy by working on it.

“My kids still don’t believe that I can do comedy. But, I learnt it doing the same over a period of time. I am blessed to find good writers (and director) who have trust on me,” he says. The actor has spent his childhood in Varanasi.

DHEERAJ DHAWAN/HT Aasif Sheikh