Purab Kohli takes a ‘short break’ to spend time with family

The last few months have been quite hectic for Purab Kohli, packed with shooting schedules. And now, the actor has decided to step away for a little while to strike a balance between his personal and professional life.

“For me, life is good, touchwood. When you are refusing more work than you are doing, I think, that means you are in a good space, and are getting a lot of work. But right now, it is very important for me to choose to take some time off as well,” the 43-yearold tells us.

The actor, who was last seen in the web series, London Files, has shifted his focus on his family in London, UK, after wrapping up the shoot of his next project. “I have just come back to London after three months in Mumbai, where I finished my next. Now, I have decided to be in London with my family for a few months, and not work. I just want to sit down, and acknowledge, ‘Okay, I’m tired’,” he shares.

Kohli, who has successfully reinvented his career after featuring in web shows in the last few years, is not scared to be away from work or out of the public eye. “I am confident enough that there will be something to do when I resume [work]. It is a comfortable space right for

Some people like to work a lot, and go from one project to another. But I am not that person. PURAB KOHLI, Actor

people who like to take it easy. Some people like to work a lot, and go from one project to another. But I am not that person,” the father of two says.

In fact, this new phase of his career has also given him the confidence to not always consider the length of the role while picking projects. “For instance, my role in London Files is a short one, but it has such an interesting graph and journey. Every actor wants to do parts that are centred around them. But I have reached a point in my life — a lot later than I should have — where I really value the character for itself, and not the length it is being portrayed for in the series or film,” says the actor, who has recently wrapped up some web shows, and is awaiting the release of his next — the crime thriller