I WOULD LOVE TO PLAY A CONVENTIONAL MUM ON TV: DELNAAZ IRANI

The actor now wants to play negative dramatic or emotional roles

After gaining a well-established image as a comic actor, Delnaaz Irani is happy that she is getting non-comic roles as well to play on-screen. Recently, the actor essayed a negative role in an ongoing TV show and also played a cop in a web show.

Excited about the different roles coming her way, she explains, “Comedy comes naturally to me, but the regular or non-comic roles are super challenging. At this stage of my career, I want to prove and do all kinds of roles. I want to be an all-rounder, someone who can perform in all genres. I am happy that people are offering me different kind of roles and looking at me for mature characters which I want to do.”

She adds, “Acting is my passion and the medium doesn’t matter — be it television, OTT platforms or films. I want to play something different including negative, dramatic or emotional roles. People have not seen me much in a different light. This is not taking away the fact that comedy is a difficult business. I want to challenge myself and that is why I am craving for roles which are non-comic.”

She is not the one to shy away from motherly roles, which are often offered to her. In fact, unlike her peers, she says she would love to play a conventional mum on TV. “As an actor, I am humbled by how I have always been appreciated for what I bring to the screen. I have played the role of a mum in Batliwala House No 43 and Akbar Birbal but in the comic zone. I want to play a mum in a drama or thriller. That would be challenging for me.”

I want to challenge myself and that is why I am craving for non-comics roles.

DELNAAZ IRANI, Actor