Samir feels nostalgic about Bade Ache Lagte Hai
and is very conscious about always doing different kind of roles. “For me, content matters more. The digital platform has become huge and therefore, it doesn’t matter to me if I am working in a movie or a web series. Acting is my passion and I love acting, but besides, I also have other business ventures, so I am not greedy for work. I take my time and choose my projects very carefully. But yes, I am never going to leave acting,” she signs off.
The good thing about the lockdown is that entertainment channels are re-telecasting old hit TV shows, which have great recall value and entertain the audiences. One of the loved shows, re-airing on a general entertainment channel is Bade Ache Lagte Hai
(BALH), that starred Ram Kapoor and Sakshi Tanwar. Actor Samir Kochhar, too, played an important role in the show, that of a business tycoon and feels nostalgic about the return of the show on the tube.
He says that he enjoyed his stint on the show and shares a special bond with actors Tanwar, Kapoor and producer Ekta Kapoor, and had enjoyed his stint on the show. Kochhar says, “I am not a fan of daily soaps, but I am an ardent admirer of Ekta’s work, and I always loved her style of direction. My grandmother actually loved BALH, and that was one of the reasons that I had signed up for the role in the show.”
While shooting for the serial, Kochhar learnt a lot about the way the television industry works and discovered new-found respect towards it. BALH was Kochhar’s first association with Ekta and he is glad that the audiences loved him. Talking about the same, Kochhar says, “I remember being excited and nervous about playing my character Rajat and I feel glad when I look back. It’s been years since I did BALH, but it feels like it happened yesterday.”