Exclusive: Showtime Star Rajeev Khandelwal Says He Doesn’t Watch Television: “Stories In Serials Get Killed”
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Rajeev Khandelwal rose to fame with his very popular serial Kahin Toh Hoga opposite Aamna Sharif and did many shows thereafter. The actor was recently seen in the Disney Plus Hotstar series Showtime. During his acting career, Rajeev Khandelwal has been a part of many serials, films, reality shows and web series. In an exclusive interview with Hauterrfly, the Showtime star spoke about his time in television and what led him to take a break from serials. He also shed light on some of the flaws that continue to exist in television.
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Rajeev Khandelwal On Televsion
During an interview with us, Showtime star Rajeev Khandelwal opened up about the gaps that existed in Television back in the day and persist. Rajeev firmly stated, “I don’t watch television anymore. They are not giving me any reason to watch television, for me, I am saying. What I think was lacking back in the day was that the stories on television did not come to an end, they were killed. And that’s not how it should be.” Elaborating on the same, he said, “I had requested the makers to do seasons, instead of dragging a serial till a point it dies. However, many makers failed to understand because I think, a lot of profit for the makers or the broadcasters also lies in the fact that the longer it continues, the more money they make. But I think if they limit the time, maybe we will get better quality of storytelling and emotions, otherwise it’s just like you come on the set, and have only 10 emotions set to play.”
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Rajeev Khandelwal also opened up on how the shoot days started to become monotonous for him. He said, “I remember that I never used to be fired up coming on the sets every day. I strongly feel that the limit needs to be put by the makers and broadcasters, and once that is done, I think many things will change.”
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Showtime stars Emraan Hashmi, Naseeruddin Shah, Mouni Roy, Mahima Makwana, Rajeev Khandelwal and Shriya Saran. It was released on March 8 and is currently streaming on Disney Plus Hotstar.
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First Published: March 10, 2024 7:28 PM
