Veteran actor Ashish Vidyarthi has always delivered the goods be it in any role, on any medium and in numerous Indian languages. The actor has dappled in TV, films, web shows and worked in Hindi, Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam, English, Odia, Marathi and Bengali films. He is recently getting applause for his role in Abhay Deol and Rajshri Deshpande’s web show Trial By Fire which is based on the Uphaar Fire Tragedy in Delhi in 1997. In a recent interview, the actor sent out a message to casting directors.
Vidyarthi said during the interview to an online portal that in the initial stage of his career he was just in search of work but now he has reached a stage where he can choose his roles. He said, “Since last few years I have decided that I will only do the type of work I prefer doing. After so many years, I can tell you that I am getting some good work. I say no to the kind of work I don’t like doing. I am now willing to do some central roles; the kind of roles I didn’t do earlier.”
Hungry for meatier roles, Vidyarthi sent out a message to casting directors and said, “I would like to tell them, ‘Main zinda hoon dost. Don’t wait for me to die. Then don’t say that this actor wasn’t utilized properly.’ Very clearly, I am an actor who is alive, who is active, who has worked on his craft. I enjoy acting a lot. I am willing to do some interesting roles in terms of my age. If some writers and casting directors are listening, ‘Aapan idhar khade hain.’”
He also quipped about guest roles and said that he is no longer doing them. The actor said, “But I am no longer doing them. Now I tell them to give me some central roles. That’s why I am happy that I did Trial By Fire. When good directors offer you good roles and believe in you, it makes me happy. I am happy that Prashant Nair (director) trusted me for these roles.”
(Source: Bollywood Hungama)
