Mohit Raina finds TV female dominated

Mohit Raina describes television as a female dominated space and says it is difficult for male artists to get central roles. He considers himself lucky to play the lead role of Lord Shiva in "Devon ka Dev... Mahadev".

Published: 星期二,5月 28, 2013 12:18 下午 GMT-06:00

Vijay Bhatter

Mohit Raina describes television as a female dominated space and says it is difficult for male artists to get central roles. He considers himself lucky to play the lead role of Lord Shiva in "Devon ka Dev. Mahadev".

He refers to his character in the show as "larger than life" and calls it a "lifetime opportunity".

"TV being a female dominated industry, you don't get to play a lot of central roles. The story of Lord Shiva is there and will go on and on. It is a larger than life character and the platform is huge," Mohit told IANS.

"As an actor, you don't get much choice in TV. I was lucky to get this. I have played 25-30 characters in the show. You have to be lucky to be able to play so many characters," he added.

Although his popularity has soared after his stint as Lord Shiva on the show, Mohit feels stardom in movies is a different thing.

"Films have a different world all together. People watch you for three hours and you become a brand for them. In TV, you are close to their hearts everyday. In films, they might forget you in three weeks. They might see you in ads and commercials. In TV, you don't give them a chance to forget you. But yes, the film industry is a bigger platform," he said.

Talking about "Mahadev", Raina said he never anticipated to get the amount of love that he has received.

"When we started the project, we never thought we will get so much appreciation and love. As an actor, you only look for love, and it has come in abundance. When I started, I never thought that it would be accepted in such a way. I am just short of words," he said.

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Comments (26)

Asandhimitra @LadyMacbeth

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Love you soo much Mohit...the best actor on tv world you're .

10 years ago

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vacchii @vacchii

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You don't really "act" as lord shiva but you are "the lord shiva" from 8-8.30pm. I have seen many actors playing god n no matter how well they do it but at the end of the day they were just actors.. But you just don't act.. I don't know how u manage to do it but i don't watch an actor acting everyday i actually get the saakhaath darshan of mahadev!!! Thank u and keep up the great work.. Love you!!!!

10 years ago

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bhakti2 @bhakti2

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Really nice comments from Mohit (as always) It is truly amazing the number of different roles he has essayed throughout DKDM - and done each one so superbly! Hats off to him!

10 years ago

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A-A-S @A-A-S

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Well said! TV is certainly dominated by females and mythological shows do seem to be one place where male characters can take a bit more of a central role at the moment. Nice to again read of Mohit Raina's down-to-Earth attitude about landing this role of a lifetime, and how much he is enjoying it! Not only is he lucky to have landed this "lifetime opportunity", but he has himself taken the proverbial bull by the horns and made this powerful role his own. He has done a fantastic role with all his characters in DKDM, and we are lucky to be able to see this!

It seems to be raining Raina this week - so many articles/interviews, lol! :-)

10 years ago

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