From Taaza Khabar to Black, White & Gray: Love Kills, Deven Bhojani gets candid on breaking comic actor stereotype through OTT | Exclusive

Deven Bhojani, who has explored OTT recently, spoke about breaking his 'comic actor' stereotype with the help of the digital platform. The actor has featured in serious roles through all of his OTT characters and the upcoming series Black, White & Gray: Love Kills, is no different. The actor exclusively spoke to us about breaking out with the help of the digital platform, while explaining how each of his characters are different from anything he has done before.

Deven Bhojani speaks up on breaking stereotype with the help of OTT

Deven Bhojani acknowledged that he had been stereotyped in comic roles throughout his TV career, but things changed with the help of OTT. He calls himself the one willing to explore with the trend, and asserts that he is happier as an actor thanks to OTT that let him break out of the stereotype and explore a whole new world.

Deven Bhojani analyses breaking comic actor stereotype with each OTT project, including Black, White & Gray: Love Kills

Deven Bhojani spoke about his varied work in Taaza Khabar, Scoop and now, Black, White & Gray: Love Kills. "I agree that for TV I have done more comic roles, which I'm very proud of because very few people do comedy and I feel lucky that I'm one of those rare ones but I also feel I'm a versatile actor and my that side is yet to be explored fully," Deven said. For Taaza Khabar, the actor said, 'Anda Bakri,' before correcting how Mehboob bhai is 'Anda Bakery Wala.' He then recalled playing a guy full of attitude in Scoop, before adding how he would be seen in the role of a reporter in his next show. Happy to get variety of roles, Deven shared how Love Kills is one of his most favourite roles so far. "I've not even come close to trying such a role before," he confesses for the upcoming SonyLIV series (to be out on OTTplay Premium on May 1).

How Deven Bhojani came on board for Black, White & Gray: Love Kills

While talking about his upcoming series, Deven Bhojani recalled the circumstances under which he was offered the project. Calling the crew his 'dear friends,' Deven recalled getting approached for the project because they had seen him beyond the comic roles. The actor heard the narration and got excited to learn more through the concept and format narration alone. Once he walked into the office, the Udan Chhoo actor got to know about the character he would play and he was sold. "Arre wow, phir toh mazza aa jaayega," was his initial reaction, that was instantly followed by, "Chalo yeh jaldi shuru karo." The actor, who has a comparatively briefer role in the series, revealed that the crew hesitated to approach him because he had taken up main lead roles. Once he assured them that the length does not matter as much as the impact the character leaves, he called it a win-win situation.