I will take up a film after the Saragarhi show: Mohit Raina

Mohit Raina has been stationed in Umargaon since the last six months ,shooting for his upcoming serial 21 Sarfarosh: Saragarhi 1897 in which he plays Havildar Ishar Singh. The actor, who became a TV hearthrob with his outing as Shiva in Devon Ke Dev Mahadev has undergone a complete transformation. He has grown a long beard, put on a little weight and looks a far cry from the handsome God he played. “The way people have seen me till now, this was a shocker for them and I am thrilled,” says Mohit.

His last outing as King Ashoka in the historical Chakravartin Ashoka Samrat did not garner good ratings and the show wound up within five months of his entry. Ask him what went wrong with Ashoka, which was popular before his entry, and he says, “The child actor had played the role for 18-20 months and won appreciation. Also, all the stories of Ashoka were explored with him and there was nothing much left for the older character, which I played for five months,” he reasons.

Does that mean he will no longer accept shows that are already on air? “I will avoid them,” he confesses. Is he also deliberately staying …read more