Gurmeet Chaudhary on breaking away from Lord Ram image: Had to wait for 1.5 years

Gurmeet Chaudhary joined the cast of Yeh Kaali Kaali Ankhein season 2 as Guru. His character intrigued the audience, and it also marks a significant shift from how he started in the entertainment industry – portraying Lord Ram in Ramayana. In a session at Sahitya Aajtak 2024, the actor addressed how he resisted being typecast and had to wait for over a year and a half to break away from the image of Lord Ram.
Speaking during the session, Gurmet Chaudhary shared, “People typecast you in the industry. When I did Ramayan, I was 24-25 years old. It was the first show for Debinna (his co-star on the show, and his wife) and me. It became popular and people used to behave how they would behave in front of an idol in a temple. It felt very good. But, after a time, you feel like you want to explore other characters too.”
He continued, “I learnt so much because I was in the character of Lord Ram for one and a half years. But the biggest challenge was to not do such a character any more, because I wanted to explore more. And for one and a half years, I was only approached with such characters. It was after the wait that I could take the leap, and get into films.”
Gurmeet Chaudhary was present with his Yeh Kaali Kaali Ankhein S2 co-stars, Tahir Raj Bhasin, Shweta Tripathi and Anchal Singh. The series is currently streaming on Netflix.