'Raktanchal 3' Actor Nikitin Dheer Opens Up About Typecasting and Playing Villains
Actor Nikitin Dheer, who once aspired to be a hero, has now established himself in negative roles and plays a villain in 'Raktanchal 3' as well.
Nikitin Dheer has aspirations to be a hero but now dons the negative characters with ease. According to him, the villains of today are different from the past. In the web series of MX Player known as Raktanchal 3, he takes up the villainous role and is now popular with such villains. Since the movies he played such villains in turned out to be a success, he earned the nickname of villain.
"While playing a hero is arguably a bit easier than playing a villain, to be honest, I too entered the film industry with the intention of becoming a hero. I learned to dance and built a physique. The heroes of that era were John Abraham and Arjun Rampal; they were tall and well-built, so I felt I could make it as a hero too. However, my first film got stalled. When I played a villain, it became a hit, and I got typecast in that mold.
Many seniors told me that if legends like Vinod Khanna and Shatrughan Sinha could play villains, I should keep my hopes up. Once you get trapped in the persona of a specific character, it is very difficult to break free. I eventually accepted that the villain role was the right path for me. If I could achieve even a fraction of what legends like Pran 'saab' or Amrish Puri 'saab' did, that would be enough. However, villain roles aren't written that way anymore.
