Karan Tacker has portraits ready for the cause; explains why he almost disappeared from the screen for seven yrs
Akash Bhatnagar (MUMBAI MIRROR; June 17, 2020)

During the Coronavirus lockdown, actors have showcased newfound skills online. But Karan Tacker chose to keep his to himself. “I have always enjoyed cooking and sketching so, I didn’t need to Instagram my exploits,” he reasons.

Karan likes to draw faces and his latest muse is his building’s security guard. “I have some portraits ready and want to auction them for charity,” informs the actor, who turned 34 on May 11 with a two-day celebration. “We had a champagne brunch and my sister baked a cake.”

It has been seven years since Karan’s last acting gig, Ek Hazaaron Mein Meri Behna Hai (EHMMBH). There were talks of him featuring in Karan Johar’s Student Of The Year sequel, but he reappeared in a show recently. Why the long break? “I wanted to do something that would make directors and producers take me seriously and that took a lot of time,” he asserts, adding that hosting came out organically for him as it resonated with his Punjabi personality.

EHMMBH also launched Krystle D’souza, Kushal Tandon and Nia Sharma, all of whom became big names. Does that rankle him? “No, I never felt that I had been left behind. I did not want to do TV anymore, so I wasn’t running in the same race as them,” he avers, adding that he doesn’t see himself returning to the medium.

Often referred to as one of the most good-looking men on TV, Karan confesses that it stops people from seeing beyond one’s looks. His Bollywood debut has been talked about for almost five years now. “It is difficult for an outsider to bag the right project since industry kids are predestined to work in them. You have to be careful with your choices. I’m looking out for a good script and director. Till then, I’m okay if my journey is a little slower,” he says.