Aparshakti Khurana, who resumed work soon after shoots were allowed to commence, is now gearing for his next release. While the actor’s comic roles have won him a lot of appreciation, he doesn’t really think he is being typecast in such roles. “There were actors 10 years back, who were good and were doing different kinds of films. But they’re not as relevant today, though they are still good actors. They became irrelevant because of their choices, not because they were doing a specific kind of role. I don’t see myself being typecast because I do music, radio, films and TV. There are so many other things attached to me. When I was doing theatre, I didn’t play comic characters. And in my next two films, people won’t see me doing comedy. I think they’ll see me in different roles,” he says.

But is he only looking for quality content, or does the length of the role also matter to him? “I don’t think there’s any actor who won’t think this way. Having said that, it happens only with time. Touchwood, from my 10-minute role in Badrinath Ki Dulhania to a two-hour solo film now, it has been a long journey. I think if I had to think about the length of the character, I would have had to think about it back in the day when I started,” he says, adding, “Now, people don’t bring a script to me which has a 10-minute part. I hope I’m not sounding snooty, but people don’t bring such parts to me now. In the last one year, we’ve only had narrations which are lead characters. Having said that, if I have to do a film where I like the role, but I don’t have a lengthy enough part, I’m 100% sure I’ll say yes to it.”