For actor Chandan Roy Sanyal, playing a baddie onscreen is quite fun, as he believes one doesn’t have to worry about getting trapped in the image of a villain, now.

“A villain’s role has changed immensely in Bollywood. Previously, we have had some very famous villains such as Pran sahab, Amjad Khan and Amrish Puri. They were the quintessential villains of Hindi film industry,” Sanyal states.

The actor feels they kept on doing roles of a villain because “once a villain always a villain”. However, that’s how it was then, but not anymore.

In his career, Sanyal has explored the negative roles through projects such as D-Day (2013), Jazbaa (2015), and Jab Harry Met Sejal (2017).

“After I’ve played a villain, I take a break and do something else, or try a different language,” he reveals.

As for his motivation, Sanyal derives it from the script itself. “There is nothing special that I do, thinking that it is a role of a villain, and thinking how I will walk or act. I just play it like a role. In my vocabulary, there is nothing such as a villain or negative role,” says the actor, who is currently busy shooting for Sanak, co-starring Vidyut Jammwal, Neha Dhupia and Rukmini Maitra.