MUMBAI: Bobby Deol got newfound popularity with his performance in the role of Baba Nirala in Prakash Jha's popular series Aashram. The actor was happy that he got to do something out of his comfort zone, something which is starkly different from his on-screen image of a lover boy.

Bobby Deol said that his father, Dharmendra, couldn’t bring himself to watch Aashram, the MX Player show in which Bobby plays a criminal godman. He added that he couldn’t remember which film it exactly was, but that his grandmother scolded Dharmendra after walking out of the film during a trial screening.

"Papa mujhe mile Aashram ke baad. Maine bola ‘Papa aapne dekha?’ Bolte ‘Beta, main tujhe aise nahi dekh sakta. Main samajhta hoon ke tu actor hai, main bhi chahta tha ke alag alag character karoon." (I met dad after Aashram, and asked if he’d seen it. He said, ‘I can’t watch you like this, I understand you’re an actor, I wanted to do different roles as well…').

Dharmendra then told Bobby the story of how his mother got angry at him for playing a villain. "Aadhe mein aagayi, aur ghar aayi toh mujhe daanta, ke tune aisa character kaise play kiya" (She walked out midway through, and when I got back home, she scolded me), Dharmendra told Bobby.

Some of Bobby's successful films are Barsaat (1995), Gupt (1997), Soldier (1998), Badal (2000), Ajnabee (2001), Humraaz (2002), Apne (2007), Dostana (2008), and Yamla Pagla Deewana (2011).

He was awarded the Filmfare Best Debut Award for his role in the 1995 film Barsaat and was later nominated for the Filmfare Best Actor Award for his performance in Humraaz in 2002.

Apart from acting, Deol owns a successful restaurants in Mumbai and a banquet hall.

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Credits: Indian Express