An Interview Given By SIR SUMEET RAGHAVAN....

Up to TV actors to prolong their shelf-life: Sumeet Raghavan

Popular television star Sumeet Raghavan, who shot to fame with comedy series Sarabhai v/s Sarabhai feels that small screen actors have restricted shelf life, and the onus to extend it entirely lies on them.

"TV actors have limited shelf life, and it is upto them how to present themselves. By being choosy, you can prolong your career and keep viewers' interest in you intact. I would like the audience to miss me," Sumeet told PTI.

He felt even though television was very demanding due to which creativity tends to get affected, its reach and the fame and money which come with it cannot be compared to films.

"Hence, even though money is an important factor, I decided to spend myself in a very miserly manner as an actor," he said.

"But I have always been like that since I started acting as child actor inShrikant, Faster Fene, and then graduating to Marathi and Gujarati theatre," he said.

Presently, Sumeet is just doing one show Sajan Jhoot Mat Bolo on Sab TV and Jayhind, a stand-up comedy show on the Internet.

He says comedy comes naturally to him, and no extra effort is needed. "Comedy is a serious business. Anybody who is good at it can do anything. When people say that I am bankable in a comedy show, I take it as a compliment."

In films, Sumeet was last seen in Ajay Devgn's U Me Aur Hum, and now he is gearing up for his next movie My Name is Khan, in which he has a cameo.