<p>In 2018, <strong><a href="https://www.mid-day.com/entertainment/television-news/article/exclusive-kushal-tandon-reveals-why-he-was-away-from-tv-for-5-years-23296489" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Kushal Tandon</a></strong> stepped away from television to focus on digital entertainment. Almost six years and two web shows&mdash;Hum (2018) and Bebaakee (2020)&mdash;later, the actor is back on the small screen with Ektaa Kapoor&rsquo;s latest outing, Barsatein-Mausam Pyaar Ka.</p>
<p><img title="Tandon and Shivangi Joshi on set" src="http://images.mid-day.com/images/images/2023/jul/kushal-b_e.jpg" alt="Tandon and Shivangi Joshi on set" width="1280" height="720" /><strong><em>Tandon and Shivangi Joshi on set</em></strong></p>
<p>Tandon claims that the role is tailor-made for him. &ldquo;Ektaa told me that she was writing a show keeping me in mind. My character is about 40 percent like the real me. In fact, I feel there is too much of Kushal in Reyansh Lamba [his character]. He is non-conformist, distrusts women, has a wall around him, and has no filter. As the CEO of a news agency, he is fearless and doesn&rsquo;t shy away from exposing scandals,&rdquo; says the actor. He believes that television doesn&rsquo;t have enough of male-centric stories, which makes Barsatein a rare offering. &ldquo;Television shows [are usually] female-driven, but <strong><a href="https://www.mid-day.com/entertainment/bollywood-news/video/barsatein-mausam-pyaar-ka-kushal-tandon-to-comeback-on-television-after-six-years-1072114" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Barsatein</a></strong> is a male-oriented show; it&rsquo;s good to take up something like this in a medium that is dominated by women.&rdquo; Asked if he researched to play the part of a news agency head, Tandon says, &ldquo;I did talk to some of my journalist friends, but the script was well-researched and so well-written that there was nothing left for me to research on.&rdquo; He is certain that his chemistry with Shivangi Joshi will click with the audience in this new-age romantic drama. &ldquo;I met Shivangi for the first time through this show. She is good, hardworking, and professional.&rdquo;</p>
<p>Tandon, who has often played the boy-next-door roles, says that his true potential as an actor has never been explored. &ldquo;I want to take up a show like Mirzapur that is raw and where I can utilise my Lucknowi dialect. I want to explore something that overpowers my looks. My acting has been camouflaged by my looks, but I won&rsquo;t let that happen anymore,&rdquo; shares the actor, who is dabbling in production and seeking interesting scripts.</p><p>
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