With daily soaps like Saat Phere: Saloni Ka Safar, Maryada: Lekin Kab Tak and Qubool Hai, Raqesh Bapat admits he has often stayed in his comfort zone. But he is keen to shake up things with his next, Assi Nabbe Poorey Sau. The Ullu show, inspired by a real-life incident in Pakistan, sees him play a serial killer who strangles about 100 children to see their mothers weep. Acknowledging that it was not easy to align with the character, the actor talks about his process of slipping into the part.

Edited excerpts from the interview.