vatsal sheths 2023 diary seems packed with his much awaited gujarati debut finally set to hit the screens along with his comeback to hindi films with om rauts multilingual adipurush vatsal says hes keen to break free from the boynextdoor image and try out different things i want to explore each entertainment medium right from hindi films to daily soaps to ott and evolve with each new project says vatsal we caught up with vatsal who was in ahmedabad to shoot for a gujarati filmyou are set for your debut in gujarati films as someone whos primarily done hindi entertainment projects tv and cinema do you feel gujarati films are finally expanding their contours with newer subjectsabsolutely gujarati filmmakers are focussing on newer subjects and the way they treat a movie truly deserves praise i watched kutch express recently it had a stellar cast and such fabulous performances i have also been hearing good things about the recently released film vash the kind of different concepts which makers are experimenting with are very interesting in the last few years the evolution of gujarati cinema has been impressiveyouve been part of showbiz for almost a decade yet it took you a long time before turning to regional cinemai was waiting for the right time and project my parents have been speaking about gujarati cinema with their friends for the past few years and that got me curious i decided to explore the regional film industry since 2020 regional cinema has reached a new pinnacle look at what films like rrr kgf2 kantara are achieving commercially its massive i think a lot of interesting content is coming out of our regional industries even chhello show was in the oscar shortlist thats such a big honour it has set the bar very high for the gujarati industry and made people notice us i am glad to have signed a gujarati film at this point it is a lighthearted fun film and a complete family entertainer something which i am really looking forward to at this point i am not allowed to disclose more details there are more films right let me put it this way at this point i am looking forward to doing more gujarati filmsyou have been away from the small screen for a very long time now what has kept you away from it considering you have been extremely popular on prime time hindi tvits not been a conscious choice to stay away from hindi tv but i have been busy with other projects especially my hindi movie project which took a lot of time daily soaps demand your complete attention and time it is not possible to juggle with other projects if you are the lead of a prime time show i am not shying away from hindi tv but after having done shows like haasil ek deewana tha and rishton ka saudagar baazigar i need a role which will showcase my acting skills