vishal kotian last seen as birbal in har mushkil ka hal akbar birbal is all set to play raavan in vignaharta ganesh he will replace paras chhabra who quit the show to participate in the ongoing season of bigg boss vishal who had played hanuman in devon ke devmahadev feels that the character of raavan is unlike any he has portrayed so far the actor says from birbal to raavan its been a long and exciting journey after birbal ended in 2017 i was gearing up to play an action hero in a new show but it didnt happen though i got a few offers for comedy shows i wanted to attempt something different thats when i tried my hand at hosting a sports show which has been a learning experience for mewhile he started his career with comedy shows vishal says that he does not want to be typecast he shares i love doing comedy shows but i have been lucky enough not to be typecast over the past 19 years i have been part of drama comedy action historical and now mythology shows people feel that comedy is not everyones cup of tea but i was comfortable doing it in fact i feel that playing raavan will be quite challenging