what makes nikkhil arya take short breaks between projects a desire to take up a project different from his previous one this time he has returned to television after a yearandahalf with tere ishq mein ghayaltalking about being selective on the work front nikkhil last seen in brahmarakshas says my reason to take up tere ishq mein ghayal is that it is a finite show with great content and being inspired by the vampire diaries is a bonusread alsobefore he turns into a naag for naagin gultesham to play a werewolf in tere ishq mein ghayalthe actor was finalised to play a positive naag in naagin 6 however his track was put on hold even before it went on air gultesham will now be seen as a vampire in tere ishq mein ghayal which stars reem shaikh karan kundrra and gashmeer mahajanithe intention is never to take a break from work but to avoid monotony playing similar characters for a long time can make an artiste feel stagnant besides i utilise the time away from work to reinvent myself this time i focused on becoming leaner and fitter with different exercise techniques using only the outdoors coupled with badminton and yoga my hard work paid off as i bagged a positive role immediately after the transformation a 10 kg lighter version of me looks sweeter i guess laughshe plays a teacher with expertise in beasts and bhediyas while he has bagged an interesting character many of his peers complain about the conventional content on television they believe the onus to revive the medium lies on producers and channels nikkhil says i dont blame makers and channels because they make content based on the audiences likes and dislikes they also have to take into account commercials as it is business at the end of the day however i do feel that we underestimate tv audiences we need to push the envelope the shelflife of most serials today is less than six months on an average so why cant we make finite content on tv like there is on ott minus the objectionable bithe adds ott is doing so well today our two masterpieces rrr and the elephant whisperers have made the world stand up and applaud at the oscars this is indeed a great time to be an artiste