televisions popularity might be unparalleled but even today most actors treat it as a stepping stone to films not hiten tejwani for him commitment towards his roles irrespective of the medium was always more important than chasing bigscreen dreams of course he has featured in a few bollywood films over the years but he has never vied for them nor did he shun tv for movies however as they patience does bear fruit eventually the talented actor has now bagged the lead role in a movie titled shatranj directed by dushyant pratap singh its touted to be an edgeoftheseat thriller talking about it hiten says we are planning to go on floors in a few days and are hoping for a theatrical release when dushyant approached me he told me that the story was written keeping me in mind what bigger compliment can an actor receive today there is a role for every actor irrespective of hisher age i am glad that we have reached a stage where people are thinking out of the box and exploring realistic concepts the newgen filmmakers focus on content quality and cast actors who suit the part to a great extent thats also because the audience has evolved owing to the exposure to desi and international platforms you cant fool them anymorethe actor says that he never wanted to pursue a career in films at the cost of his work on television i have missed out on a lot of films as i had no time back then owing to my busy schedule besides i have always wanted to do justice to whatever role i take up i believe that i have sustained for so long because i didnt try to sail in two boats at the same time in my entire career i have never quit a show i could never accept the idea of leaving television and returning to it just because i didnt succeed in films whatever i am today is because of television and i will never forget that he shares interestingly its not just his busy schedule thats at fault hiten lost out on a lot of opportunities also because btown folks assumed that he was busy with television shows i have been told by several people that my name would be rejected at the table itself because they would think that i had no time of course there was also the stigma attached to casting television actors because of overexposure he says adding i am glad that trend is changing and we are open to casting actors from all mediums if they suit the character at the end of the day an actor should not be slotted on the basis of the medium he is seen on having said that i have no complaints back then i was at the top of my game on television today i am happy enjoying the best of both worlds while i am doing a tv show gupta brothers char