I’m living my father’s dream: Karam Rajpal

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His father wanted to be an actor but didn’t make it. Hence, the seed of acting was sown in Karam Rajpal’s mind in his childhood itself. He says, “I was lucky for I was given that nudge to walk up to the stage in an early age. It was my father’s persistence that led me to set foot in Mumbai 10 years ago. And in my success, his name will always be associated because I am living his dream. When I look back, my intentions were clear which were to give an honest attempt at acting and work hard so that I have no regrets later. I am happy that I have come this far.”

Currently seen as Bal Bhramchari Guddu Pehlwan in &TV’s Gudiya Humari Sabhi Pe Bhari, the only similarity he shares with his reel character is that they both respect their elders.

While television serials mean long commitment with no personal time, he says he has no regrets in signing one show after another. Karam says, “I love to be in front of the camera. It is tougher than a regular job as we have to shoot for 12 hours and go back home only to sleep. But the amount of satisfaction and happiness it brings, I feel that makes up for the tiring monotonous routine.”

Known for his roles in shows like Suvreen Guggal, Manmohini, Muskaan, Mere Angne Mein and many others, Karam wishes to take up a challenging role. Ask him if that would be for a web series and he says, “No, I feel one can have that kind of a role in TV shows and movies as well. You just need a great writer to write it. It is possible anywhere, be it web series or films or daily soaps.” One of the roles where he got to show his Punjabi side was in Nadaan Parinde Ghar Aaja as Sameer Atwal.

He spent the entire lockdown period in Mumbai and last visited his home city, Ludhiana, during Diwali. For an artiste to survive in Mumbai, he feels the support from one’s family is must not only emotionally and physically, but financially too. “Otherwise, being alone in Mumbai gets to you at some depressing moment and that’s when family’s role comes into play.”

During the lockdown, Karam explored his writing and photography skills and wrote a web series.