Purab wants to do action films

Model-turned-anchor-turned-actor Purab Kohli is quite happy with the way his life is going. For those who have forgotten, he played one of the teenage boys in once a famous TV serial “Hip Hip Hurray”.
“And it’s been a long journey since then, “ he recalls. A lot of time we hear from actors that they regret the kind of roles they have been doing all this while, but this Mumbaikar says he has never had any regrets.It is also said about him that he prefers off beat films to commercial, but Purab denies that, saying, “It’s not like I am following a rule or something. In fact, I would love to work in action flicks, amongst other roles.”
Being a part of showbiz as early as 17, was it tough to adjust to the working patterns? Like many celebs say that they were initially unaware of how things work in the industry. “Not really. I have always been a Mumbai boy, and that’s how it happens in this city. It’s a busy place, people don’t always have the time to catch up with old friends or spend time with their family. Often, it’s their workplace colleagues who become their friends, and once that project is over, you hardly get the time to look back. So I was always quite used to it,” he explains.
He is shy about his personal life, but says that like other actors, has no plans to try his hands at directing or producing a film. “I am at peace with what I am presently doing, which is acting. Rest, I will see where life takes me.” In his upcoming film “Turning 30”, which is a chick-flick, he had no issues working with the debut director Alankrita Shrivastava. “I met her, and the way she convinced me about the script, I was really excited about it, and she didn’t even know I wanted to do this film. But when she got to know, she was happy.”
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