His
most
notable
role
may
have
been
of
hilarious
Pappiji
from
Anand
L
Rai's
Tanu
Weds
Manu
films,
but
actor
Deepak
Dobriyal
said
he
is
done
playing
the
popular
character.
Dobriyal's
Pappi
in
the
2011
romantic
comedy
earned
him
a
lot
of
appreciation.
The
actor
then
went
on
to
reprise
the
part
in
Tanu
Weds
Manu
Returns.
"I
was
playing
this
light-hearted
part
in
Tanu
Weds
Manu
and
then
in
its
sequel
and
was
getting
more
or
less
similar
kinds
of
offers.
I
agree
I
got
a
lot
of
popularity
and
roles
due
to
this
franchise
but
I
don't
want
to
do
it
again," Dobriyal
told
.
The
actor
was
last
seen
in
Irrfan
Khan-starrer
Hindi
Medium
and
he
said
the
film
helped
him
break
the
stereotypical
image
that
many
had
about
him.
"I
want
to
come
out
of
this
comic
avatar
space
as
it
was
getting
repetitive.
It
was
Hindi
Medium
that
broke
the
perception
of
me
being
a
comedy
actor.
If
I
get
to
do
a
different
kind
of
comedy
in
a
film
then
only
I
will
do
it."
The
actor
said
he
is
not
keen
to
play
the
part
of
Pappi
again,
if
the
third
instalment
of
Tanu
Weds
Manu
is
ever
made.
"I
am
tired
doing
this
part
of
Pappiji.
I
am
a
little
irritated
with
the
character
as
there
is
no
start
and
end
to
this
person's
life
-
like
why
is
he
a
loser
in
the
film,
where
is
he
from,
what
about
his
parents."
"I
will
not
do
it
(third
part).
I
am
tired.
I
have
left
that
character
of
Pappi
in
2015.
I
will
do
comedy
but
of
a
different
type."
In
his
over
decade-long
career,
Dobriyal
has
shared
screen
space
with
big
actors
like
Salman
Khan,
Kangana
Ranaut,
Saif
Ali
Khan,
Farhan
Akhtar
and
others,
and
he
said
he
never
really
had
to
knock
the
doors
of
any
filmmakers
for
work.
"I
believe
your
work
should
speak
for
itself.
I
don't
have
the
attitude
of
begging
for
work,
I
rather
wait
for
filmmakers
to
offer
me
good
parts."
"Earlier
my
name
used
to
appear
last
in
the
credit
section
of
actors,
but
today
it
(name)
appears
second
or
third
in
the
list,
what
more
can
I
ask
for.
I
don't
want
to
have
a
controlling
nature,
I
am
ok
doing
a
lead
or
supporting
role.
I
don't
want
to
do
a
lead
role
just
for
the
heck
of
it," he
said.
Dobriyal
is
all
set
for
his
latest
film
Lucknow
Central,
in
which
he
is
playing
the
role
of
a
Bengali,
Victor
Chattopadhyay,
who
is
in
the
jail
because
of
some
mistakes
he
made
in
his
younger
days.
The
film
also
stars
Farhan
Akhtar,
Diana
Penty,
Gippy
Grewal,
Inaamulhaq
and
Ronit
Roy.
With
inputs
from
PTI.