Ronit
Roy
made
his
acting
comeback
in
the
early
aughts
by
appearing
in
Kyunki
Saas
Bhi
Kabhi
Bahu
Thi
and
Kasautii
Zindagii
Kay.
His
work
in
Ekta
Kapoor’s
shows
gained
him
a
lot
of
fame
and
recognition.
However,
the
actor
recently
revealed
that
he
had
to
work
round
the
clock
in
those
days
as
he
was
desperate
for
work
and
success.
Ronit
Roy,
who
starred
as
Rishabh
Bajaj
on
Kasautii
Zindagii
Kay,
also
revealed
that
his
role
on
the
Star
Plus
drama
was
supposed
to
be
a
limited
three-month
thing,
but
his
contract
was
extended
due
to
the
character's
popularity.
This
was
closely
followed
by
him
landing
the
role
of
Mihir
Virani
in
Kyunki
Saas
Bhi
Kabhi
Bahu
Thi.
In
a
recent
interview
with
Mid-Day
India,
Ronit
shared,
“The
brief
given
to
me
was
that
it's
a
three-month
role,
you
have
to
make
your
hair
salt
and
pepper.
Ekta
(Kapoor)
said
you
have
to
do
it
because
no
other
actor
is
ready
to
put
white
in
their
hair
at
this
age.
She
wanted
a
younger
actor
to
play
an
older
man
in
order
to
get
that
youthful
appearance
like
Richard
Gere."
He
also
recalled
how
his
schedule
became
extremely
hectic
when
he
was
supposed
to
shoot
for
both
shows
at
the
same
time.
The
actor
said,
"They
said
you
have
to
work
for
12
hours,
in
which
we
will
manage
both
shows.
From
7
am
to
7
pm,
we
used
to
shoot
for
Kyunki,
and
then
from
pm
to
am,
I
used
to
shoot
for
Kasautii.
After
a
week
of
shooting,
I
said
'Hello,
I
haven't
gone
home
for
a
week.
24
hours
I
am
working,
not
12,'
and
they
said,
'yes,
12
and
12
(for
two
shows).'
But
I
never
complained.
I
had
gotten
work
after
5-6
years.
I
was
hungry
for
work,
hungry
for
food,
hungry
for
success.
He
went
on
to
add,
“Kasautii
director
Qaeed
Kuwajerwala
was
very
helpful;
he
had
a
mathematics.
He
used
to
shoot
a
scene
with
me
and
then
say
'go
sleep
for
1
hour' while
I
do
other
people's
work.
I
used
to
sleep
3-4
hours
in
24
hours.
I
would
have
lunch
in
5
minutes,
then
sleep
for
45
minutes."
On
the
professional
front,
Ronit
recently
appeared
alongside
Ranbir
Kapoor
and
Sanjay
Dutt
in
YRF’s
Shamshera.
He
will
next
be
seen
on
the
big
screen
in
Rohit
Dhawan's
Shehzada.
Meanwhile,
the
actor
also
returned
to
TV
last
year
with
Colors
TV’s
Swaran
Ghar.