EXCLUSIVE: Alibaba Actor Ayush Shrivastava Says 'My Character Khusro Will Always Be Close To My Heart'

Ayush Shrivastava On Working With New Characters In Ali Baba: Actor Ayush Shrivastava who is known for his projects like Abhay 2 and Kalank, ALT Balaji's LSD- Love, Scandal and Doctor, Ishq Subhan Allah is currently seen as Khusro in Sony SAB's show Alibaba Ek Andaaz Andekha Chapter 2.

The actor spills the tea about how his role will shape up, his experience working with new characters in the show, and rumors of the show going off air.

AYUSH SHRIVASTAVA SAYS 'KHUSRO' WILL BE REALLY CLOSE TO MY HEART

Ayush said, "First of all, Khusro will always be like really close to my heart. It's a character that came from a very personal space to me. And talking about how it will shape up this season, I think there are no major changes in changing the character because this season is also a continuation of the previous one. But for the twists and turns it depends on the makers."

On sharing about the challenges of playing the character with heavy costume daily, he says, "Initially, it was a little tough since we started when it was very hot in Mumbai, and we were not accustomed to wearing so much of costume and we have to be in it for like almost 12 hours every day but by the time all of us got used to it. I love costume dramas as they give a certain feel to the character as soon as you wear the costume, so for me, it works for my acting. Even if I am in a different mood when coming to set but once I get in costume it helps me to get in the mood of the show."

AYUSH SAYS ABHISHEK NIGAM'S HAPPY_GO_LUCKY VIBE UPLIFTED THE SHOW IN ABSENCE OF TUNISHA SHARMA & SHEEZAN

Recently many new characters have been introduced in the show, Ayush shares his working experience with them and mentioned, "I think changes are a part of life and all the changes which we went through this show weren't easy but as they say the show must go on, we did. Abhishek Nigam coming to the show at such a time was also a blessing as it wasn't easy in the absence of Sheezan and Tunisha. But his humor and happy-go-lucky vibe uplifted the show. I'm very happy for him."

Talking about the rumors of going off air Ayush reveals, "I think these rumors keep doing the rounds in television format. But as of now nothing I have heard from the authentic sources. A lot of major turns which are there in the Ali Baba folklore are about to happen now in the show. So, stay tuned."

Sharing his opinion on does it gets monotonous on playing a character on TV for a long time Ayush informs, "Honestly, it depends on the writing. You can dwell in deeper if the writing is good and challenging, I feel there is so much space to explore even for writing as in TV because they have so many characters in a show and time, so if thought creatively it can become very interesting."

He further adds, "But yes, playing the same character for a year does bring a comfort zone I would rather say as an actor because, after a point of time, you are so much with the character's soul that even in sleep you can switch on and off. I prefer to keep doing multiple characters if got time on my hand."