Actor Harsh Chhaya, who is popularly known for the series Hasratein, Tara, Swabhimaan, and Undekhi has opened up about the debate of grey characters being glorified by the makers. In the past few weeks, especially after Ranbir Kapoor's Animal, a certain section of the audience felt that negative, problematic, morally wrong characters were being glorified and celebrated. Since 2020, Harsh gained huge popularity and appreciation for his character of Surinder Singh Atwal aka Papaji in Undekhi.
Harsh's character is also a loud, foul-mouthed, sexist family head who is hiding many dark secrets within himself. On one hand, Harsh received appreciation for his portrayal of Papaji. On the other hand, many netizens asserted that Papaji is being glorified by the makers.
In the exclusive conversation, Harsh reacted to the criticism of grey characters and said, "Duniya mein kahaniyaan har tarah ki hoti hai. Fiction bhi aur non-fictional bhi. Kya chahte hai aap? Aapko sirf aacha hi dekhna hai? Kahani kaha se banegi.
Aastha channel ek hi ho sakta hai na, 25 toh nahi. 24 gante, 365 din aapko sirf aacha hi dekhna hai? (There are all kinds of stories in the world. Fiction as well as non-fiction.
What do you want? Do you want to see only the good? Where will the story be made from? There can be only one Aastha channel, not 25. For 24 hours, 365 days, do you want to see only the good?)" He further said, "Basically, it's a storytelling format. Hum bachpan mein bhi padte the ki Hansel and Gretal ki.