Gulshan Devaiah has a penchant for surprises. If he played a serial killer in , he became an honest cop in . In Raj and DK’s , he transformed into a hired killer with a knack for hacking off his victims in four deadly moves, and then took on a double role of brothers Karan and Arjun in .
“It is part of my nature and it is also why acting is interesting for me. I can be part of different stories that appeal to different people. This is why I love cinema,” says the actor, who has stepped into the shoes of a dishy Michelin-star chef in his latest film .
Directed by Sudhanshu Saria, the spy thriller has Devaiah looking suave as he whips up delectables in a jiffy, but the 46-year-old insists that the role was more than being a wok-and-ladle wielding eye candy. After a whirlwind romance with Kapoor’s Suhana, he starts blackmailing her with a sex tape for confidential intel. “There’s more to the character than what meets the eye,” he says.
Expectedly, most of his scenes in are with Kapoor. Saria, however, has mentioned earlier about how different Devaiah and Kapoor are as actors. Is it a challenge working with a co-actor whose process is different from yours? “Only if you don’t understand them or if they are unprofessional.
But Janhvi and I had a lot of time to prepare and understand how we work. Her work ethic won me over. I have tremendous respect for people who put in so much work in their craft and career,” he says.
Devaiah stands out not just for the roles h.