“I am happy with the response around Ashwin. What makes this more special is playing a parallel lead and having a character that has so many shades. This is like a stepping stone for me to shoulder a show in the future. Who does not want to play the lead?” he says.
There is a lot of competition at the moment, but Prateik looks at it differently. “I am my only competition. I just know one thing that I have to give my best and learn and get inspired from what others are doing. I want to be fair to myself,” he says.
On television all actors are replaceable. So one needs to put in everything, work hard and stay strong to continue the run. More so, TRPs or success is not in anyone’s hands, not even the actor’s. “We just need to focus on our craft and give our everything to the work given to us. There is no point in losing hope or lagging behind. I also believe that an actor’s struggle never ends, no matter how successful you are. It’s an ongoing process, ” he concludes.