EXCLUSIVE: Sasural Simar Ka Fame Manish Raisinghani Opens Up About Navigating Familiarities Without Being Confined By It; Shares, “The Script Is Fixed, The Soul Is Improvised”

Actor Manish Raisinghani, who is popularly known for his impactful performances in shows like Kaahin Kissii Roz, Kahiin to Hoga, Kkehna Hai Kuch Mujhko, Teen Bahuraniyaan, Sasural Simar Ka, and Ek Shringaar-Swabhiman, among others, feels that as a show grows older, it is the most amazing thing as it becomes a certain comforting habit for both its makers and its audience. During an exclsuvie interaction with Bollywood Bubble, Manish spoke at length about it and how the real challenge lies in navigating this familiarity without being confined by it. He also added that this is where modes activate to keep things interesting for ourselves and for the audiences.

Manish Raisinghani: “I Believe Longevity Does Not Limit Risk

Talking about navigating familiarities without being confined by it, Manish Raisinghani said, “I believe longevity does not limit risk; it just makes you more aware of it. The longer a show runs, the more it becomes a habit for the makers and the audience. And habits don’t like being disturbed. But storytelling may die in that comfort, if not re-invented every day. So the trick is to take risks within the grammar of the show and find new possibilities in that character to be played around with. The idea is to respect the legacy but don’t let it become a cage.”

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Asked how he brings spontaneity to a format that is so structured and fast-paced, he said, “Structure is the skeleton; spontaneity is the heartbeat. The lines are written, the scenes are locked, but moments are still alive. A pause, a glance, a slight shift in energy—that’s where spontaneity lives.”

Manish further added, “The idea is to serve the same dish with your own added flavors, and these flavors come from the character work seeds you sow over the period of time. The script is fixed; the soul is improvised. The stronger your character work, the better you are able to improvise. And how to make that character work broadly, give it a want, a fear, and a secret, and a lot starts erupting out of those wounds.”

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Manish: Audience Loyalty Is Love, But It Can Often Become An Expectation

And he stressed that while audiences stay loyal to narratives, they stay only when they evolve. “Evolution is the name of the game. Stylized performances are still a treat to watch, but the realism which a Ranveer Singh and Ranbir Kapoor brings in has its own charm too, the idea i believe is to evolve everyday and deliver the kind of performance the script demands”

“Audience loyalty is love, but love can often become an expectation. They come back because they recognize something, but they stay when you surprise them. So you don’t break their trust; you evolve it. Give them what they love but never only what they expect,” Manish ended.

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Grinell Jacinto

With nearly 10 years of experience, Grinell Esther Jacinto is the Desk Head of Bollywood Bubble. Her interests lie in everything that is kaleshi and she loves to dig deeper into the lives of B-town actors. She has a problem though – she loves horror films but will have chills the minute the theatres lights dims. She’s previously worked with Koimoi, UrbanAsian and SpotboyE.