EXCLUSIVE: Paalin Kabak Requests Makers To STOP Casting Him As Chinese, Japanese Or North Eastern Characters; States, “Main Sirf Apni Ethnicity Ke Base Pe Typecast Nahi Hona Chahta”

Paalin Kabak opens up about the kind of roles he wishes to pursue next, emphasising his versatility as an actor while firmly rejecting being typecast. In an exclusive interview with Bollywood Bubble, he stresses that he is open to portraying any character, but refuses roles that box him into Chinese, Japanese, or generic Northeast identities. Paalin believes such stereotypes misrepresent not just him, but an entire community. He asserts his deep sense of Indianness and patriotism. Scroll down to read what he said.

Paalin Kabak Requests Makers To STOP Casting Him As Chinese, Japanese Or North Eastern Characters

When asked what roles he is looking forward to doing next, Paalin Kabak said, “Dekhiye, mujhe koi bhi character de dein, main katarata nahi hoon. Main actor hoon, kuch bhi kar sakta hoon. Lekin mera ek concern hamesha rehta hai. Please mujhe Chinese, Japanese, ya sirf ‘Northeast wala’ stereotype roles mat dijiye. Aksar casting directors yahi soch kar mere paas aate hain, aur main unse kehta hoon: ‘Mujhe kuch bhi bana dijiye — main kar loonga. But yeh Chinese-Japanese stereotype mat dijiye.’ Sirf isliye nahi ki main Arunachal se hoon toh mujhe wahi dikhana zaroori hai.”

He continued, “Main victim card bhi nahi khelna chahta. Aur naa hi sirf apni ethnicity ke base pe typecast hona chahta hoon. Haan, Chinese/Japanese roles milenge toh paise zaroor mil jayenge, but aisa paisa lekar kya karna, jab representation galat ho? Main yahan ka hoon, India ka, Arunachal Pradesh ka — the land of rising sun. Aur honestly, mujhe lagta hai main mainland Indians se bhi zyada Indian hoon. Yeh main proudly keh sakta hoon. Jo patriotism hum Arunachalis ke andar hota hai, woh baaki jagah utna nahi hota. Isliye mera bas yahi kehna hai — baaki roles koi bhi kara lo, main kar loonga, result dunga. Bas stereotype waale roles mat dijiye.”

Paalin’s Characters

Paalin was seen as Stephen Khuzou in The Family Man Season 3. He portrays the leader of a rebel faction (MCA-S) in the North-East, involved in a plot surrounding a peace accord. Kabak made his Bollywood debut in the horror-comedy film Bhediya, starring Varun Dhawan and Kriti Sanon, playing the supporting role of Jomin, a friend of the main character. He also appeared in a supporting role as Thinsuk Das, a gym assistant, in the Netflix film Murder Mubarak.

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