Newcomer Sahil Mehta idolises SRK

New Delhi, June 9 (IANS) Sahil Mehta is switching from films to television and says he looks up to superstar Shah Rukh Khan, who made a successful transition from the small to the big screen.

The 26-year-old made his acting debut with filmmaker Subhash Ghai�s film production �Love Express� in 2011. The film didn�t do any wonders for him, but in a way helped him to bag a role in a new TV show �Suhani Si Ek Ladki�.

�My first film didn�t work and then my mother passed away due to cancer. I took a sabbatical. I travelled to places like Singapore, Ladakh, Britain and the US in 2012.

“I came back in 2013 and that�s when Suzana Ghai (niece of Subhash Ghai) offered me a chance to be part of the show,� the alumnus of Subhash�s Whistling Woods International Institute, told IANS.

He might have tried his hand at films first and then TV, but he looks up to a few actors who made a name for themselves in the world of television first and then went on to become movie stars like King Khan.

When asked about his favourite TV actors, he said: �Shah Rukh Khan started from television. He was a part of �Fauji� and Irrfan Khan too did TV. These guys are superb. My sister and I watch �Fauji� every year from first to last episode. I really like Barun Sobti�s work too… He was fantastic on his show.�

While Sahil is yet to prove his mettle like his favourite stars, he has high hopes from the new Star Plus show that will first go on air Monday.

�It is a very feel good show. It�s Allahabad based. I play Yuvraj. He is a grey character… arrogant and rich… born with multiple golden spoons and is close to his mother. He doesn�t have a father.

“My father also passed away in 1996, so that�s how I relate to Yuvraj,� said Sahil, who shares the screen space with his �Love Express� co-star Neha Yadav in the show.

The two have been friends for the past eight years, but there’s nothing more than that between them!

�Neha and I did a film together. We�ve been friends. She was also my batchmate in Whistling Woods. Neha has always been a friend. Me and Neha… no (not dating). I am already in a relationship,� he said.

He didn�t have to make efforts to break the ice with Neha, but the same can�t be said about his other co-star Rajshri Rani, who plays Suhani in the show.

�Suhani hasn�t been trained in any acting, so initially I didn�t get along with her. After seven to ten days, I found out this girl is just like the character. Now we get along well. We are good friends,� he said.

The Delhi boy�s heart lies in expressing himself through acting and he’s fine with any medium.