Wanted to take a break from villain roles, but couldn't say no to 'Guns & Gulaabs': Gulshan Devaiah

Wanted to take a break from villain roles, but couldn't say no to 'Guns & Gulaabs': Gulshan Devaiah

New Delhi, Sep 2 (PTI) Gulshan Devaiah says he was at a stage in his career where he had decided not to take up negative roles but "Guns & Gulaabs", with its spaghetti western-like setting and an interesting mix of characters, was too delicious an opportunity to let go.

In the 1990s-set series from director duo Raj Nidimoru and Krishna DK, Devaiah plays '4-Cut Atmaram', a hired assassin in a Sanjay Dutt-style get-up, who has an almost mythical reputation for the way he uses his Rampuri knife to kill people.

"Raj sir called me. Usually, he does the calling and he asked me to have a look at this. I didn't want to do a villain's role, I wanted to take a break and there was some conflict with the schedule also, but he insisted.