After carving a niche for himself by portraying two iconic characters in Indian television history—Mihir Virani from Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi and Rishabh Bajaj from Kasautii Zindagii Kay — Ronit Roy made a comeback to films with Vikramaditya Motwane's critically acclaimed Udaan. In a recent interview, the actor revealed that he wasn't the first choice to play the cruel father, Bhairav Singh, in the film. Instead, he was initially cast to play Ram Kapoor's role. However, due to certain circumstances, he ended up in the role of Bhairav Singh, earning him a lot of praise. Speaking on Lehren Retro, Ronit recalled, "I don't think Vikramaditya Motwane saw anything in me. I wasn't cast for the role of Bhairav Singh. I was cast in Ram Kapoor's role of Jimmy. The actor who was initially playing Jimmy backed out, so I was called to play that role. Then the actor who was playing Bhairav Singh's role also backed out. Then Anurag asked me to play the role of Bhairav Singh. Him and Vikram would have had a conversation. I just came home from a shoot at 4am and at around 7:30 am, my wife woke me up and told me that Anurag was waiting outside. He told me, 'You are doing Bhairav Singh.' I never asked what transpired. They moved me to play Bhairav Singh and brought in Ram to play Jimmy." During the interaction, the actor revealed that after struggling for nine years, when he got his big break in teh television space, he didn't take it for granted. He would work for hours without a break, often resulting in him fainting on the set. Recalling the same, he sad, "I have fainted on sets. Once I fainted three times in the span of one hour. Doctors have been called. My wife Neelam also came. 7 am to 7 pm I would shoot for Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi and 7 pm to 7 am I would shoot for Kasautii Zindagii Kay. So, technically I had no time to go home." Ronit was last seen in latest film Farrey, which marked the Bollywood debut of Salman Khan’s niece, Alizeh Agnihotri.
