Manish Raisinghani on Acting: Choosing Discomfort Over Typecasting
Kaahin Kissii Roz, Kahiin to Hoga, Kkehna Hai Kuch Mujhko, Teen Bahuraniyaan, Sasural Simar Ka, and Ek Shringaar-Swabhiman actor Manish Raisinghani shares he doesn’t select his role not just depending on the script but also on how much it pushes him out of his comfort zone. While it is very easy for actors to get typecast, he believes in chasing curiosity.
Why Manish Raisinghani Chooses Challenging Roles
Manish Raisinghani said, “I don’t choose roles; I choose discomfort. The day a script feels too familiar, I get suspicious, like meeting someone who agrees with everything you say is dangerous. Then I go out of my way to make it uncomfortable enough for me to explore something new within myself through every character I play.”
“Typecasting happens when you start repeating success instead of chasing curiosity. I’d rather fail interestingly than succeed predictably” Manish Raisinghani added.
He feels even when the core of the story remains the same, the narrative is what separates them. Asked how he breaks the pattern when being offered repetitive characters, Manish Raisinghani said, “Stories are actually quite loyal. They keep coming back in the same seven disguises: the quest, overcoming the monster, rebirth, voyage and return, comedy, tragedy, and rags to riches. So honestly, nothing is new.”
“What truly is new is the narrative, the nazariya. Dhurandar is an espionage film, so is Argo, and so is the YRF spy-verse. What’s different is the narrative, the voice of telling a story in a particular way. So I don’t sit there thinking, ‘Oh, I’ve done this before. ‘I ask myself, have I told it like this before? Because as an actor, I’m not just playing a character; I’m shaping the lens through which you feel the story. Making you live the story by my being,” Manish Raisinghani added.
Manish Raisinghani’s Philosophy: Creating Moments, Not Repeating Memories
A new rhythm, a new vulnerability, a new madness, even with an old arc, is what excites him. “But if I feel like I’m about to perform a memory instead of create a moment, then I step away. Because repetition is not in the story; it’s in the lack of imagination. And I’d rather change the way a story is felt than repeat the way it’s told,” Manish Raisinghani ended.
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