The day Amit Sarin will never forget

Jyothi Venkatesh

Known for shows like "Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi BahuThi", "Doli Saja Ke", and "Pavitra Rishta", Amit Sarin made fans go gaga over him with his overwhelming performances. In 2006, he won the Best Actor award for his role as Kshitij in Balaji Telefilms' "Kkusum". He shared that it was the day he can never forget.Talking about his big win, he said, "It was the day I will never forget, the memory of that is so clear till date. I remember every word I said, how I thanked Ekta Kapoor for changing my life, Tarun Katiyal, who was then the programming head of Sony TV, to always see a winner in me."He believes that awards and recognitions help an actor in self-motivation, and said, "It does feel wonderful but more importantly it endorses self-belief in your craft and that surely helps to get better and better."In his career spanning over two decades, the actor has been a part of some big and hit shows on the telly. Talking about how he became a household name, he said, "I think luck is when your preparedness meets the opportunity. I couldn’t have asked for more to be part of such landmark shows of television. Their immense popularity and reach to Indians all over the world made me a household name and it felt great that my characters connected with people so well."

The actor is known for portraying romantic characters on-screen and admits that because of that doing a negative character came was a challenge.  "I was known as the boy-next-door and to do a negative character was a big challenge but it completed me as an actor, to be able to do it convincingly. I have always tried to break my comfort zones by accepting challenging roles as well.

I thank my audience to give me so much of love and accept my work," he said.Asked if he thinks, actors in India get typecast easily, he said, "It might be true that actors get typecast, but that also reflects that people love what you do and want to see you, again and again, doing the same things."Amit, who is now living in the US along with his family, is working on some exciting projects, but misses performing in India.