Mohammed Zeeshan Ayyub's memorable turn as Dhanush's best friend 'Murari' in "Raanjhanna" has earned him praise from everyone and the actor hopes that its success brings him new opportunities in Bollywood.
Zeeshan, an NSD graduate, made his debut as the negative lead in "No One Killed Jessica" in 2011. His performance was critically acclaimed and he followed it up with supporting roles in "Mere Brother Ki Dulhan" and "Jannat 2".
Zeeshan's dialogues in "Raanjhanaa" have been a huge hit with the audiences, finding their way to Facebook and Twitter. He believes the film could be a turning point in his career.
"The response has been very good and not many are coming with cliche roles. There were two three such offers but I declined. I think things have changed a lot in Bollywood now, directors are coming up with interesting characters. They no longer slot you," Zeeshan told PTI.
Having played hero's friend in three films, Zeeshan now wants to move on to other interesting characters.
"I will not do hero's friends anymore because I have done it thrice. There should be a step ahead but it does not mean that I will not do supporting roles. There are many interesting characters in different formats," he said.
The actor finds it gratifying when people call him by his screen name or believe that he is from Varanasi, the setting of the film but Zeeshan says he never thought the dialogue would become so big.
"When we were doing the film, we did not know that it will be such a success. The credit goes to Anand (Rai, director) sir and Himanshu (Sharma, writer). They created beautiful characters. We never treated them as dialogues because even in the most intense of scenes, there is wit and humour. We never tried to underline anything. This is why they have hit home.
