Mumbai July 17 (IANS) Actor Jim Sarbh who is known for portraying negative characters in films like "Neerja" "Padmaavat" and "Sanju" says he doesn t want to do negative roles anymore.
On Zoom s TV show "Open House with Renil" the actor spoke about his journey from being a theatre actor to a super-villain in Bollywood with host Renil Abraham said a statement.
"I am not going to play a villain for a while. It s not because I don t like that kind of acting or don t want to do it but because I want to try other things now " Jim said.
"One must say no to some opportunities to open the possibilities of others. Else I will only remain a bad guy " he added.
Before his Bollywood debut in 2016 Jim was very active in the theatre world. From playing a lover to adapt into the role of servant Jim had played varied roles during his theatre days.
"I ve been doing plays ever since school. There s never really been a stop to it. Except for one year when I went off wandering around and stayed at an ashram for five months. Even there I was cast as Jesus in a play. There was no escaping so I came back to acting " he added.
His performance as a drug peddler in the film "Sanju" has been appreciated a lot.

--IANS sim/rb/bg