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Ali Asgar's 'Dadi' Role: Kids Bullied, Actor Reflects
17 Apr
Summary
- Children of Ali Asgar faced bullying due to his drag characters.
- The actor felt typecast and limited in his career opportunities.
- Ali Asgar reflects on his past roles without regret, acknowledging their impact.
Veteran actor Ali Asgar, known for his extensive career spanning 40 years across television and films, recently revealed the profound personal impact of his widely recognized drag characters. Most notably, his portrayal of 'Dadi' on 'The Kapil Sharma Show' brought him immense popularity, but this success came at a cost.
Asgar disclosed in a podcast interview that his children endured bullying in school due to his on-screen persona. This situation prompted him to take a break from such roles, reflecting on how writers and creators found it convenient to assign him repetitive female characters, limiting his scope for diverse performances.
Despite the challenges and the pain of being typecast, Ali Asgar stated that he does not regret the characters he played. He acknowledged that these roles provided him with his livelihood and continue to secure him work in corporate shows, even years after he stopped appearing in them on television.
