Freddy Daruwala: Playing a villain is appealing but I want to essay positive roles

Actor Freddy Daruwala wooed the audiences when he played the role of the lead antagonist in Holiday: A Soldier Is Never Off Duty, but the actor now wants to portray different characters on the big screen.

Freddy Daruwala shot to instant fame after he entered Bollywood with Akshay Kumar-starrer Holiday: A Soldier Is Never Off Duty (2014). Playing the role of the lead antagonist — head of sleeper cells — Freddy redefined the way villains looked on-screen. Later, he went on to play other grey characters in his films, such as, Force 2 (2016), Commando 2 (2017). However, the actor now wants to explore positive roles and is looking forward to playing a lead role soon.

Freddy Daruwala is likely to be a part of Commando 3 starring Vidyut Jammwal.

“I want to essay roles where the audience would love me. Playing a villain is appealing, but I would like to play positive characters too. As an actor, I don’t want to restrict myself,” says Freddy, who will once again play the lead antagonist in his upcoming Telugu film, Touch Chesi Chudu.

Meanwhile, the 33-year-old has been signed by filmmaker Vipul Shah for a three-film deal and is looking forward to start shooting for one of them, where he plays a parallel lead alongside actor Saif Ali Khan. A medical drama, the film is an adaptation of the Nicole Kidman-Colin Firth starrer Before I Go to Sleep. However, Freddy is tight-lipped about his role in the film.

“I play a parallel lead in the film and we will start shooting for it in September. I think Vipul will be directing it,” says Freddy, adding that his association with Shah goes a long way. “Having worked together before, he believes in me and is keen on giving me more scope as an actor. He also feels that I can do more. Hence the three film deal, where I’m expected to play different and interesting characters,” says Freddy.

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