Romil And Jugal shows mirror to society, says Rajeev

Rajeev Siddhartha, who plays a crucial role in the same sex "Romil And Jugal" love story, says the forthcoming series shows a mirror to the society where homosexuality is taboo.

The actor, who plays Romil, told: "One of the interesting parts of my character is how he discovers his sexual orientation and because of the social pressure, he could not come out and deal with the fact that he is homosexual until he meets Jugal."

"That is one of the realities where in our society at times, we fail to deal with our orientation thinking this is all wrong because our mind is conditioned in a certain way. Here (in the Indian society) homosexuality is a taboo. So, this web series shows a mirror to the society in an entertaining manner."

Does he fear of getting typecast?
"Getting a role in a film is tough anyway because of huge competition in the film industry. Having said that, I don't think people will not cast me because I played a gay character on screen.

Times are changing and now films are more character-driven. So if someone will find potential in me, I believe they will cast me in a film," he said. Produced by Ekta Kapoor and directed by Nupur Asthana, "Romil and Jugal" will stream on Alt Balaji app from April 16.