"As an actor, I have failed my mother"--Mohnish Behl

After a long innings on the big screen, Mohnish Behl's decision to try his luck on the small screen has not been a bad gamble at all. A few years back, Star Plus's Sanjivani saw him essaying the role of Shashank Gupta and earned him rave reviews. Later, viewers also loved him in Kahaani Ghar Ghar ki and Ek Ladki Anajni Si. Now, very soon Mohnish will be seen in Ekta's new show Kayamath. In a short and candid chat, Mohnish gets talking about his journey so far in the world of showbiz. "I always wanted to be a Pilot" I was a regular at the Bomaby Flying Club and aspired to become a pilot. But destiny had other plans for me. Acting was not something that I planned. It just happened one fine day and since my family was into films, it was not a tough decision to make. "As an actor, I have failed my mother" I still remember how my mother wanted to see me as a successful actor. After trying my luck as a hero in films, I realized that it was not something destined for me, despite being the son of Nutan, the superstar of her times. Later, I drifted into doing negative roles and am grateful to Sooraj Bharjataya for giving my career a new life with Maine Pyar Kiya. I sometimes feel that I haven't been able to live upto to my mother's expectations and have failed her when it comes to acting. "I have great respect for Ekta Kapoor" A lot was written about my tiff with Ekta Kapoor, but actually there was nothing like that. I was too occupied with Kahaani and had no dates for Kasamh Se. But somehow people portrayed the whole issue in a negative way. My new show Kayamath is an answer to all those rumours about the bad blood between me and Ekta. The new show Kayamath I consider myself lucky to be getting consistent work. I am playing Panchi Bora's father Inder in the show. Inder is very passionate about art but is forced to settle down in business. I have a short role in the show. I think it will last for about 15 episodes and my death leaves behind a conflict that carries the story further. Future Plans I am currently doing a film with Vikram Bhat called Life Mein Kabhi Kabhi. At the moment, I have no plans to turn to production or direction. I am happy the way things are going.