Ashiesh Roy is all set to break his image of a comic actor. He has been into comedy for the past seven-eight years. He has now taken a U-turn. The actor is playing the role of a villain on Zee??€�s <em> Chaldi Da Naam Gaddi</em> after a long gap. He is going to play the character of a Bengali man named Das Gupta.

After Deven Bhojani aka Gattu bhai , the producers of the Star One weekly <em>Ghost Bana Dost</em> have roped in two more cast members from <em>Baa Bahu Aur Baby</em> to play pivotal characters in one of the forthcoming episodes. Rajesh Kumar and Ashiesh Roy will play the owner and CEO of a television channel respectively. The sinking TRPs of the duo's show is saved by the protagonist Dabboo and the friendly ghost Ni Ke, after many dramatic twists and turns, of course.

He's not a new face to television. Only you have never seen him host a show on his own. Last seen applauding the champions on Star One's <em>Great Indian Laughter Challenge</em>, ace stand up comic Johny Lever is getting ready to don a new cap - that of a show anchor. <em>Johny Ala Re</em> is the new comedy show for Zee TV that Lever will be anchoring in the next couple of months.

Sahara One's <em>Adaa</em> which started just a month ago, has had its first casualty. Ashiesh Roy is no more doing the show. Precisely put, today is the last day he's shooting for it. Ashiesh says that he is not happy with the way his role has shaped up. "Deepshikha, Nirmal Pandey and I were narrated that the show was based on the dance academy, and we were supposed to be the three heads. What is happening is that it is turning out to be a youth romance," he rues.

Not so long ago, Delnaz Paul said goodbye to Rajan Wagdhare's <em>Yes Boss</em> on Sab TV. Now, it's Ashiesh Roy's turn to say 'au revoir'. Roy claims there was no friction between him and the production house or the channel. "I started getting lots of offers for other good roles. With <em>Yes Boss</em>,I was straitjacketed as a comedian. It's just a matter of taking one step ahead in your career. I sat with Wagdhare who is like family to me. He said he had no problems if I quit."