‘I
knew
I
wouldn’t
be
offered
hero
roles
anymore.
That
is
why
when
I
accepted
this
show.’
“Baba
Nirala
Ki
Jai!.”
The
exuberant
chants
echo
as
Bobby
Deol
walks
in
at
the
trailer
launch
for
Aashram
3.
The
show,
which
premiered
in
2020,
readies
for
the
second
part
of
season
3
and
sees
Bobby’s
return
as
self-proclaimed
godman
Baba
Nirala.
Aaditi
Pohankar,
Bobby
Deol,
Darshan
Kumaar
and
Chandan
Roy
Sanyal
at
the
Aashram
3
trailer
launch.
Photograph:
Rajesh
Karkera/Rediff.com
“Japnaam,”
Bobby
addresses
the
room
with
the
popular
catchphrase
that
he
utters
in
the
show
and
gets
loud
applause
in
return.
Bobby
then
proceeds
to
make
heartfelt
revelations.
“I
knew
I
wouldn’t
be
offered
hero
roles
anymore.
That
is
why
when
I
accepted
this
show
but
I
did
not
even
tell
my
family.
I
was
waiting
for
the
show
to
come
out
and
then
see
their
reaction,”
Bobby
said.
WATCH:
Bobby
Deol
reveals
his
family’s
reaction
to
Aashram.
Bobby
was
surprised
with
the
lead
role
offer
after
Director
Prakash
Jha
finished
narrating
the
story.
He
was
reluctant
to
inform
his
father
(Dharmendra)
and
elder
brother
(Sunny
Deol)
about
the
show
due
to
its
controversial
subject.
Bobby
confided
only
in
wife
Tanya
Deol.
“The
subject
of
Aashram
was
such
that
if
I
had
told
my
parents
or
my
brother,
they
would
have
questioned
me,
saying,
‘Why
are
you
doing
this?’
“My
wife
supported
me
and
told
me,
‘Follow
your
heart.
I
am
with
you’.”
Prakash
Jha,
Aaditi
Pohankar,
Bobby
Deol,
Darshan
Kumaar
and
Chandan
Roy
Sanyal
at
the
Aashram
3
trailer
launch.
Photograph:
Rajesh
Karkera/Rediff.com
Aashram
proved
to
be
a
game-changer
for
Bobby
as
he
achieved
a
significant
turning
point
in
his
career
that
led
to
big-ticket
projects
like
Animal,
Love
Hostel,
Kanguva
and
Daaku
Maharaaj.
“At
the
end
of
the
day,
I
think
things
fall
in
place.
As
actors,
we
want
to
do
our
best
but
sometimes,
it
takes
one
person
to
take
a
chance
on
you.
Thanks
to
Prakashji
who
believed
in
me.
He
has
changed
my
life
in
many
ways.”
WATCH:
Why
Bobby
thinks
Chandan
Roy
Sanyal
is
a
“badmash
actor”
Aaditi,
Bobby,
Prakash
Jha,
Darshan
Kumaar,
Chandan
Roy
Sanyal
at
the
Aashram
3
launch.
Photograph:
Rajesh
Karkera/Rediff.com
The
trailer
for
the
latter
half
of
Aashram
3
shows
more
troubles
for
Baba
Nirala
as
he
finds
himself
trapped
between
a
revenge-seeking
Pammi,
played
by
Aaditi
Pohankar,
and
power-hungry
Bhopa
Swami,
played
by
Chandan
Roy
Sanyal.
The
show
promises
more
dramatic
showdowns
as
these
characters
double
cross
each
other.
“The
thing
about
these
characters
is
that
they
are
all
characterless,”
says
Director
Prakash
Jha,
“and
that’s
what
makes
this
new
season
so
interesting.”
Aaditi
Pohankar
and
Bobby
Deol
at
the
Aashram
3
launch.
Photograph:
Rajesh
Karkera/Rediff.com
“I
lost
my
father
in
the
middle
of
the
shoot,”
says
Aaditi.
“It
was
a
difficult
time
for
me
but
I
found
comfort
in
the
entire
team
of
Aashram.”
WATCH:
Aaditi
Pohankar
talks
about
her
role
in
Aashram.
Bobby
was
asked
if
he
is
getting
comfortable
playing
villains
as
seen
in
his
recent
outings.
“People
love
a
good
bad-boy
character,
and
that
has
worked
for
me.
But
I
have
just
begun
my
journey
again,
and
there
is
a
lot
more
I
want
to
explore
as
an
actor.”
The
new
season
of
Aashram
premieres
on
February
27
on
the
Amazon
MX
Player.
