A CTOR Ranvir Shorey says the fear of being typecast has consistently influenced his career choices, prompting him to seek out diverse roles that push him beyond his comfort zone. With roles in mainstream blockbusters like Ek Tha Tiger, Singh Is Kinng, and Lakshya; independent films such as Khosla Ka Ghosla, Bheja Fry, Mithya, A Death In The Gunj, and Sonchiriya; and OTT series including Metro Park, Sunflower, and Tabbar, Shorey has earned a reputation as a versatile actor. "I've tried never to repeat parts because I grew up on the fringes of the filming business. The word 'typecasting' has haunted me from the time I became an actor, and that has influenced a lot of the choices that I've made. "So, each time, I try to do something new and completely different. That's what the endeavour is," the actor told PTI recently. Shorey currently stars in the series Pyramid Scheme, which revolves around ambition, greed, and the risky world of quick money.

 

Echoing similar concerns about being slotted into same roles, his co-actor from Pyramid Scheme, Paramvir Cheema said he has consciously tried to avoid falling into the trap. "The fear of repeating myself would haunt me. I would mostly be offered Punjabi characters, silent parts. For instance, in case of Border 2, I had to convince the director (Anurag Singh) to don't give me a character where I've to wear a pagri (turban), and that I can speak Haryanvi. I am glad he trusted me," Cheema, best known for Border 2, Black Warrant, and Chamak, said. "I had done Sapne vs Everyone, which was on YouTube, in which I played a boy from Delhi. When The Pyramid Scheme came to me, I was like, 'This will be a breakthrough role,' and I knew I had to give my best, and I did," the actor added. Pyramid Scheme is set against the backdrop of culturally rich Haridwar and follows Goldy (Cheema), a charming and enterprising young man chasing a better life, who somehow finds himself pulled into the flashy, weirdly convincing world of pyramid marketing. The Prime Video series is created by Shreynash Pandey and directed by Ashish R Shukla and Pandey.