Naagin 5: Sharad Malhotra talks about his and Surbhi's chemistry

Naagin 5 co-stars Sharad Malhotra and Surbhi Chandna's on-screen chemistry in the supernatural thriller has made fans refer to them as VeBa after their characters, Veer and Bani.

Naagin 5 co-stars Sharad Malhotra and Surbhi Chandna's on-screen chemistry in the supernatural thriller has made fans refer to them as VeBa after their characters, Veer and Bani. Though the two are working together for the first time, they share a comfort level.

Who would have thought that the pairing of a bad boy and a good girl will create so much buzz on social media? But well, it did. Sharad Malhotra and Surbhi Chandna's on-screen chemistry in the supernatural thriller "Naagin 5" is much appreciated by the audience, and their fans even coined the name VAni for them, from their character names Veer and Bani. Even the actor is in awe of his co-star's performance and shared that their energies match somewhere.

Sharad Malhotra

Talking about their chemistry, Sharad said, "We are looking at something lethal, we are looking at a bad boy and a good girl, that's the sort of combination I want to see on-screen. A good girl, who is a little vulnerable, who is a little naive, and you have a guy who is all spiced up and he is wicked. It's a beautiful amalgamation of a bad boy and a good girl, and this is what people want to see, and luckily that's what they got to see."

Malhotra added, "Surbhi and my energies match. We both have that understanding and telepathy, which has worked well. Honestly, it's so effortless with Surbhi. Sometimes when we are performing the scenes, you start feeling it, and it just flows. I hope it gets better with every episode." He adds, "Your co-actor needs to be comfortable in your zone and vice-versa."

"Honestly, it's been so effortless with Surbhi. Sometimes when we are performing our scenes they are so beautifully written that when you are performing, as an actor also, you start feeling it, and it just flows. Luckily, somewhere both Surbhi and my energies are matching. Your co-actor needs to be comfortable in your zone and vice versa. So, somewhere we both have that understanding, and that telepathy, which has worked till now and I am hoping it gets better with every scene," he continued.

The "Kasam Tere Pyaar Ki" actor recently recovered from COVID and resumed the shoot of Ekta Kapoor's popular franchise. He plays the role of Veer Singhania, the reincarnation of Cheel, in the show. This is the first time that he is playing a negative character on-screen and shared that though he was apprehensive about accepting this role, he looked at it as a good opportunity. He also thanked Ekta for envisioning him as a bad boy on-screen.

"I was nervous about taking up this character, as I have never played a negative character on-screen. This being the first, I had apprehensions, but at the same time, I felt it's an opportunity where it does well or it does bad, there won't be anything in between. People have seen me play a good guy, the very adarsh sanskaari beta, the warrior, the romantic guy, but I was taken by surprise when Ekta ma'am offered me this role, and hats off to her vision," he said. "I could never see myself playing the quintessential bad boy on-screen. But he is not a bad boy, he is not black or white, he is grey. That's where I get to play around a lot. So, I get to have my nuances, body language, voice modulation, and all of that can be twisted but not in a dark way. He is basically from a family of evil people, while he is not that evil. Somewhere he has that streak of niceness in him, and I guess that's what makes him more interesting and exciting," Sharad signed off.

The shoot of the show was recently stalled after Sharad tested Covid positive. His co-stars Surbhi Chandna, Mohit Sehgal and Suchit Vikram Singh have undergone coronavirus test. Mohit and Surbhi subsequently shared that they have tested negative.

Sharing a health update, Mohit wrote on Instagram about himself and his wife, actress Sanaya Irani: "Me and @sanayairani both have been tested negative bit still to be sure of it. We will be performing the tests again by Tuesday or Wednesday. They say usually after 5 days of getting in contact with the covid positive person the virus starts to spread in ur body if it has to.. Will update soon."

He urged fans to be "extra careful". "Stop pulling ur mask down and stop saying u won't get it because u know what u r no different . Most of us are getting it . Please be ultra careful and take all the precautions."

Surbhi express relief, too. "It was important for me to keep my mind stable and sane because these few hours have been mentally exhausting especially the big stress was for the parents. Thank you and big love for the strength. #TestedNegative," she wrote on Instagram Story.

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