Surinder Vicky on not being a part of Kohhra 2: ‘I didn’t know when it was happening’

(From left) Suvinder Vicky and Barun Sobti in ‘Kohrra’. Pics/Youtube, Instagram

You can't talk about Kohrra (2023) without talking about Suvinder Vicky, its breakout star. Now, the Netflix crime thriller has moved on to its second season, albeit without him, and so has he, with the upcoming series Shabad - Reet Aur Riwaaz. Even then, during our chat, Vicky's attachment to Kohrra was evident as he asked, chuckling, "Are people missing me?"

The second season of Sudip Sharma's creation features Barun Sobti from the original alongside Mona Singh, a new entrant in the universe. Was it always designed to go ahead without him, we asked Vicky. "Initially, I think the makers didn't expect the show to blow up in a way that there would be a second season. Sudip has also [said] that. I didn't even know when the second part was happening, or if it was happening at all. I was shooting for Glory [his upcoming Netflix show] at that time. When I was told that I wasn't part of Kohrra 2, I thought, ‘Okay, I anyway have work'."

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Did he feel bad about being left out? "Not at all. Whatever happens, happens for the good," smiled Vicky, presumably referring to Shabad. The ZEE5 family drama features the actor as a strict patriarch, who wants his son to follow in his footsteps as a Ragi singer. To Vicky, a parent to two girls, the opportunity to explore a father-son relationship was exciting. He recalled, "After the shoot, I hugged my father, which I had never done in my life. I couldn't tell him that I love him, so I made an excuse to hug him. I felt so much warmth for him after doing the show."

Unlike his character, Vicky wouldn't dream of thrusting his wishes on his daughters. But the actor in him is hopeful that they may join the film industry. "My younger daughter wants to become a doctor, but I tell her that she should try acting. My elder daughter has done a Punjabi film. She asks me if she should [continue] and I [encourage her]. My name [may] help her a bit. Ananya Panday and so many star daughters are doing it. So, why not my daughters?"