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Baweja, who has been appreciated for portraying a morally grey cop, says he internalised his character’s shrewdness and conflict. “What I loved about him was the power dynamics he gets into. When he is talking to Jagruti Pathak [Tanna’s character], he believes he is in control. But he later realises he was being played as well. His grey shades were fun to explore. There are no dialogues to suggest that he feels bad for Jagruti towards the end. Hansal and I decided to reflect that in my performance.”

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Baweja is evidently happy to return to acting. But he remembers the negativity that surrounded his first innings. Ahead of his debut film’s release, he was constantly compared to Hrithik Roshan owing to their physical similarities, only to be written off when his movies didn’t weave magic at the box office. After Dishkiyaoon (2014), Baweja quit acting. The decision hurt initially, but he says it was important for his family and him. “I feel that the media was absolutely unfair to me. When I had done my first few films, a barrage of harsh and mean things were written [about me]. It’s part and parcel of the business, but it hurts when it gets too personal. There were times when I’d make sure that the papers didn’t come home, or that my mom didn’t see them. I quit because effectively, things didn’t pan out the way they initially [appeared]. Today, the same family who avoided reading papers is now looking forward to the next article on me.”