India, May 15 -- Following a nearly eight-month break, Shabir Ahluwalia, is gearing up to return to the small screen. Ask why he chose to come back to television and not another medium and the actor replies, "TV is like home ground. I will always be visible there, no matter what I do in films or on OTT. I have consistently received work, even when the medium is on the verge of a paradigm shift."

The actor took time off after his last show, Pyaar ka Pehla Naam: Radha Mohan, to spend time with his family. With several shows recently being shut down, one wonders if the 45-year-old stepped away to weigh his prospects in the industry. "There's no denying that things have changed; while a number of shows wrapped up before scheduled time, some ...