India, Oct. 30 -- In a decade-long acting career, Ammy Virk has moved effortlessly between Punjabi and Hindi films. While Punjabi cinema has allowed him to experiment with diverse roles, his Hindi outings, from Khel Khel Mein to Bad Newwz (both 2024), have largely showcased his comic side.

Does he feel Bollywood still tends to treat Punjabi actors as comic relief? "Comedy koi chhota kaam toh nahin hai. But experiments have started. Diljit Dosanjh paaji has done Amar Singh Chamkila (2024). It's not like we can't do serious roles. I've done those in Punjabi films like Qismat and Harjeeta (both 2018), which also won the National Award. It depends on the kind of film really today," he says.

The actor, who was recently seen in Goday Goday Ch...