India, Dec. 17 -- After having played a string of intense, often aggressive characters on television, Farman Haider says he reached a point where he wanted to pause and reassess the kind of stories he was telling through his work. "If I look at my previous shows, most of my characters were very toxic in their own way," he admits. "This time, what drew me in was the emotional makeup of the character - he is calm, composed, deeply sensitive and values people's emotions. That gentleness is his strength."

Farman who is currently a part of Jagadhatri opposite Sonakshi Batra, says that the appeal lay in portraying a man who balances softness with discipline. "He is fun, loving, emotionally intelligent, loyal and extremely protective of the peo...