India, June 11 -- He may consider Malayalam cinema his home, but Roshan Mathew agrees that Hindi cinema is where he first began his love affair with the camera. The actor, known for films like Moothon, Kappela, and C U Soon (and Darlings for Hindi viewers), is currently basking in the success of his latest series, Kankhajura. The actor speaks with HT about the show, and his 'homecoming' to Hindi.

Kankhajura saw Roshan play a devious and scheming antihero for the first time in his career. "It was a lot of fun," he says with a smile, adding, "The primary reason why I was excited to play Ashu (his character in Kankhajura) is that I haven't done anything like this. I hadn't realised that I actually haven't played a character like this. Parti...