Jimmy ditches sweet image

Jimmy Shergill, who is currently gearing up for the release of his suspense J thriller film Sikandar Ka Muqaddar, alongside Tamannaah Bhatia and Avinash Tiwari, recently opened up on breaking his chocolate boy image. He stated that he deliberately sought out offbeat roles in diverse films to break away from the image.

Speaking to Hindustan Times, Jimmy said, "I felt that agar yahi naach-gana karta raha, 3-4 saal mein ghar pe baith jaunga. It will be over and done with." He added, "That is when films like Haasil, Munnabhai MBBS, A Wednesday, and Tanu Weds Manu came. I tried to make my look more real, without makeup, and bring more hardness to my face. Ab itna hard ho jayega, yeh nahi socha tha. Now, the challenge is to try and to go back and bring that innocence back." The actor says in a bid to support new directors, there were times when he bit more than he could chew.