Ronit Roy on his acting career; Got good work in cinema

Mumbai, March 23: He received unprecedented popularity with his role as Rishabh Bajaj in "Kasauti Zindagi Kii" and later as Mihir Virani in "Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi", becoming one of the highest paid actors in the small screen industry. But Ronit Roy says there came a point when he felt he was "dying inside", and so he distanced himself from the television medium.

"You know, there was a time I earned as much money as of a film actor during my days in TV. But I had to stop it somewhere... Because things were not happening that way (in a progressive manner), and I was dying inside.

"I was telling myself 'No, I cannot do it anymore', 'I cannot push myself anymore'. So I stopped working on TV series," Ronit said.

From "Udaan" and "Ugly" to "2 States", "Student of the Year", "That Girl In Yellow Boots" and "Kaabil", Ronit has done an array of roles in films.

He feels "good work in cinema" is coming to him.

"Though my role in 'Thugs of Hindostan' is not big (length) but the experience is great. I have worked with Aamir (Khan) and Mr (Amitabh) Bachchan, become a close friend with our director (Vijay Krishna Acharya)," added the actor, who once earned the epithet of 'Amitabh Bachchan of small screen'.