Mumbai: Abhishek Malhan is trying on a role that has nothing to do with the persona he's known for. In Alright! TV app's Romeo On Duty, he plays a police officer, a real shift from the digital creator and reality TV personality that built his following in the first place.
The character is confident, fearless and doesn't bother softening how he says things. It's a departure from the version of Abhishek that audiences have watched online and on reality shows, and the show leans into that gap rather than smoothing it over.
He plays a cop who doesn't wait around when there's a problem to deal with. There's a dabangg quality to him, a willingness to be ruthless when the situation calls for it, and that toughness sits in sharp contrast to the softer, romantic side of the story.
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Sep 23, 2026The central relationship complicates things further. His character and Farrhana Bhatt's character start off clashing, their early scenes built on banter and personalities that don't match up at all. Neither backs down easily, and that stubbornness is a big part of what makes their dynamic worth watching.
As the story moves forward, that hostility starts to shift into something harder to define. The enemies-to-lovers turn gives Abhishek's character a chance to show what's underneath the tough exterior.
For Abhishek, the show is a step further into scripted work, away from the digital space he's built his name in. It asks for a different kind of presence altogether, one built on authority and intensity rather than the persona audiences already know.
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Sep 23, 2026With romance, drama and action all in the mix, Romeo On Duty puts Abhishek Malhan in a role nobody has seen him play before.
