India, June 28 -- Actor Himansh Kohli has been away from the screen for nearly a decade, with his last onscreen appearance in Sweety Weds NRI and Ranchi Dairies (both 2017). Now he will be seen in Aryabhatt Ka Zero, in what he says will be a break from his chocolate boy image that started from his first film, Yaariyan (2014).

"In Aryabhatt Ka Zero, I am seen in a very deglam avatar. I got involved at the writing stage and contributed to different departments. Then I produced a commercial film, Julia aur Kalia, which we shot in Bhowali in Almora district (Uttarakhand). That's also ready," he tells us.

His intent was to break that Yaariyan image which was repeatedly being offered to me.

Though he was absent from the screens, Kohli says h...