India, June 28 -- Actor Himash 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 Ki Zero, in what he says will be a break from his chocolate boy image that started from his first film, Yaariyan (2014). "In Aryabhatt Ki 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 and Kalia, which we shot in Almora (Uttarakhand). That's also ready," he tells us. Though he was absent from the screens, Kohli says he was working behind the camera: "Keeping away from OTT and cinema was intentional. I was away, but was still working with music videos and on my skills. I produced a short film Gehrav (2023), and it travelled a lot and showed a different side of me," he tells us, adding, "I wanted to show what I am capable of. The kind of projects I was getting did not align with the kind of roles I wanted to do. My short film and music videos give a window to the kind of world I believe in and want to project." Now, he hopes to open a new chapter in his life. "Dynamics nowadays are very challenging, but opportunities are huge. Films of the biggest stars can fail and an independent film can do wonders," he ends....