Jimmy Sheirgill feels there is nothing wrong in playing community characters. The on-screen character, whose Saheb Biwi Aur Gangster has made him one of the most loved selections of movie producers for jobs that include weapons and family contest, commented that his most recent release Family of Thakurganj is set in an alternate world.
"When such a film is offered, it gets difficult for you to decide after you have done a Saheb, Biwi Aur Gangster. Now even in this one if I pick up guns and put a mustache, everything will become the same. But the film has its own identity. It is a different world. It is completely opposite to that," Jimmy Shergill said
Group of Thakurganj additionally stars Saurabh Shukla, Mahie Gill, and Supriya Pilgaonkar. Explaining more on his character, Jimmy Sheirgill stated "There is a family in this fictitious town of Thakurganj. Some people in the family live lawfully, some live unlawfully. My character is a little lawless in his approach. He has his own ideologies and isn't bothered about things. When he returns home, he becomes a family man so that nobody knows what he might be doing outside. So, there is humor in the film, even in serious situations. There is no dull moment."
Jimmy, who has been for quite a while just adhering to community characters, anyway disproved that it was a purposeful choice. The on-screen character stated, "I don't see anything wrong in playing small-town characters. We ourselves hail from small towns so maybe are able to understand it better. The fun in playing such characters is sometimes more than that from big towns."
