Bollywood star Shahid Kapoor, who is ready to make his digital debut with a collection by The Family Man creators Raj Nidimoru and Krishna DK, says he needed to problem himself as an actor together with his foray in streaming.
Dubbed as a unusual crime drama collection, the present is created and written by Nidimoru and DK for Prime Video. It is co-written by Sita R Menon, Suman Kumar and Hussain Dalal.
“The option to go on to the OTT platform was to interrupt the pattern, was to do one thing totally different and problem myself. I’ve been doing this for nearly 20 years, I have to really feel challenged and excited,” the actor advised PTI.
“If I’m not doing one thing new, I’ll get tired of it after which the viewers will get bored too. I at all times really feel the necessity to convey out little change, in order that it’s contemporary. So, this (present) was a chance to try this,” he added.
The 41-year-old actor stated as an artiste, one should attempt to ship a refreshing story on OTT platforms as viewers are already uncovered to diversified content material.
“Whenever you are attempting one thing totally different, you might be at all times nervous. People would possibly such as you in that area or won’t such as you in one other. So, it is best to at all times be humble and grounded.
“People have a lot of choices today, watch different types of content and you must always strive to give something that is refreshing,” he added.
Best identified for his efficiency in Jab We Met, Utta PunjabHaider and Padmavaat, the Delhi-born actor stated he completely loved working on the net present.
“It is a long form format; I was excited to see how I can build a character over eight to nine episodes in the first season. We will see what happens after that. But that is very different from playing a character which is two hours and pretty much in one stretch. All those things are exciting. I actually enjoyed myself a lot,” stated the actor.
The actor had been in search of a chance to group up with Nidimoru and DK, who’ve additionally directed movies resembling Go Goa Gone, Shor within the City and 99.
Without divulging particulars, the Kabir Singh star stated he will probably be enjoying somebody from the streets of Mumbai.
“I fully perceive (the character). That is what I used to be after I was 16-17 year-old, touring in trains, doing this, that. The road Mumbai child, with numerous ambition and desires and center class, decrease center class background. There is a criminal offense angle that occurs,” Kapoor stated.
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
