Sector 36: Vikrant Massey reveals his wife Sheetal could not recognize him in his look in the film, and other challenges

MUMBAI: Following the enormous success of his movie "12th Fail," Vikrant Massey is now prepared for yet another difficult and unique part in Netfliz's "Sector 36." Inspired on numerous real-life incidents, the movie portrays Massey as a serial killer. In a crucial part opposite him, Deepak Dobriyal plays a cat and mouse chaser in the movie. Vikrant recently discussed the movie, his part, the difficulties he had, and other topics with the media.

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Talking about his look in the film, Vikrant said, “The credit for that goes entirely to Aaditya. Even for the smallest of details, like if you noticed, I wore very light lenses. The reason behind that was to ensure the character had a subtle touch. We didn't want to overdo the look. We wanted to maintain a natural simplicity in the character's mustache as well, keeping it very minimalistic without making it stand out too much. We didn't experiment much, but it was still necessary to make the character look grounded without generalizing it. And as you mentioned, it's quite unrecognizable. My wife Sheetal almost took some time to realize that it was it's me she was watching, so she couldn't even recognize me.”

Speaking more about the film, Vikrant said, “The story really revolves around simplicity. In rural settings, especially in small towns and villages, many men tend to keep their appearance understated. Our aim was to make sure the character blends into the crowd and doesn't stand out. We didn't go for extreme experiments with the look, which was important to stay true to the story. The attention was on keeping things simple but effective.”

He added, “The film has a very strong and well-written script. Bodi has written it beautifully. When I first read it, I knew I had to be a part of it. It was very different from my previous work, like "Twelfth Fail," where I was involved in the scripting process as well. Here, the character I play required me to explore deeper emotions that I haven't portrayed before.”

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Vikrant concluded by saying, “I don't want to just grab attention by playing a serial killer or similar shocking roles for the sake of it. There are many ways to add shock value, but I don't think that's the right approach. If the story demands it, then it should happen naturally. There are enough sensational things happening in the world; we don't need to artificially add them just to pull in an audience. For me, it's about telling a story in the most authentic way possible. It's not about playing a dark role just for the sake of it. I want to bring depth and authenticity to every character. If the script doesn't require sensationalism, then why add it?”

Sector 36 is directed by debutant Aditya Nimbalkar and produced by Dinesh Vijan. The film will premiere on 13th September on Netflix.

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