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MUMBAI: Kunal Pant is a prominent actor who has been seen in many popular projects.
He has learnt acting from FTII, Pune . Kunal got recognised after his Bollywood Debut in Sadda Adda. Pant has also been part of The Office on Hotstar, Rabindranath Tagore stories by Anurag Basu on Netflix , Illegal 2 on Voot , another feature film,Pati Patni and joe and recently in Shrikant Bashir on Sony tv and Sixer, a series by TVF on amazon miniTV. The actor has also been part of television shows like Sadda Haq, Shapath , Crime Patrol , Savdhaan India apart from various commercials, short films and sketches.
Ths actor stars in the show Shrikant Bashir which originally premiered on Sony LIV in 2020, and is now being telecast on Sony TV.
Written by Shiraz Ahmed, directed by Santosh Shetty, and starring Gashmeer Mahajani, Pooja Gor, Ashmita Jaggi, Yudhishthir Singh, and Kunal Pant. Team, the series follows the titular duo who work for an intelligence agency that secretly works to save India from national and international threats, The series is produced by Banijay Asia, it was previously SOT: Surgical Operation.
Now, that the series is premiering on television, TellyChakkar got in touch with the actor to talk about his role, finding a new audience, and more.
The series has premiered on TV after 2 years of it being on OTT, there is a whole new audience that is discovering the show just now, how has that reaction been?
For us, we never expected that this series would ever come on TV but when this story was conceptualized, it was done for the TV itself. But then, when we started making it, they thought about how we had made the show so well and had also invested so much money on it. This was a very expensive show which involved so many locations, action sequences, and actors. Hence, they converted this into a web series. So, now see a whole new section of people watching it because TV is free. When it was on Sony Liv, we had a different audience and there was a a huge difference in the numbers also. So, it feels good that more people are watching it and are interested in the show.
Do you think, taking inspiration from the episodic concept of shows, more makers and channels should focus on short-term shows or shows that are episodic?
Yes, absolutely. Wherever you go, you see things are concising, like youtube had long-form videos, and now they have youtube shorts. Instagram has started reels. I feel the same about television too because there is so much money involved and everything depends on the audience's reaction. I feel that television is also changing a little because people want to see different stories and it depends on how much we can tell the audience, grasp them, and then leave them on the hook. Later, we can go in for another season. So, that works from the business point of view. Also, it is better for the makers and for the channel, if they make a limited series and one can always come back for another season. I feel that can work out well for all the people in the scenario.
What would you like to say to the fans that have been following your work and the show?
We are working very hard and consistently to entertain you
So please keep apprecaiting our work. We consume a lot of content now-a-days, so I encourage you to consume good content because when you do that, it motivates the actors. With the advent and growth of social media, it is easier to voice your opinions and reach out to the creators, actors and makers to share your opinions as well because that too helps us to become better. Keep watching us and keep loving us.
Shrikant Bashir is a web series that is airing on Sony TV right now. Kunal plays the role of Madan Singh.
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