‘I get film roles, but I’m offered more interesting parts on OTT’
Actor Vishwas Kini is happy with the reviews for the second season of She, one of the select projects he chose after Veere Di Wedding (2018).
Surprisingly, after that hit, he didn’t go on a signing spree as expected. He reveals why, “I had to wait because people loved my character in Veere… so much that all parts offered back then were similar to it. But I wanted to play something different.”
Kini adds, “I feel that’s what I love about my job that it breaks the monotony in my life. So, when Fernandez (his character in She) came along, it changed my employment status. He was so cool. I read the part and just knew I
wanted to do it.”
While Kini is picky when it comes to film roles, the actor reveals that he has been offered better roles on the web. “I get film offers, but the parts are not as interesting. I would say I am getting offered more interesting and meaty characters on OTT than in films. OTT, in my perspective, is a writer’s medium to the core. Our writers are finally getting a chance to dream big and offer what they are truly capable of. Hence, our shows are getting a better response from the audience than the films, and this is just the beginning of what is to yet come,” says the actor, who only said yes to She because filmmaker Imtiaz Ali was involved with it.
“After Veere… released, I remember in my first round of press interviews, I was asked which director I wanted to work with. And Imtiaz sir’s name jumped out of my mouth, as I’ve had a deep romantic relationship with his films. So, when I was told about a crime thriller written by him, my jaw dropped, and once I read the script, I was game,” he signs off.