Why Darshan Kumar is ready to take up projects even in Covid times

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P andemic or not, actor Darshan Kumar has faith in safety measures being taken on shoot locations. And that’s why he’ll not let the fear of Covid prevent him from taking up any kind of work. “Production houses and directors are taking things very seriously, choosing locations according to the situation. That’s what happened with The Family Man 2 and Aashram,” says the actor.

Recalling an incident he says, “On April 4, Prakash ji (Jha, director) took the decision that we’re not going into the shoot of the next season. We loved it and said, ‘Thank God we cancelled at that time’. Otherwise there would’ve been something drastic.”

All praise for the efforts being taken by the producers, Kumar, 34, goes on to add, “They’re very sensible people, they’ll plan things extremely carefully. Hence, I’m only focusing on good subjects and good web shows and not giving up work because of any such fear.”

And his choices are certainly paying off. The second season of The Family Man worked very well and fetched him good reviews. He played the antagonist, Major Sameer, but people began thinking he’s from Pakistan.

He tells us, “The audience has been divided into two parts. One loved my attitude and personality on the show — my social media was filled with messages saying they loved my work. The other side thought I’m an ISI agent. They started abusing me, saying ‘Hindustan ki taraf dekhoge toh cheer denge’. I take that as a compliment. Getting appreciation, people loving your work, be it in a film or web series, that’s what an actor wants.”

Production and houses taking are directors very things seriously. KUMAR, DARSHAN Actor