Ankur Dabas: Web space has changed the lives of so many struggling actors

The OTT platforms have undoubtedly boosted careers of many, including Ankur Dabas. The actor, who is earning plaudits for his role in web film Kaun Pravin Tambe? says, “Web series have changed the lives of so many struggling actors, and are also giving a real and honest perspective to the audience.”

Talking about success of his sports film, he says playing a real pivotal character like cricketer Ajay Kadam was very difficult, and he had put in a lot of hard work to make it look as alive as possible on-screen.

“I did not imagine getting so much appreciation for my role. I never felt like this before and at first, I was confused about my feelings when I saw the audience appreciating me as an actor. Still give me chills to just talk about it,” he says.

Dabas says that the young audience these days prefers to watch a real story with unknown actors, over a drama starring famous stars. “OTT has introduced so many new actors, and most of them are from the theatre. Being a theatre student, I know the feeling you get after playing a good role onscreen. That’s why you see (actors) Pankaj Tripathi, Manoj Bajpayee and so many great theatre actors in web series more often now. Web space is giving a chance to struggling actors to prove their talent,” he adds.