Abhishek Banerjee reveals he was doubtful of pulling off his character in 'Paatal Lok'

Abhishek Banerjee is kwn for his work in Stree, Bala, Dream Girl and Mirzapur. actor has how acted as antagonist for Amazon Prime's latest web series Paatal Lok. Abhishek Banerjee plays role of Hathoda Tyagi who is a gangster who got his name due to his weapon of choice, a hammer. actor spoke about his character in series and various aspects surrounding it in an interview with a news portal.

Paatal Lok's Abhishek Banerjee talks about his initial reservation

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When asked about what caused Abhishek Banerjee to take up role of Hathoda Tyagi, actor mentioned that he did t pick it up at all. actor explained that Sudip Sharma had watched his work in Stree and asked him to audition for role of Hathoda Tyagi.

Abhishek Banerjee admitted that at time he was enjoying success of Stree and was happy in his element. However, playing a dark character like Hathoda Tyagi proved to be challenging for him. Hence, he admitted that he had doubts and was t sure if he would be able to pull off character in right spirit. However, actor mand to do well in his audition and eventually was locked for his role in series.

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On being asked about how Abhishek Banerjee mand to get into character of Hathoda Tyagi, actor said that he was er to find dimensions in character. He mentioned that he tried to look for real-life characters who remotely resembled Hathoda Tyagi or Vishal. Abhishek mentioned that he had to dig deep into political scenario to get into character’s skin and to understand perceptions of Hathoda Tyagi. Abhishek Banerjee admitted that re came a point when he himself began to act like a crime journalist and dig up information about crimes.

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Speaking about his co-stars in series, Abhishek Banerjee mentioned that 50 per cent of his work was done due to talented cast which was on set. He added that Jaideep Ahlawat and Neeraj Kabi are both talented actors and have always given ir 100 per cent effort on screen.

Abhishek Banerjee mentioned that it is times like se when one is surrounded by brilliant actors that one does t need to think much. He said that he was just in moment for his character and between shots. actor furr said that he also felt less pressure on technical issue and could focus on his craft easily. He ended by saying that when one works with co-stars better than oneself, set becomes a fun place to work in.

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