Published 14:25 IST, May 29th 2020
Nikitin Dheer from 'Raktanchal' says he is 'happy to make OTT debut as Waseem Khan'
Nikitin Dheer was recently seen in Raktanchal as Waseem Khan. The actor opened up about the show, character and other details. Read on to know more.
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Nikitin Dheer is set to make his debut on an OTT platform and he is very happy with character he would be playing for his debut. actor has appeared in several Bollywood films like Chennai Express, Dabangg 2, Freaky Ali among ors. He opened up about his character Waseem Khan, a mafia lord in crime drama series, Raktanchal. show released on May 28 and is available on MX Player.
Nikitin Dheer talks about his character Waseem Khan
A leading media portal asked Nikitin that what prompted him to take up series Raktanchal. actor told portal that character of Waseem Khan was something, he had t attempted earlier and found story of series very interesting. He furr said that story and character are fictionalized but are based on incidents from 80s.
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Talking furr about series, a media portal asked Nikitin that since series is set in 1980s, it was difficult to adapt to that era and what reference point for his character could he share. actor responded that he has been an avid Bollywood fan and has grown up watching Hindi movies. He furr told portal that since he himself is an 80s kid, a lot of references come from re.
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actor added to his comments and told portals that while he took reference from all above-stated things, he used a lot of his own imagination as well. Nikitin told portal that director and team made it easier for him to get in skin of character. Moreover, he said that series has been shot in Varanasi, which is a beautiful ancient city and more one travels more y understand mindset of people.
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Nikitin talked about how is Raktanchal different from any or shows on web. He told a media portal that everything has an audience and w, all kinds of web series are being made because audience has evolved and wants to see different kinds of content. He furr said that today audience allows a story to be told without jumping to conclusions.
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Nikitin told a portal that this is best time to narrate a story, be it from a particular era, a frothy love story, or comedy. actor furr said that ir show was supposed to get released in April and due to lockdown it got delayed. However, he feels that during lockdown, audience has gone through a lot of content across OTT platforms and consumption has increased.
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14:25 IST, May 29th 2020