'The Family Man' season two was a tall order: Raj Nidimoru

Director Raj Nidimoru, one half of duo Raj and DK behind Family Man, says working on second season of critically acclaimed web-series was a challenge.

directors, who are also creators of Maj Bajpayee-starrer, finished shooting upcoming chapter in Amazon Original Series early this month.

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first season received an overwhelming response from audiences in India and abro. It is a tall order. This is first time that we are in a sequel kind of territory. We have t done anything like this before. We did this because world in show is so exciting. It is interesting yet challenging to match up to expectations. We h to step it up," Raj told PTI.

" Family Man" follows a middle-class man, played by Bajpayee, secretly working for National Investigation ncy. co-director said new season will have a tone similar to its 2019 debut but it will be more exciting. " design of show is such that it is close to reality we have picked up from real life incidents but have me a fictitious story that goes with series," he ded.

Besides Bajpayee, first season also featured Priyamani, Sharib Hashmi, Neeraj Mhav, Pawan Chopra, Kishore Kumar, Shar Kelkar and Gul Panag. South star Samantha Akkineni, who is making her web debut with upcoming season, features in a pivotal role. "What Samantha is playing in show is going to be a bit of a revelation. She is playing something unique, something she has never done before," Raj teased.

He said season two should be out by end of year. " season two has been finished in record time. We have been shooting around August last year. We are aiming for similar date (as season one) it should come out at end of year, Raj said. On movie front, director duo is developing three different scripts. Asked about film with Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan, Raj said, He has to anunce that, we are waiting." 

(With PTI inputs)