'Very Difficult', Abhishek Banerjee On Taking Up Exciting Roles To Match Up To 'Hathoda Tyagi'

Abhishek Banerjee never anticipated the role of 'Hathoda Tyagi' in 'Paatal Lok' web series to be such a smash hit, given the character's lack of dialogue and limited screen time.

However, he recalls "some magic" being produced while filming, not only because of the controlled wrath he managed to communicate, but also because of the way the series was made.

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"I fell completely in love with the role, and somewhere in the back of my mind, I knew it had the potential to change my life. Of course, I had no idea that people would probably know me as 'Hathoda Tyagi'. I have to constantly try and do something which is as exciting as Hathoda, which is going to be very difficult," actor Abhishek Banerjee told IANS.

The actor who was recently seen in Keith Gomes's iPhone short 'Sex, Likes, and Stories,' in which he plays the character of 'Chokra Boy,' who comes from a simple social and economic background and uses social media to pretend to be someone else and live a completely different life. Banerjee acknowledges that the character is diametrically opposed to himself.

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Talking about it, he said, "I am who I am. Believe me, I cannot even pretend in an interview with a media person."

The actor, who is famous for conducting considerable study before playing a character, believes that doing so is always a good idea and helps to bring forth different colours and nuances. Even when he is not preparing for a part, he travels, takes copious notes, and meets new people.

"To form a character in your mind you need to understand space and their backgrounds. Travelling not only allows you to meet new people but also learn about different places, distinct cultures, and diverse societal norms."

Banerjee, who did theatre for several years in Delhi before shifting base to Mumbai feels the medium goes a long way in enhancing.

"It is essential that the audience feels exactly what you are trying to portray for them to emotionally connect with the scene, and training in theatre goes a long way in ensuring that."

Pataal Lok Recap

Coming to Paatal Lok, It is an Indian Hindi-language crime thriller web television series on Amazon Prime Video, created by Sudip Sharma, who wrote the script along with Sagar Haveli, Hardik Mehta and Gunjit Chopra, and directed by Avinash Arun and Prosit Roy. The series was produced by Anushka Sharma, under the banner Clean Slate Filmz, and stars Jaideep Ahlawat, Gul Panag, Neeraj Kabi, Swastika Mukherjee, Ishwak Singh, and Abhishek Banerjee. Loosely based on Tarun Tejpal's 2010 novel The Story of My Assassins, the series is about a disillusioned cop who lands the case of an assassination attempt gone wrong.

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The actor, who is currently working on films such as 'Apurva,' 'Stree 2', 'Dream Girl 2', and 'Rana Naidu 2', also says he is looking forward to collaborating on an action picture.