'Mumbai Diaries 26/11' Actor Recalls His Own Horrifying Experience During Mumbai Terror Attack

After working in the entertainment industry for over a decade, actor Satyajeet Dubey made a striking OTT debut with the Amazon Prime Video series Mumbai Diaries: 26/11.

Not many know that Satyajeet was also one of the youngest actors to make his Bollywood debut in 'Always Kabhi Kabhi' produced by Shah Rukh Khan's Red chilies entertainment.

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He later played a double role in the 2015 comedy movie 'Baankey Ki Crazy Baraat.' But it took him many years to finally choose the right 'project' for his web series debut.

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Satyjaeet revealed that the offers he was getting weren't exciting as most were of 'second' seasons of existing shows or weren't 'prime' roles. He chose 'Mumbai Diaries' because the script impressed him.

In an interview with News18, Satyajeet was quoted as saying,

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"I am 31 today, and I have been working in the industry since I was 17. I have taken my own time, but I want to do quality work over quantity. When I read the script, I was completely blown away. I said to myself that this has to be my first OTT show. I am glad ¡®Mumbai Diaries 26/11¡¯ turned out to be my OTT debut."

Dubey recalled how he moved to Mumbai a year before the horrific terror attack took place. Recalling the memory that still haunts him, he added,

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¡°My mother was against me shifting to the city, but I somehow managed to convince her. I was in my second year of college and was staying in Andheri. I remember strolling on the street when a police vehicle passed by, and through a loudspeaker, the police were urging people to stay inside their homes. Soon, we discovered that Mumbai was under attack. One of our neighbors used to work at an office in South Mumbai. Two days later, his dead body arrived. It was really shocking for all of us."

Produced by Monisha Advani and Madhu Bhojwani of Emmay Entertainment, the show is directed by 'Kal Ho Naa Ho' and 'D-Day' director Nikkhil Advani along with Nikhil Gonsalves.

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Apart from Dubey, 'Mumbai Diaries 26/11' also stars Konkona Sen Sharma, Mohit Raina, Tina Desai, Shreya Dhanwanthary, Natasha Bharadwaj, Mrunmayee Deshpande, and Prakash Belawadi.