Six months into the yr, Shriya Pilgaonkar has already featured in two common internet sequence. After beginning 2023 with Taaza Khabar, the actor just lately reprised her position within the second season of Crackdown. An online sequence being renewed for a second version is an indication of success, however it may be difficult for actors. “The second season can’t be extra of the identical,” states Pilgaonkar. “In Crackdown 2, I did extra [demanding] motion sequences, and there was a robust emotional graph.”
Final yr, Pilgaonkar was some of the profitable actors in digital leisure, grabbing eyeballs with Responsible Minds and The Damaged Information. However there’s a flipside to it. “I’ve seen that as a result of I’ve achieved extra work in digital leisure, individuals have began labelling me an OTT actor. I don’t know what it means. An actor is an actor throughout mediums. The trade is fast to label you.” The actor, who forayed into Bollywood with Fan (2016), needs to keep up a steadiness between films and internet sequence. “I wish to work with sure filmmakers. I wish to attempt to do extra movies. I’d like to do a superb internet sequence, however I additionally wish to see myself on the
huge display screen.”
Foraying into manufacturing is the subsequent step. The choice stems from her starvation as an actor. “Typically, as an actor, when [the kind of stories] you need aren’t coming to you, it’s a superb time to make one thing of your personal. I’m making an attempt to actively construct [projects] for myself.”