From his humble beginnings on TVF’s Pitchers to now main huge net sequence, Naveen Kasturia has come a great distance. The actor presently stars within the spy thriller present, Salakaar, streaming on JioHotstar. He speaks with HT about his position, doing motion for the primary time, and the state of streaming in India.
On Salakaar
Naveen had largely performed the widespread man in genres as far faraway from motion as attainable. Salakaar exhibits him as a spy within the thick of the motion. Did he ever harbour the ambition of being an motion star as a child, we ask. The actor responds, “I hadn’t thought of it in a very long time, however such as you stated, in childhood, I used to do this. Actually, someone advised me, ‘You’ll by no means look good doing motion’. After turning into an actor, I by no means considered such components. It got here to me as a shock, and I am very completely satisfied.”
Naveen says that the components he was provided for years have been extra brains than brawn. “I feel the way in which my profession was going, the form of roles I used to be provided have been very completely different. I used to be by no means pondering on this route. I believed I would get components the place I would use my thoughts extra. That is the form of notion I’ve created,” says the actor.
On the evolution of OTT
It will not be an exaggeration to name Naveen one of many OG stars of Indian OTT. He was a part of Pitchers in 2015, when the time period OTT had not been created, and net sequence have been relegated to YouTube. Lower to at this time, when there are half a dozen huge platforms collectively churning out 10-12 titles a month. “It has change into factory-like,” displays Naveen, including, “Lots of people are creating and telling tales. However it’s sure to occur that whenever you create loads of stuff, loads of it is going to be common. That is true for every little thing, whether or not it’s movies or TV, or now OTT. Good tales are nonetheless onerous to seek out.”
The actor says that whereas good tales nonetheless exist, they will typically discover it onerous to succeed in the viewers. He explains, “In at this time’s instances, typically due to the muddle, good tales additionally get misplaced. That can be taking place. So, it is crucial to advertise correctly, and for individuals to pay attention to what’s popping out. We are saying if it is a good story, it can all the time work. However kabhi kabhi (typically), it will get misplaced.”
Salakaar additionally stars Mouni Roy within the lead, together with Surya Sharma and Mukesh Rishi in pivotal roles. The present is streaming on JioHotstar.