Got to let go after two years of working on it: Bhuvan Bam

How will Bhuvan Bam celebrate after Taaza Khabar drops online The YouTube starturnedactor plans to catch up on his sleep The rest is much needed since he has spent the past two years focusing singlemindedly on the upcoming Disney Hotstar satire which marks his web series debut In a chat with midday Bam of Dhindora fame talks about his first series learning from his costars and how the show is a tribute to his motherEdited excerpts from the interviewYou started your journey lampooning a reporter for insensitively questioning a woman about her childrsquos death Now you are playing a reporter of sorts in Taaza Khabar Life has come a full circle for you I didnrsquot think of it that way until you said so The story of Taaza Khabar was bound to be told to people We have been working on it relentlesslyBesides acting how have you contributed to this seriesI have been a part of every creative session I have sat on the edits as much as the editor I have been privy to all the music sessions wherever creative control is required and even some VFX meetingsActors rarely get to be an integral part of the filmmaking process Is there any department that yoursquod like to exploreThe one department I havenrsquot explored is marketing I have always trusted the content I make to grab eyeballs seamlessly Some day I wish to become a pro in marketing my own shows Dancing is another thing I cannot do I also shy away from photoshoots because I donrsquot know what to do with my hands and legsAlso ReadBhuvan Bam juggled different roles in Taaza KhabarWhat did you learn during the seriesrsquo makingI have done Dhindora all on my own so I know the characters in and out Taaza Khabar is like a leap of faith To come from that background YouTuber and do something like this is a massive jump for me As an actor I have explored my capabilities internally and externally Shooting with these costars has been a great learning experienceYou have often relied on yourself to play all the characters Was it easy to trust your costarsYes Shriya Pilgaonkar Prathamesh Parab and Deven sir Bhojani have vast experience Working with them only left me in awe That is how I was the first five days Most of the learning happens off camera when you speak to them When you get to know your coactors personally it reflects on screen I talked to them about everything except workWhat did you find challenging in this seriesTaking it from script to screen was a challenge It is relatively a new project for everyone mdash from the director to me The creative decisions that we had to take especially when shooting in live locations were tough We cannot stop people from riding their bikes or stepping out of their houses Postproduction too involves a lot of matha khapchi laughs I have been learning so much that the left side of my brain has stopped working Now I got to learn to let go since I have spent almost two years working on this project It is very dear to me and I had become possessive when the trailer came outTaaza Khabar is an ode to your mother Hence you wanted to release it on her birth anniversary How do you think your parents would have reactedI think wherever they are they would be thumping their chest proudly They would be rejoicing and eating ras malai