Actor Durgesh Kumar is popularly known for his role in the Panchayat series as Banrakas. His lines like “Dekh raha hai Binod” and “Allhua meeting” went viral, putting him on the pop culture map. However, his success was not overnight. Durgesh Kumar has been an actor for more than a decade, spending 12 years honing his craft in Delhi theatre. Despite his recent fame with Panchayat and Laapataa Ladies, he is still unable to figure out how the industry functions.

Don`t understand how people are cast

Speaking to Mid-Day, Kumar elaborated, “I don’t know how this industry works. I keep working, but no big production houses are showing much interest in casting me. But if you look at YouTube, my videos have more views than Amitabh Bachchan`s. Mine has over 5 million; his has 1.5 million. I am proud of this fact and not saying it egoistically. But after working so much, it does make you wonder how the industry works. I trained in Delhi theatre for 12 years, so I don’t understand how people are selected.”