Updated On: 11 August, 2025 12:49 PM IST | Mumbai | Shruti Sampat
Amar Upadhyay reflects on his experience in films versus television, noting that while films are short-term, immersive projects, TV requires long-term commitment. He praises the growth of Gujarati cinema, highlighting its evolving storytelling and success
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Amar Upadhyay
Amar Upadhyay has been juggling between Films and TV for a while. In a recent chat with mid-day the actor shared that with Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi 2's shoot, he shall soon be juggling dates for a new Gujarati film. After a successful run of Mom Tane Nahi Samjhai, Amar is determined to venture into Gujarati Cinema, focusing on fresh stories.
Amar shared, "With films, the language is not a barrier. Any film you do is a different experience. Very different from television, because television is a long commitment. And a film is a commitment of about one hour, two hours, three hours film, max. And we shoot in one stretch or two stretches, and just finish off. At the same time, television goes on and on. And Gujarati cinema definitely is evolving in a big way, with a lot of stories coming in. A lot of experiments have been done with the story. And fortunately, they're all doing really well. I think I've just done about two films."
The Kyunki actor has done only two films till now, "One was with Tiku Talsania, Aao Taru Kari Nakhu in the year 2016. And after that, nothing good came my way, and I was busy with my television commitments. And suddenly, in 2023, when Dharmesh Mehta called me and said that you want to do this film, because I'm casting you with Rashmi Desai for Mom Tane Nahi Samjhai. And Dharmesh has been a really old friend of mine for the last 20 years. He also goes back with Tarak Mehta and everything. We were like friends from the television industry. But we never actually got to work together at that point in time. So with this one, when he was writing the film, he immediately said that this is the role for Amar."