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Ashutosh Gowariker on returning to acting with Kaala Paani
Updated On: 18 October, 2023 01:19 PM IST | Mumbai | PTI
Ashutosh Gowariker marked his return to acting with the Netflix series, Kaala Paani. He plays a central role in the show co-starring Mona Singh and Amey Wagh
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Ashutosh Gowariker. Pic/Yogen Shah
A fascinating character and a rarely-attempted-before genre like survival drama inspired filmmaker Ashutosh Gowariker to return to acting in Netflix series "Kaala Paani". Gowariker, primarily a filmmaker who has acted in "Circus", "Chamatkar", "Kabhi Haan Kabhi Naa", and "Ventilator", said he just could not say no to the show as it had a great creative team behind it. Set in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, the seven-episode show is described as "a grounded story about the fight for survival". The series comes from Sameer Saxena, best known for acclaimed shows such as"Panchaayat", "Kota Factory", "Gullak" and "Permanent Roommates". He serves as a showrunner and co-director on the project alongside Amit Golani.
The story is penned by Biswapati Sarkar, Golani, Sandeep Saket and Nimisha Misra. "You must get the material that you can vibe into, you must get a character that you will not only do justice, but contribute and take it ahead of what the writer has imagined, the team has to be right and the creators. When this part came to me, I had four tick marks," Gowariker told PTI in an interview. The filmmaker, known for his lavishly-mounted period dramas such as "Lagaan" and "Jodha Akbar, plays the character of Lieutenant Admiral Zibran Qadri, lieutenant governor of Andaman and Nicobar, in the series. Gowariker said when the creators met him, he told them that he was already a fan of their work in the OTT space. "So, it was a fanboy moment to be with them, second was: it is a survival drama, it is one of the firsts on Indian OTT screens, third is Netflix, and the most important thing is the character, which I found most fascinating. I didn`t want to miss this (opportunity), so I found myself saying yes to it," he said.
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