Kunal Kemmu on 'Abhay 3': Working for OTT is creatively more satisfying

Kunal Kemmu who is playing the title role in the web series Abhay 3 says as an actor he is getting more creative satisfaction now than ever thanks to the growth of OTTIn the latest season of Abhay 3 the story takes different turns and twists with how the investigating officer is decoding the murder mystery done by a bunch of people who practice witchcraftAsked about his interpretation of supernatural power Kunal told IANS As an audience I enjoy watching horror and supernatural genre of films and show because it really gives me that thrill and edge of the seat experience But at a personal level I am not really interested in knowing the existence of dark power something that we are exploring in the new season of the showConsidering the fact that Kunal has been living with the character of Abhay for last three seasons and the world of the story deals with crime stories the actor mentioned how those stories used to shock himHe answered Initially the first two seasons were more shocking for me because some of them were based on the real account Those were horrifying and shocking to say the least Yes some of those criminals existed in real life and they were medically sick and needed help There is a reason why they call psychopaths When as an actor I am living a character like SP Abhay Pratap Singh I tried to keep it between action and cut and not carry them homeAs an individual I am completely opposite of who Abhay is so I live him only onscreen I worked and build the character only to live onscreen and not to carry any hangover of it in my real life he addedBeing an actor who has always appeared in experimental films be it Kalyug Go Goa Gone Traffic Signal Dhoondte Reh Jaaoge and also in Golmaal 3 Kunal said how it is only now with OTT he is getting the work that he always believed inFrom the beginning of my career I always believed in a certain kind of cinema and that was not a regular affair in mainstream Bollywood So all my passiondriven choices were limited I do not complain because I understand that the commercial aspect in mainstream Bollywood was prioritisedBut now that the section of audience who had the appetite of watching offbeat stories that they used to only get from the international show is celebrating our desi kahaani on OTT actors like us are getting creative satisfaction with good content I am happy with the work I am doing these days Kunal signed offDirected by Ken Ghosh Abhay 3 also features Asha Negi Vidya Malvade Vijay Raaz and is releasing on ZEE5 on April 8This story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever