The length of a role hasn’t ever mattered to Manav Vij. That’s why he is equally comfortable playing a supporting role in Laal Singh Chaddha (2022), and leading the series, Tanaav. “I have never considered roles small or big. To me, every role is big if it adds value to the storyline. Having said that, it feels amazing when you have a team who trusts you with a show that has immense scope for an actor,” begins Vij, whose performance as Special Task Group agent Kabir Farooqi in Tanaav has won him a nomination in the Best Actor: Series category at the mid-day and Radio City Hitlist OTT Awards.

In the SonyLIV series, Vij’s character comes out of retirement to chase a much-dreaded terrorist, who was believed to be dead. The actor says he completely surrendered to the makers’ vision. “I surrender to the role, and follow the team. To become Kabir, I went with the flow, and left the rest to the team.”