Would you believe it if we told you that Mayur More, who played the meek and clumsy IIT aspirant Vaibhav Pandey in Kota Factory, has never watched his own show? The actor confesses that apart from the first season, he has never dared to watch any of his work. “I get too critical about my work, wondering what I could have done better. It’s an unwanted pressure,” shares More, who is seen in Pushkar Mahabal’s directorial series Black, White & Gray — Love Kills. The series follows journalist Daniel Gary, who sets out to uncover four murders linked to an elusive young man — played by More — from an economically disadvantaged background. As Daniel investigates, he exposes a web of corruption, patriarchy, and societal divides, blurring the lines between guilt and innocence. In conversation with mid-day, the actor talks about what drew him to the show and his lack of prep before the shoot.

Edited excerpts from the interview.