Actor Vivek Madaan plays the sinister antagonist Sankalp Chaudhary in the Kay Kay Menon, Aftab Shivdasani starrer Special Ops 1.5. The actor speaks to mid-day.com about what went into the making of the web series.

How did Special Ops 1.5 happen and how was it working with the team of the web series?
I shall proudly wear it like `a badge of honour` for life, that after hundreds of men were rejected, the universe finally blessed me through Neeraj (Pandey) sir approving me for the part of this mysterious and sinister antagonist Sankalp Chaudhary! He seems a little reserved in person, but when donning the director`s hat, he`s turbo-charged and on full throttle! He is with the DOP, the steadicam operators and in the action all the time with such laser sharp focus. And mind you, nothing escapes this hawkeye. He`s fastidious, super meticulous and very particular. I haven`t ever seen such clinical precision and rapt attention in the midst of such complex camera moves. So all one has to do is just obey his instructions to the T with implicit faith in the outcome. For the first time ever, I never bothered with the playback of takes. I had respectfully surrendered to the vision of this brilliant man! For an outsider, not from a film family/clique to have come so far and so soon, he’s not even 50 is an accomplishment very few in the business can speak of. And for that you have to be ferociously talented at your craft. It was an absolute privilege to work on Special Ops 1.5 with Neeraj Sir at the helm. Kay Kay (Menon) sahab is a man of few words, very soft spoken and mild mannered. He preserves all his charismatic power and intensity for the screen. To meet his icy gaze in the climatic face-off we have, was nothing short of daunting. Here is a man I have long admired in several electrifying performances over the years and had yearned to work with and it finally happened up, close and personal in Special Ops 1.5.