Aasif Khan: OTT actor is an efficient tag to have, I embrace it

Aasif Khan began off his performing profession with movies comparable to Toilet: Ek Prem Katha (2017), Pari (2018) and India’s Most Wanted (2019). But, the actor rose to fame with internet outings Mirzapur, Panchayat, Paatal Lok and Human, and he has no qualms in being tagged as an OTT actor.

“I embrace it, flaunt it. It is a good tag to have,” he says, whereas elaborating, “This tag is not like the TV actor tag because on TV actors have to emote extra and that has become the format in our country. That is why people think that a TV actor is over-the-top. But I don’t think being called an OTT actor hinders opportunities. I have been getting good film projects and all thanks to my OTT shows.”

So is there completely no typecast that occurs on OTT?

Khan says,” Woh actor ke hath mein hai. I really feel that actor needs to be sensible. Log appko stereotype karne ke liye baithe hai. In my case, after Mirzapur 2, I took a aware name about what to not do. After the present I used to get 7 to eight calls day by day with the supply of the position of a UP ka don. I used to be like I can’t do it once more and put my foot down.”

The actor says he has been consciously making an attempt to get selection in his work in order that the viewers stays .

“2022 very exciting for me. I have a an untitled film with Vicky Kaushal, a horror comedy film with Sonakshi Sinha and a couple of web series including Murder In Agonda in which I play the lead,” he shares.

He additionally just lately wrapped the shoot of Noorani Chehra with Nawazuddin Siddiqui.

“When I became an actor I really wanted to work with four actors—Shah Rukh Khan, Irrfan, Naseeruddin Shah and Nawazuddin Siddiqui. So this is was dream come true for me. Every day on set was a learning for me. Nawaz bhai ki baatein itna educate karti hai. I used to become audience when I had scenes with him and would forget my dialogues. That is how mesmerised I was,” he ends.