Rangbaaz Darr Ki Rajneeti: Vineet Kumar Singh reacts to experiences that present relies on Mohammad Shahabuddin

The third installment of the crime drama Rangbaaz is ready to stream on Zee5 from July 29. The new season, titled Darr Ki Raajneeti, stars Vineet Kumar Singh and Aakanksha Singh, and tells the story of a gangster-turned-politician from Bihar. The two actors interacted with Hindustan Times forward of the present’s release to debate the plot, similarities with actual individuals and occasions, and taking pictures in the course of the pandemic. Also learn: Vineet Kumar Singh shares how real cops got mixed up with actors during Rangbaaz 3 shoot

In the present, Vineet performs a gangster-turned-politician named Haroon Shah Ali Baig. The character’s look and manner in addition to the point out of Siwan within the present’s trailer led many to conclude the character relies on the late strongman-turned-politician Mohammad Shahabuddin, who was the MP from Siwan. Vineet, nonetheless, says there isn’t any connection. “It is set in a fictional place. Yes, there are several moments where you may feel that it is similar to something. But this world we have created is completely fictional. It has nothing to do with anybody. We are just trying to tell a good story. It’s an entertaining story but has nothing to do with a real person,” he shares.

Darr Ki Rajneeti enters a streaming eco-system fairly densely populated with gangster dramas. But Aakanksha feels there may be sufficient within the present that can set it aside. She says, “People like to see different content. Maybe the background is the same that it’s a political drama or a gangster’s story. But Rangbaaz is much more than that. When the character of Sana came to me, I was sure I wanted to do it because it was something substantial and at the same time very powerful. Then, it is a hit franchise so in that sense, you have that faith in the makers that they won’t go wrong.”

Aakanksha’s character is of Sana, Haroon’s spouse, confidante and the present’s ethical compass. The actor says her largest draw was that she will get to play three totally different age teams right here because the present spans three a long time. “When they told me it’s a character that has three different age groups in the show, I was sold. That’s because as an actor, I really want to explore and perform better with each of my roles. It’s a kind of experiment for me because with age, your body language, the way you speak changes. It’s challenging as well,” she says.

The present was conceptualized and shot totally post-pandemic, which meant that the preliminary script readings between the actors occurred nearly, one thing Vineet doesn’t discover excellent. He laments, “Our work is all about emotion. When we meet and share some moments, it reflects in our work somewhere. Now, we only see part of a person on that zoom frame. One-to-one meetings reveal much more that is missing now.”

This isn’t Vineet’s first look in a gangster drama. One of his breakthrough roles was in Anurag Kashyap’s cult basic Gangs of Wasseypur, the place he performed Danish Khan, the older son of Sardar Khan (Manoj Bajpayee) and the brother of Faizal Khan (Nawazuddin Siddiqui). Reminiscing concerning the movie, Vineet calls it ‘historic’ and says, “I thank God that I got the opportunity to be part of such a film. Every year, it becomes bigger. We feel every year a new chapter opens in the story of that film. It isn’t ageing. The film has given so many artistes, not just on screen but behind the screen too. I remember I was once having a conversation with a senior production executive a few years ago about the film and he said it would not be made today because you won’t get the dates of all the people involved together. Everyone from that film has become so big now. Everyone’s calendar is locked for years.”