My idea of cinema has always been believability and not realism Kay Kay Menon
Mumbai Nov 23 PTI Actor Kay Kay Menon says it is important to deliver a believable performance to make the audience connect better with a storyRegarded as one of the most versatile contemporary performers in Bollywood the 55-year-old actor is most popular for his outing in Hazaaron Khwaishein Aisi Black Friday Gulaal Shaurya Bheja Fry Haider Baby and RayHe is presently garnering praise for his authentic and nuanced performance as RAW agent Himmat Singh in the recently released espionage thriller series Special Ops 15 The Himmat StoryI think one can and should make things as believable as possible Even if youre jumping off a building it has to be believable Theres no harm in jumping off a building but it should seem believable My idea of cinema has always been believability and not realismWhatever you do in a world it should seem close to believable Sometimes you succeed sometimes you dont but thats a different issue So its always better to go with that approach so that the audience members are kind of a part of it rather than watching you and getting bamboozled Menon told PTI in a Zoom interviewFollowing the success of the espionage thriller show Special Ops also headlined by Menon creator-director Neeraj Pandey announced a multi-series franchise titled Special Ops UniverseThe first show in the franchise is Special Ops 15 The Himmat Story a prequel that narrates the backstory of Himmat SinghTalking about the show Menon said the aim of the team is to churn out a good storyThe focus of the writer and director at any point in time is to tell a story as effectively and as sincerely as possible Now we can place it as a prequel to sequel depending on the story he saidIn the prequel Himmat Singh is seen evolving into a confident officer as he fights politics at bureaucratic level The series is backed by Friday Storytellers the television production arm of Friday Filmworks founded by Pandey and Shital BhatiaThe idea was to take a template from what one is normally doing during youth like a little bit more impulsive a bit more volatile Youre not completely confident of what youre trying to do All these things are part of life and it is not very difficult to assessBut what I had to take care of was to keep the intelligence of this man intact Intelligence which later with age becomes wisdom Menon addedThe actor said he revisited Special Ops which premiered last year primarily to get the essence of his characterI wanted to check the essence of Himmat Singh once again so that I can imbibe him again and portray it as a younger version he addedAsked about the next show in the Special Ops franchise Menon said nothing has been discussed yet The actor however is confident that he wont be misused as a performer by PandeyNeerajs mind is as secretive as a RAW agent Suddenly he comes out one day and says This is what I am making and normally that moment is brilliant What he comes out with is extremely new and unexpectedSo Im waiting for that With Neeraj and Shital I have blind faith I know for a fact that I will never be misused he saidThe show is currently streaming on Disney Hotstar PTI KKP SHD RDS RDS
Mumbai Nov 23 PTI Actor Kay Kay Menon says it is important to deliver a believable performance to make the audience connect better with a storyRegarded as one of the most versatile contemporary performers in Bollywood the 55-year-old actor is most popular for his outing in Hazaaron Khwaishein Aisi Black Friday Gulaal Shaurya Bheja Fry Haider Baby and RayHe is presently garnering praise for his authentic and nuanced performance as RAW agent Himmat Singh in the recently released espionage thriller series Special Ops 15 The Himmat StoryI think one can and should make things as believable as possible Even if youre jumping off a building it has to be believable Theres no harm in jumping off a building but it should seem believable My idea of cinema has always been believability and not realismWhatever you do in a world it should seem close to believable Sometimes you succeed sometimes you dont but thats a different issue So its always better to go with that approach so that the audience members are kind of a part of it rather than watching you and getting bamboozled Menon told PTI in a Zoom interviewFollowing the success of the espionage thriller show Special Ops also headlined by Menon creator-director Neeraj Pandey announced a multi-series franchise titled Special Ops UniverseThe first show in the franchise is Special Ops 15 The Himmat Story a prequel that narrates the backstory of Himmat SinghTalking about the show Menon said the aim of the team is to churn out a good storyThe focus of the writer and director at any point in time is to tell a story as effectively and as sincerely as possible Now we can place it as a prequel to sequel depending on the story he saidIn the prequel Himmat Singh is seen evolving into a confident officer as he fights politics at bureaucratic level The series is backed by Friday Storytellers the television production arm of Friday Filmworks founded by Pandey and Shital BhatiaThe idea was to take a template from what one is normally doing during youth like a little bit more impulsive a bit more volatile Youre not completely confident of what youre trying to do All these things are part of life and it is not very difficult to assessBut what I had to take care of was to keep the intelligence of this man intact Intelligence which later with age becomes wisdom Menon addedThe actor said he revisited Special Ops which premiered last year primarily to get the essence of his characterI wanted to check the essence of Himmat Singh once again so that I can imbibe him again and portray it as a younger version he addedAsked about the next show in the Special Ops franchise Menon said nothing has been discussed yet The actor however is confident that he wont be misused as a performer by PandeyNeerajs mind is as secretive as a RAW agent Suddenly he comes out one day and says This is what I am making and normally that moment is brilliant What he comes out with is extremely new and unexpectedSo Im waiting for that With Neeraj and Shital I have blind faith I know for a fact that I will never be misused he saidThe show is currently streaming on Disney Hotstar PTI KKP SHD RDS RDS
