Great to live in streaming age: Siddharth on playing varied roles in ‘Op Safed Sagar’ & ‘Lust Stories’
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Mumbai, Star Siddharth says he is grateful to be working in the streaming era, where artists can move freely between vastly different characters.
Adding to this, Great to live in streaming age: Siddharth on playing varied roles in ‘Op Safed Sagar’ & ‘Lust Stories’ Giving the example of his last two streaming projects, war drama series "Operation Safed Sagar" and anthology movie "Lust Stories 3", Siddharth expressed gratitude to streaming platforms like Netflix to have made it possible for him to take on contrasting parts in a span of 90 days.
Meanwhile, "I'm grateful for the work I get and for the belief that people put in me. So, the difference between Ajay Ahuja and Badru is not much because the director who gave me Ajay Ahuja wanted me to walk in his shoes and then Vishal Bhardwaj gave me Badru and wanted me to walk into his little sarong. So, the confidence and belief they put in you is the same," the star shared on day one of FICCI FRAMES.
Notably, In "Operation Safed Sagar", Siddharth played the decorated war hero Ajay Ahuja, while in Bhardwaj's segment of "Lust Stories 3", he portrayed Badru, who becomes the subject of a woman's fantasy.
As per the latest buzz, Talking about "Lust Stories", the star shared he found the idea of women's fantasy "progressive".
In further updates, "It talks about what women want, which is equally an important agenda to talk about. I'm grateful that we live in a streaming age where you can get work, which in one word you say, 'tudum'," he shared.
On top of that, The star was part of a panel discussion, titled "What audiences want, what creators are imagining and how bold programming choices are shaping what comes next."
Triveni, known for films "Jalsa", "Maa Behen" and others, shared the industry needs to move beyond relying on algorithms and predictions while deciding what audiences might watch.
Source: Hindustan Times