Kunal Thakkur would love to play a grey character like that of Kevin Spacey in ‘House of Cards‘

Web series have today gained more prominence than even some TV shows and Kunal Thakkur says that he is happy to be part of one. The actor, who had taken a backseat from TV to launch his dream project Tennis Premier League, will be seen in a brand new tech thriller web series Escape Live. “The web series I am currently shooting for is called Escape Live, which will stream on Disney Hotstar. I have learnt an all-new approach and have thoroughly enjoyed the process of prep, staging and reading. It’s a tech thriller which also stars Siddharth of Rang De Basanti fame, Javed Jafferi, Waluscha Dsousa and Shweta Tripathi. It’s a very novel and fresh concept and I am very excited to be part of it. It’s a very interesting show based on today’s times and the social media craze,” he says.

The actor loves working for the web. “In television, we actors don’t get so much time to prep. Here, we had multiple reading and staging sessions wherein every little detailing was looked into, right from the costumes to the set. Everything is authentic and real,” he says.

In fact, Kunal wants to be part of more web series. “I wish to do more of web series and would love to play a grey character like that of Kevin Spacey in House of Cards which is my favourite show of all time,” he says.

He is happy to be back in front of the camera. “The best part about being in front of the camera is that you get to be so many people in just one lifetime. I think that’s what drew me to acting. Like I said earlier, you get to be all the things you are actually not, which is amazing. I am a good boy in real life and I get to discover other facets of my personality while acting. So, I would say being able to express is the biggest plus of best an actor,” he says.