Actor Shalin Bhanot is making his OTT debut with 'Inspector Avinash'. Randeep Hooda is playing Avinash Mishra and the web series is inspired by real-life cop, Avinash Mishra and his fight against crime. Shalin will be seen as Baljeet Singh in the cop drama and he will be seen in a never-seen-before avatar. The 'Bigg Boss' fame actor is playing a sardar and it will be a great treat for his fans to see him in this role.
In an interview with Outlook, Shalin opened up on why he chose this role for his OTT debut and expressed his excitement for the upcoming show.
Makers kept his look under wraps and it was not revealed in the trailer of 'Inspector Avinash'. Ahead of its release, Shalin's first look was finally unveiled and fans can't keep calm. "We have been keeping this look under wrap for almost one and a half years now. The makers were also very sure they didn't want to reveal till the right time comes. And so now it's out. It's a very good and tough role," said Shalin
When asked why he said yes to the role, the 'Bekaboo' actor said, "There are people who want to work with me and I really have a lot of gratitude for that. I wanted to do something very unique and different. I wanted to do something challenging that I enjoy. This was that role where I was getting to work with such great talents like Randeep Hooda, Neerraj Pathak, and everyone. I felt good that while working with them, I would get to do something different and learn a lot while working with them. So, I decided to do this".
Shalin is also nervous as well as excited for his upcoming show as he hasn't done anything like this before. He added, "I haven't seen a single shot of mine. I was completely following Neerraj Pathak's vision because he is the director and has done a fabulous job. I am very nervous as well as excited because when you work so hard...we have shot for 120 days for this web show so there is a mixed emotion of nervousness and happiness."
While talking about working in both television and OTT, he said, " I am a newcomer now and still learning. Craftwise it's very different. The genre is not explored earlier. So, the genre and craft of 'Inspector Avinash' are very different. I have enjoyed a lot and learned new things." He also said that he wants to do different kinds of roles in the future.
'Inspector Avinash' is written and directed by Neerraj Pathak and also stars Urvashi Rautela, Adhyayan Suman, Amit Sial, Abhimanyu Singh, Freddy Daruwala, Rahul Mittra in pivotal roles.
It is all set to premiere on Jio Cinema on May 18.
