Actor Akhilendra Mishra who has an upheld an immense body of work however have restrained his presence from the OTT platforms due to the supposed obscenity and language used in this mode of entertainment. The Chandrakanta and Gangajal actor spoke about why he chose not to opt for the OTT series and refused to abuse on screen.
“I am yet to make my debut on the web as I can’t abuse on screen and be a part of content that is obscene. One can easily count my films…they are on fingertips whereas my counterparts have done 100s of projects. I have been very choosy. See, we work to earn and get popularity but as an actor I also have my responsibility towards the society as visual media leaves a huge impact,” avers the actor.
When asked about his sentiment with the change in cinema, he said, “I am happy that some good family-oriented shows are being made. Also, probably makers have realised the value of family content as there has been an overdose of violence, abuse and obscene content.”
Mishra has recently finished the shooting for the Neelesh Jain’s directorial debut film titled PMT in Barabanki, near Lucknow.
“After the tough pandemic phase I have done a couple of projects. I completed Shankar’s Indian 2 with Kamal Haasan, Sushanto Roy’s Trojan, Abhay Pratap Singh’s Dedh Lakh Ka Dulha, Prateek Sharma’s Lotus Bloom in Maithili language and my second Marathi film Surya,” he adds.
“Chandrakanta (1994) is like an Academy Award for me. I can win any award but the audience till date addresses me with Kroor Singh and my tagline Yakku. I feel blessed that I brought alive a fictional character and audiences across generations still remember me. I have played iconic roles like Ravan (Ramayan), Chandrashekar Azad (The Legend of Bhagat Singh), Mirchi Seth (Sarfarosh), Amar Chowdhary (Ready) and Arjan Lohar (Lagaan) but the love I got for my TV show is phenomenal,” he wraps up.
