He enjoys massive popularity online, and is known to his army of fans as CarryMinati, or just Carry. But now, Ajey Nagar (his real name) is all set to try his hand at another medium: films! We have exclusively learnt that he has been roped in to play a special role in Ajay Devgn-Amitabh Bachchan starrer MayDay.

Carry confirms, “My brother and business head Deepak Char got a call from Kumar Mangat Pathak (co-producer at Devgn’s production company) and I have been meaning to align forces with them since a while now.”

‘Anxious’ is how he describes what he felt when the film came his way. “What made it interesting for me was that I am supposed to play my own character (CarryMinati) and the way it’s going to be shown on screen, I am excited to see how this will unfold,” he reveals.

Was getting into Bollywood at the back of his mind all this while? The 21-year-old denies it. “It has never been one of my interests. The main purpose of my video skits was to entertain. Currently I don’t see myself going in that direction, but yes, I like to experience everything. I agreed to be in this film because the CarryMinati character comes easily to me. I eat, breathe, and sleep my character every day. But I’m hoping I get to learn a thing or two about acting from Amitabh Bachchan and Ajay Devgn. They are personalities I look up to.”

He doesn’t think of MayDay as his “full-fledged debut”. He says, “It’s an extension of what I do. I dedicate 10 hours a day to content creation. That is my passion and calling. Acting and music are a medium where I can showcase my art to a more varied audience. My authentic acting innings will be when I get the opportunity to dedicate myself wholeheartedly to the art. Everything else I do right now I consider a special appearance.”