Actor Chandan Roy Sanyal’s career hadn’t taken off since he made his debut in Rang De Basanti (2006) starring Aamir Khan. But OTT platforms have been a game changer for him. Web series such as Ashram and films such as Ray, and the recent OTT release Sanak gave him a chance to shine.

The ecstatic actor says, “OTT gave me more opportunities to prove myself than films. They (films) did not explore me fully. What OTT has done for me and given me right now… I have no time to take up more work. There is too much of it coming my way.”

However, the 41-year-old is conscious about not overexposing himself. “I want to keep myself fresh. My guru taught me to keep it like that. This is happening to me for the first time. I do not want to get fatigued by working too much. I want to juice it well, araam se,” reveals Sanyal.

On a philosophical note, Sanyal says that “he felt famished before, but feels nourished now”. He explains, “I was [earlier] just surviving with a few things on my plate, in terms of characters and roles. Now I have Italian and Indian for breakfast. Before, it was just a few square meals a day and I couldn’t have survived on that for long.”