Showing posts with label Fixerr. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Fixerr. Show all posts
Kadappa will surely be one of Ram Gopal Verma's best works with me-Isha Koppikar
8:17 AM
Isha Koppikar says she is always ready to explore and dabble in different mediums
S Farah Rizvi (HINDUSTAN TIMES; December 11, 2021)
Actor Isha Koppikar Narang believes in finding happiness within. “For me, the concept of being happy starts and ends in one’s own mind. Nothing materialistic or any individual is responsible for your thought process. You have to understand and practise it in regular life, because you could be happy with nothing and sad with everything. If only we could learn to live a simple life,” says the Khallas girl.
Besides Hindi films, the actor has worked in Marathi, Telugu, Kannada and Tamil cinema as well. And she enjoys dabbling in different mediums, whether it’s TV, films or OTT.
“Life is such, you have to be on the go and always ready to explore. Being in two minds before switching industries or platforms has never been me — good project with good storyline is and will always be my priority. Like, when OTT stormed in our lives during pandemic, I was already part of shows like White Matter and Fixerr.”
The actor, who plays a cop in Fixerr, has been seen wearing khaki in quite a few of her projects. Point that out and she asserts that it was “unplanned”. “It’s only now, after being tagged as ‘Cop’ikkar (laughs), that I realised it. But then, I have always got some fun tags in the industry; this is one of those that I am proud of. Playing a cop made me understand the tough life of these officers who give their all for our safety. Each such role of mine — be it Fixerr, Kyaa Kool Hai Hum (2005), Keshava (2017), Looty (2018) or Kavacha (2019) — has been diverse in terms of story and execution,” she shares.
She will be soon seen in another web series based on a real-life cop. “You have cinematic liberty when you get to do characters that people don’t know much about, but it’s tough when you play popular ones,” she says.
The actor is thrilled to be back, working with her “mentor” filmmaker Ram Gopal Verma after years. “It’s like a homecoming for me, and Kadappa will surely be one of his best works with me. No one can take way his love for cinema and his amazing understanding of craft,” she concludes.
I thought I was coming on the digital medium, I should do it with a bang-Shabir Ahluwalia
7:34 AM
Aayushi Sharma (DNA; October 9, 2019)
Shabir Ahluwalia has been uber popular as Abhishek Mehra aka Rockstar Abhi from Zee TV’s Kumkum Bhagya for the past five years. Now, he has made a debut on the web space with Fixerr on ZEE5. In the series, he plays a Delhi cop, Jaiveer Maalik, who enters the dark underbelly of Mumbai crime mafia. In an exclusive conversation, Shabir talks about what had kept him away from the web space and more.
DEBUT IN DIGITAL SPACE
I did get offers on the web earlier but some scripts were rubbish while the others were really good. I couldn’t do a series on an OTT platform earlier because of lack of time. They require a good 30-40 days at a stretch but with Fixerr, I could manage my time. The script is a full-on masala entertainer. It’s a Bollywood flick on your phone or tablet screens. No one has attempted masala content before; they have all been dark and subject-based. This is in a fun zone but with lots of twists and turns.
I thought I was coming on the digital medium, I should do it with a bang, with something that’s larger-than-life, which people can sit back and enjoy. I thought Fixerr would be the right show to debut with.
PLAYING A TAINTED COP
Jaiveer Maalik is a fixer. He is basically a tainted cop who goes berserk and ruthless. He goes over the top. He is bad news if you come across him. Because even after he has fixed you, he won’t leave you.
ABHI VS JAIVEER
If I had to pick between the two characters, I would choose both. Abhishek Mehra aka Abhi because I have played him for a longer time but having said that, I really like Jaiveer Maalik because he is crazy. Everything about Abhi is over the top because he is a rockstar whereas Jaiveer is subtle.
JUGGLING SHOWS
Juggling Kumkum Bhagya and Fixerr wasn’t difficult. After every four to five days of shooting the web series, I’d shoot one day for the TV show. They are different roles, so, obviously, the switch-on and switch-off was there. Overall, I enjoyed the process.
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