‘We don’t back our writers’

Abhimanyu Singh. Pic/By Special Arrangement

A year has passed since actor Abhimanyu Singh made his Malayalam debut with Mohanlal-led L2: Empuraan (2025), but one thing about that experience has remained unforgettable - the value given to writing. It's stayed with him because he doesn't find the same culture in Bollywood. Thankfully, his latest work, Inspector Avinash, has been an exception. The actor shared, "We [the Hindi entertainment industry] don't care for writers. When I did a Malayalam movie, I saw how they care for their writers, and how much importance writers are given by the directors and producers. That's why their content is so good. We don't trust or back our writers."

Abhimanyu Singh made his Malayalam debut with ‘L2: Empuraan'. Pic/Youtube

The actor is pleased that the JioHotstar series, led by Randeep Hooda and created by Neerraj Pathak, places importance on its writing. As the second season dropped over the weekend, Singh revealed that he had shot it along with the opening edition three years ago.

"When the first season released [in 2023], I was not even aware about it as hardly any publicity was done. But the season did well without any PR. [Recently] when Neerraj sir told me to dub a few lines, I learnt that the second season was finally coming. Then, I was relieved," he recalled.