Anshuman Jha: No difference between cinema, television today

Anshuman JhaHaving been a part of the entertainment industry for eight years Anshuman Jha who started his career in films with Dibakar Bannerjees Love Sex Aur Dhokha and went on to wellreceived roles in Chauranga and Yeh Hai Bakrapur is stepping into the web series world He is ready to do television shows too as he feels the medium is no bar Babbar Ka Tabbar a new web series is part of the original content bouquet offered by new digital platform Zee5 from the ZEEL stable Set in Delhi the show will have 24 episodesThe show is set in east Delhi where a tenant called Jamiya thats my character has taken over the Babbar familys Parchatti terrace room And how they let him be because he solves their day to day problems in his own quirky way he said So why did Anushuman wait this long to work on the medium Id say there is no difference between cinema and television in todays times Even Meryl Streep is doing Big Little Lies for HBO I would love to do TV as well if the quality of script offered to me challenges me Unfortunately whatever has been offered to me hasnt And the script is sacrosanct to meAnshuman has earlier rejected TV opportunities I have refused two web shows before this but this one instinctively hooked me Its the only show on the new channel Zee5s launch program with two seasons That is a total of 24 episodes Everything else is only one season as of now with 12 episodes or less Having stayed away from TV all these years and having refused to get on the digital bandwagon till now this was a script and a character which I couldnt refuseAnshuman will also be seen playing his most violent role ever in his next feature film Its a dark Indie film titled Midnight Delhi directed by Rakesh Rawat Its my most violent role to date Its about one night in Delhi and if I may say so it is damn gory The film is very dark aggressive and my character is extremely violentOther feature films on Anshumans card include Harish Vyas Angrezi Mein Kehte Hain It releases this summer Its got Sanjay Mishra me and the actress Shivani Raghuvanshi from Kanu Behls Titli opposite me In addition I will be seen in Academy Award Nominee Ashvin Kumars Kashmirbased Noor which will be outpost June 2018 I am also shooting for a Romeo amp Juliet adaptation Ishwar directed by Imtiaz Alis Associate PradeepIt looks like a busy year for Anshuman Yes he said adding Its a struggle to do quality work only when you are an outsider in the Mumbai film industry with no powerful connections But I am determined to slog it out I am convinced hard work always paysCatch up on all the latest entertainment news and gossip here Also download the new midday Android and iOS apps to get latest updatesThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Except for the change in headline the story has been provided ASIS AS AVAILABLE without any verification or editing from our side Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason