It speaks volumes about an actor if he can hold his own opposite Manoj Bajpayee. Almost anyone who has watched The Family Man will agree that Neeraj Madhav — aka Moosa, the unlikely antagonist to Bajpayee-s intelligence officer — was the surprise package of the series. Madhav, who has bagged a Best Supporting Actor Male nomination in the upcoming mid-day and Radio City Hitlist Web Awards, reveals that he had his share of inhibitions about coming on board the Raj-DK creation.

"[So far] Bollywood hasn-t been inclusive about the South. Its representation [of the community] too has been stereotyped. So, I did not expect my role to be substantial," begins the actor, grateful that the digital boom has defied the language barrier. "Now, OTT shows represent the whole country."