Having sealed his place in cinema and theatre, Pankaj Kapur had admittedly not given a thought to digital entertainment. It took a serendipitous turn of events for the actor to foray into the web world. "I would call this my accidental OTT debut," laughs the veteran, whose web series JL50 dropped online yesterday.

Kapur reveals that the project, also featuring Abhay Deol, was initially developed as a film. "Now, it has been converted into a series. I am fine with the decision taken by the director [Shailender Vyas], producers and the officials at SonyLiv. When someone is part of a film, s/he expects it to be released as one. But when I was told by the director that it will be released as a web series, I did a rethink and felt it had the potential for a long-format story."