Saqib Saleem will get candid about moving into SSP Samardeep

‘Amazon MX Participant’ lately launched its gritty cop drama, ‘Kaptaan’, set in opposition to the charged backdrop of Jwalabad. The sequence pulls viewers right into a unstable world pushed by energy, ambition and continually shifting loyalties. Headlined by Saqib Saleem and Siddharth Nigam, ‘Kaptaan’ additionally boasts a stellar ensemble solid that includes Anjumm Shharma, Kavita Kaushik, Poojaa Gor, Anushka Kaushik and others.

Directed by Jatin Wagle and produced by Pammi Baweja and Harman Baweja, beneath the banner of ‘Baweja Studios’, ‘Kaptaan’ leans into an area the place justice hardly ever performs out in black and white however lives someplace in between. At its core is SSP Samardeep, performed by Saqib Saleem, an instinct-driven encounter specialist who operates on his personal phrases, formed as a lot by his previous as by the system he’s navigating.

Opening up about what drew him to the position, Saqib Saleem shared, “Actually, the very first thing that stood out to me was that Samardeep doesn’t attempt to be a hero. He isn’t chasing validation. He walks right into a room and the vitality shifts. That form of presence is uncommon to seek out on paper. Additionally, he speaks little or no, which works nice for me. In actual life, too, I’d choose fewer strains and extra angle any day.”

“However on a severe notice, what actually stayed with me is that the whole lot he does comes from a deeply private place. He isn’t fixing the system out of the goodness of his coronary heart. He’s doing it as a result of one thing inside him is fractured. That emotional undercurrent made the character way more compelling to discover as an actor,” he added.

Talking about his camaraderie with Poojaa Gor, Saqib stated, “Poojaa is an extremely sorted actor and particular person, which, actually, could be a little annoying as a result of I’m neither. However she brings a sure calm to each the set and the scenes. Our characters share a layered, difficult relationship and off-screen, we spent numerous time discussing what’s left unsaid, the subtext, the backstory. These conversations actually added depth.”

“She additionally has a fantastic sense of humour. So in between intense scenes, we had been largely joking round and pulling one another’s legs. It helps hold issues balanced; in any other case, a present like this could get fairly heavy whereas capturing,” he concluded.