Aniruddh Dave: No need to be insecure of the web

MUMBAI: While there is a general perception that the web is eating into TV viewership, actor Aniruddh Dave says that actors should not get insecure about the medium as it has provided more opportunities for actors. “It hardly matters because, in the end, the work for an actor increases and so do the opportunities to perform on different platforms. It’s a very good thing that in the era of web series boom, good content should come and people should get to watch. I myself believe that I am creative so that’s the reason I came into this industry, so I don’t get insecure,” he says.  

In fact, mediums have never really made much of a difference to the actor. “Acting is acting, be it on TV, theatre, films or OTT platforms. I am doing all three mediums together and I get a little less time for the theatre because for that you need to do many rehearsals. For an actor, the character is important, that’s it,” he says.

In fact, thanks to the lockdown, cult shows like Ramayan are being telecast, which is such a great trend, says the actor. “Nowadays Ramayan and other shows are on air, it’s like we are again living that life. Ramayan was seen by maximum people during those days and the TRP was always high,” says Aniruddh. 

Meanwhile, he says that there are many of his shows too which are close to his heart. “Raajkumar Aaryyan on Imagine TV was my first show where I played the title role. It was very important for me and I was very happy and learned so much from that show. Today also, I remember that day have worked with very good actors like Shahbaaz Khan, Nirmal Pandey, Manish Wadhwa. I enjoyed a lot and still remember and feel nostalgic,” he says.

Anirush recently made his digital debut with ULLU App's Slip.