Sachin Shroff who made his debut on the web space with Aashram the crime drama series on MX Player directed by Prakash Jha is happy with the amazing response the series on the whole has got.
The series has a great stellar cast that includes Bobby Deol, Aaditi Pohankar, Darshan Kumar, Sachin Shroff, Chandan Roy Sanyal, Anupria Goenka, Adhyayan Suman, Vikram Kochhar, Tridha Choudhary, Tushar Pandey and others.
Says Sachin, “Working with the Captain of the Ship, Prakash Jha was an amazing experience. He had told me that the character of Hukum Singh that I play is good by heart. At the same time, he wants to get back to power after losing the elections. So there was a lot to take care of, starting from the body language, as the genuineness of the person had to come out. At the same time, he has to start working towards getting back the power. I really worked on the character as there was only a thin line.”
Sachin narrates about the first meeting with Prakash Jha wherein stress was given on the character details. “Within five minutes of talk, Sir asked me whether I want to do the role. It was like a big compliment. He was simply wonderful in his planning and execution.”
On the look given to him in the show, Sachin talks, “Hukum Singh is said to be a young politician. He is London returned and had to maintain the suave in his looks. Jha Sir told me that he wanted a good-looking politician (smiles). The whole look was decided by Prakash Sir. When the character looks exactly what he is playing, half the battle is already won.”
“Prakash Sir is one of the finest people I have met in my life. He has been very sweet to me. In fact, I remember he was the one who urged the team to plan a surprise birthday for me. He along with Bobby had arranged for a cake and they gave me the cutest surprise possible. It was a great moment for me to celebrate my birthday with Jha Sir on one hand and Bobby on the other. Jha Sir I would say is a commander with a beautiful heart.”
Sachin credits Madhvi Bhatt the Writer on the series for giving him all the crisp narrations for his character. “Madhvi explained so very well the scenes and its nuances. It was really helpful. Prakash Jha’s direction was amazing. Every single character that has come into the frame to deliver dialogues has got something important and worthy to do.”
Talking of the amazing co-actors Sachin worked with on the series, he states, “Bobby is one of the nicest and genuine people who I have met in the industry. Bobby and I have in fact become very close friends. Chandan is one of the funniest guys on set. Tushar is very talented, always trying to finger everybody with his jokes. Darshan is very focussed on his diet, he will not even touch sweets at all. I have not seen a dedicated guy like him when it comes to maintaining himself. Tanmay is a very talented actor. Vikram Kochhar is a sweet-heart, a brilliant actor. Tridha is another funny person on sets. Anupriya is very talented. Aditi has a good screen presence. She had a few tough scenes where she excelled. Adhyayan was like the spark on the set, with lot of energy. The Director of Photography (DOP) on the series, Chandan Kowli was simply marvellous at his work. I would also like to thank Shruti Mahajan, the Casting Director on the series.”
Ask him about his best takeaway from the role and series, and he states, “My takeaway from the role is that it is one of the best roles in my career. There are no enough words to thank Mr. Prakash Jha, MX Player and Madhvi for the fantastic opportunity.”