Actor Randeep Hooda turns Super Cop 101
Actor Randeep Hooda turns Super Cop 101
No doubt of the fact that Randeep Hooda is an exceptionally talented actor who can carry-off any challenging character and does it with elaan. The actor plays a super cop 101.
Randeep advocates that when making a series based on a real-life character, one has to maintain a fine balance amidst authenticity and dramatisation.
That’s the priority of both. Randeep Hooda and director Neerraj Pathak as they gear-up to create Inspector Avinash, chronicling police officer Avinash Mishra’s efforts in the ’90s to curb the mafia dominance and illegal arms trade in Uttar Pradesh.
The duo, in a bid to offer an entertaining yet honest depiction of the cop in Jio Cinema’s maiden web series, roped in Mishra in the early stages of the project.
As per Pathak regular meetings with Mishra inspired him to delve into his world and incorporate his traits into the script. Pathak went on to add that Avinash gave him complete33 freedom when it came to scripting.
Mishra guided them every step of the way, from the world-building to the shoot.
Before the show kicked-off in Lucknow in 2021, Hooda devoted extensive hours acquainting himself with the cop. The actor, known to sink his teeth into the roles he plays, recorded their interactions.
This enabled him to study and emulate Mishra’s mannerisms, body language and intonation. Nailing the dialect was the tough part. He has always loved adopting different accents, and tries to bring them into his roles. Avinash has a unique style of communicating with a strong but sweet UP accent, which he loved.
As the team shot extensively in Lucknow, Mishra’s presence on set aided them. From giving the director a first-hand account of events to guiding Hooda in perfecting his dialect, he ensured the character’s authenticity.
The director adds, Avinash’s manner of communicating is different. He sometimes has a lisp, so Randeep incorporated that too in a few scenes. When he met Randeep in character, he said, ‘he emotes much better than him.The series also features Amit Sial and Urvashi Rautela.
News input KV Raman
