India, Aug. 17 -- W ith a career spanning over three decades across films, television, and OTT, Sanjay Mishra has chosen to return to his theatre roots. The actor, last seen in Son of Sardaar 2, recently stepped back on stage with Ghasiram Kotwal. "I feel honoured to be back performing in front of a live audience with what is considered to be a very profound play," he tells us. On what drew him back to plays, Mishra explains, "I am keen to play different characters. Years into my career, I didn't have anything new coming my way, so I turned to the stage. With plays, you instantly connect with the audience. The thrill and pressure to perform in front of a live audience can't be described. In films, you can do multiple takes. But here, you have to deliver it to every seat. A director cannot sit and edit your performance." The 61-year-old's last OTT projects were Bed Stories and Vadh in 2022. Asked why he has been absent from the streaming space, he says, "I myself don't understand why I have not been getting work on OTT. Having said that, I have been focusing on films for a while; cinema do ghanta ki peshkash hoti hai. Meri samajh ke hisab se, maaro toh sixer hi maaro warna na maaro. Aisa koi role karne ka kya fayda hai jisko nibhane mei mazza bhi na aaye? Aur kaafi waqt se kuch interesting aaya bhi nahin hai." Despite his long career, Mishra insists he is still learning. "As an actor, I can only focus on my performance. If my movie does not earn money, what can I do? For me, I have tried my best. These days, there's a shortage of good stories. One film works, the filmmakers focus on making sequels. Just because the first one worked doesn't assure you the others will too. Some films are evergreen and can't be remade or get sequels, like Sholay (1975) and Mughal-E-Azam (1960). It's not something that's just happening in Bollywood but also across the globe," he says. Meanwhile, the actor is immersing himself in his latest production, originally written and performed in Marathi in 1972. Now translated into Hindi, Mishra says he approached the adaptation with caution. "One has to try and keep the authenticity intact, but I try to break it a little. This is the case with any character that has been played before," he concludes....