India, May 17 -- What attracted you to play Farooq Ali in Hotstar Special's Special OPS?

It is a combination of all - the script, the character and ofcourse the director, Neeraj Pandey. The team gave me the narration before my second round of auditions with them and since I was hooked upon the character. The character that Farooq is and the journey that it has I was instantly drawn towards it. Also, Neeraj sir has written and directed it, so it was an easy choice. I didn't have to think about it twice. Infact, I was feeling fortunate enough to be sitting in his office and discussing the project forward.

Since you were making a comeback with this web series, was there extra pressure on you to choose the right project?

The pressure was n...