<p>Gulshan Devaiah is one of those actors who takes one by surprise everytime we see him on screen. He’s shown us everything from being a charmer, brother, husband, and villain. His latest avatar is as a suicidal man in the web series ‘Afsos’ on Amazon Prime Video. </p>.<p>Created by standup comedian Anirban Dasgupta, along with Dibya Chatterjee, it is directed by Anubhuti Kashyap.</p>.<p>The actor took some time off to talk to Metrolife about the series. </p>.<p class="Question"><strong>You’ve always been experimental with your roles. What was it this time that attracted you to be a part of the show? </strong></p>.<p>Multiple things, actually. Over a period of time, Anirban and team kept coming back to me with more and more inputs and I really enjoyed it. I found their way of work a bit tedious but it worked (laughs). They had great energy and seemed to have their hearts in the right place. I was also excited to work with Anubhuti Kashyap. </p>.<p class="Question"><strong>And what about your character? </strong></p>.<p>My character, Nakul, is an interesting man. He’s a complete loser who is thrown out of work, has no friends and thinks of him as a great writer but isn’t recognised. It was a challenge to make a loser shine. It could have been boring for the audience. But working with the people I did, and trying something completely new was what I wanted to do.</p>.<p class="Question"><strong>The trailer of the show makes your character look like a depressed man. Is it a series that has a message at the end? </strong></p>.<p>Nakul is a person who isn’t recognised anywhere and he knows that. He attempts suicide 11 times because he is a person who seeks attention. It’s not because he wants to die. The<br />show is not a commentary or a discussion about depression or mental illness. </p>.<p class="Question"><strong>How did you prepare for your role? </strong></p>.<p>I don’t necessarily do much research unless I have to. Here, I just had the team explain the psyche of Nakul and that’s what helped me in ‘Afsos’. </p>.<p class="Question"><strong>Even with the amount of work you’ve done so far, how do you not have a verified account on Twitter? </strong></p>.<p>(Laughs) I have no idea! I know a few of my friends who have less followers than I do but are verified. I don’t know how this works. But then again, you need to be active and have conversations, which I don’t really want to do.</p>
<p>Gulshan Devaiah is one of those actors who takes one by surprise everytime we see him on screen. He’s shown us everything from being a charmer, brother, husband, and villain. His latest avatar is as a suicidal man in the web series ‘Afsos’ on Amazon Prime Video. </p>.<p>Created by standup comedian Anirban Dasgupta, along with Dibya Chatterjee, it is directed by Anubhuti Kashyap.</p>.<p>The actor took some time off to talk to Metrolife about the series. </p>.<p class="Question"><strong>You’ve always been experimental with your roles. What was it this time that attracted you to be a part of the show? </strong></p>.<p>Multiple things, actually. Over a period of time, Anirban and team kept coming back to me with more and more inputs and I really enjoyed it. I found their way of work a bit tedious but it worked (laughs). They had great energy and seemed to have their hearts in the right place. I was also excited to work with Anubhuti Kashyap. </p>.<p class="Question"><strong>And what about your character? </strong></p>.<p>My character, Nakul, is an interesting man. He’s a complete loser who is thrown out of work, has no friends and thinks of him as a great writer but isn’t recognised. It was a challenge to make a loser shine. It could have been boring for the audience. But working with the people I did, and trying something completely new was what I wanted to do.</p>.<p class="Question"><strong>The trailer of the show makes your character look like a depressed man. Is it a series that has a message at the end? </strong></p>.<p>Nakul is a person who isn’t recognised anywhere and he knows that. He attempts suicide 11 times because he is a person who seeks attention. It’s not because he wants to die. The<br />show is not a commentary or a discussion about depression or mental illness. </p>.<p class="Question"><strong>How did you prepare for your role? </strong></p>.<p>I don’t necessarily do much research unless I have to. Here, I just had the team explain the psyche of Nakul and that’s what helped me in ‘Afsos’. </p>.<p class="Question"><strong>Even with the amount of work you’ve done so far, how do you not have a verified account on Twitter? </strong></p>.<p>(Laughs) I have no idea! I know a few of my friends who have less followers than I do but are verified. I don’t know how this works. But then again, you need to be active and have conversations, which I don’t really want to do.</p>
