- 6/24/2025
Delhi: In an exclusive interview, actor Karan Tacker opens up about his upcoming series ‘Special OPS’, discussing his roles, responsibilities, and thrilling stunts. Karan shares his experience performing his own stunts, highlighting the benefits of authenticity. He also takes us through his journey, revealing the similarities and differences between his real-life personality and on-screen persona. The actor reminisces about his popular series ‘Khakhee’ and wraps up the conversation by sharing his passion for yoga.
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00:00Firstly, a very warm welcome Karan to INS. How are you feeling today?
00:04Thank you so much. It's always nice to speak to INS.
00:08We know that it is India's wire news that everyone follows INS.
00:12There is no such thing when it comes to INS.
00:15It's immediately viral.
00:17I feel good today to call you your office.
00:20We also feel good today.
00:22Let's talk about Faruk Ali, your character.
00:24Tell me one thing. I mean, I've seen the first season and I saw you.
00:28Of course, girls swoon over you.
00:30But people were also swooning over Faruk Ali.
00:32Right.
00:33How much of Karan tacker is in Faruk Ali and vice versa?
00:36First of all, thank you so much for that compliment.
00:39It's always nice to have, you know, the female fans quite frankly.
00:43Not that I have anything against male fans, but it's sweeter to have female fans.
00:47How much of Faruk Ali is in me and vice versa?
00:51Look, when you play a character,
00:53you've got a character in the right place.
00:55So, from the right place,
00:56you have a character in the right place.
00:58It's very true to your own.
00:59Because as an human being,
01:00you have a character of your lived experiences.
01:02You have a character in the right place.
01:07And you will withdraw a character in that character.
01:09For every character that you play.
01:11So Faruk has a lot of me,
01:14of me, including every other character that I've played, because I feel like as an actor
01:18you are imitating me, I want to think like that, so until you don't live your life,
01:23such as an emotional cord of a character, until you don't live, until it becomes a little
01:30difficult on screen. So that is why I believe that every character has a big part of me and
01:35of course you know what happens sometimes is, some characters you play with as a human being,
01:43on a certain emotional level or maybe on a rationality level,
01:48so all of those characters can play with you. So you also learn a lot of things from your character.
01:54Also I was doing a little research and I got to know that you have done your own stunts.
02:00Yes. Why is that and weren't you scared? Because there's like a whole damn thing that you did and all of that.
02:05Correct. Look, I am very upset from your childhood,
02:09because my mother didn't do it, so I was very secure. Had my father brought me up,
02:17I think you know, I would have, I would have, I would have, I would have,
02:20I would have, I would have, I would have, I would have, I would have 3-5 fractures.
02:22So I was a very scared-poked child. So now, for overcompensating him, I do everything that I
02:29feel scared. So I have a big phobia of heights. So the special of season one was a stunt,
02:36actually, in which Faruk Ali is going to be fake that he is going to commit suicide because
02:43he wants attention to Himmat Singh. And Himmat Singh is stopping him. So that was a stunt that I
02:50did at that time. There was a building on the terrace of Solamali, and literally on the terrace of
02:55I was standing on the terrace of Solamali, and I was standing on the terrace of Solamali, and when I
03:02jumped on it, because I was hiding so much of a phobia, so I was sitting there. And I really
03:08held on to it, because I was so scared. And that's when I realized, you know, as an actor,
03:13first of all, you can't be afraid of anything. Because as much as you are watching the content,
03:19it's fun to be when you watch an actor's real things. But today, the audience is so
03:24clear that they understand that it's VFX, it's not in a studio, it's not in a real location.
03:30That's why we feel very good in Mission Impossible series, because Tom Cruise is
03:34stunted himself. And when you watch an audience, you're too bad if you're doing it. So that's why
03:41I feel very good to do my stunts. Where you asked me if you feel scared, I'm 100%
03:45I'm a person. I'm very scared. In fact, the stunt that you're talking about, which is
03:50in a small trailer, I've also done it. It's one of the world's tallest dams. And it's
03:59in Georgia. It's a city called Ingurikar. And Neerath has told me that this is a stunt,
04:07and do you want to do it or not? I'm not sure. I'm going to do it once and watch it.
04:11But when we were setting up all the equipment for the stunt, I went to that day. And I
04:20don't know if I can tell you, I knew that the dam was like this. There was a ledge on it,
04:26which I couldn't leave because it was a drop down to 600 foot, you know, straight
04:32down. And we told us that usually there's a lot of water in the dam. But the water was
04:38in the dam. So if I would have fallen, ideally, I would have fallen on those spokes.
04:49So that is why I also, I was a little scared. I said, man, one thing is that
04:52to be injured and die. To die like this, it would be very scary. But when I did it,
05:00I have to tell you, I had such a good time. It was so liberating for me as a, as a human being,
05:06because what was the fear of heights, it was completely done. I was so disappointed
05:12that I didn't get any time to do it. Because I wanted to get a lot of time out there.
05:18And I thought, you know, I'll do a job, I'll go down, but I won't see below.
05:23But I said, man, now we're coming, now we're doing it. So then I was having a good time. And I remember
05:28Neeraj sir on the wireless, because I was by myself hanging at like 300 feet, 400 feet in the middle
05:34of the dam. And he paged me on the wireless. He's like, Hanji, how are we? I was like, sir,
05:40I'm loving it. He's like, I thought, time will come to the drone, so just chill. I was like, I have nowhere to go.
05:46So basically, you started with final destination thoughts in your head, and then you had
05:50something like that. That's a good analogy. When we talk about Neeraj Pandey, you know,
05:57his work is mostly like mad and intelligent thrillers. How is it working with him? And did he give
06:03that, did he give you freedom or was he very meticulous? I mean, he definitely gives you a lot
06:08of freedom. And that freedom comes in terms of, if you give a script, then you want to imagine it.
06:14But frankly speaking,
06:38his script is so good and so big, it's so difficult to imagine it. So that is the benefit of working
06:48with him, that his screenplay is very tight. His writing is very strong. You don't actually
06:55need to change anything. And sometimes I think that if you're a good writer,
07:02you're a good writer. So as an actor, first of all, you don't change anything. First of all,
07:06the way that you've imagined the whole world, the way that you've imagined the whole world,
07:09the way that you've attempted to do it. So I always try it.
07:14Also, if we talk about K.K. Menon, he's known as the textbook of acting.
07:18And this is the second time you're working with him. Correct.
07:21How would you describe him?
07:25You know, he's a lovely gentleman. Actually,
07:27personal interaction is very low. This is the first time, I think,
07:31when I spent a lot of time with Sir Sir, I think I've spent a lot of time with Sir Sir.
07:37And I really liked it. You know, more than the actor, I think he's a great human being.
07:42He's a great man. He's a great man. He's a great man.
07:44He's a great man. He's a great man. He's a great man.
07:48So in five days, I also believe that with a senior actor, you get the opportunity to share time with a senior actor.
07:57And the best part is that he's very oblivious to the fact that he's such a big star, right?
08:03And that's the quality of a big star.
08:05That at no point does he make you feel that I am something.
08:09In fact, he becomes like one of the boys in one second.
08:13And that makes you so comfortable as an actor and as a, you know, as a fairly newcomer in the industry.
08:19It becomes very friendly with him. So he's a very, very friendly guy.
08:21He's very jovial, he has a lot of depth in his life.
08:24And listening to those things, you feel great.
08:27Because wherever you are, as an actor, you've already done these things and you've already done these things.
08:37So you get a lot to learn.
08:39As an actor, we all know him. He's absolutely outstanding.
08:43I've done a scene with him in season one.
08:46Because the general show format is such that he's in the office, I'm in the field.
08:51And our interaction is only on the phone.
08:53And that's when you realize what a good actor he is.
08:59Because he wrote the scene only in two lines, that Farouk comes and he's in the car and he's in the car and he's in the car.
09:08And there were no dialogues.
09:10But he gives you so many reports, sitting inside the car and you're outside,
09:15that you feel that without the dialogue, there's a whole conversation.
09:19So that is one thing I learned from him.
09:22That, you know, he says less, but he expresses much more.
09:25With a fresh season, you know, it's diving into the deeper realm of artificial intelligence that we talked about, right?
09:32As a person and personally, what do you think that AI, is it a helpful ally or a dangerous enemy?
09:39Look, the show primarily is about cyber war.
09:42You know, of course, artificial intelligence is a small part of it.
09:46But primarily it deals with cyber war.
09:49I don't want to say anything much about it.
09:50I want to watch it once again.
09:52As far as AI is concerned, definitely, you know, I feel like our life has become one way.
09:59I mean, I give you an example of AI.
10:02We use VFX in our films.
10:04As long as you watch the blasts, it doesn't seem real.
10:08You use it from the computer.
10:10So you use artificial intelligence.
10:13I use it from the computer.
10:15I use it from the computer.
10:17I use it from the computer.
10:19I use it from the computer.
10:21So definitely AI helps you a lot.
10:24But given that, definitely it's a very challenging time.
10:27Because I have seen a film in person.
10:30It's a short film.
10:32After watching one minute, they said, pause.
10:35I said, how did you feel?
10:37I said, it's a very interesting concept.
10:39I said, it's a whole AI.
10:40So as many actors and many people, it wasn't real.
10:43It was all made on prompts on a computer.
10:45And it, I can't say it looked real.
10:47It was real.
10:49So that kind of, I was like, oh, wow.
10:51This means there could be a time that as actors, we become redundant.
10:54And because it's so easy to kind of do this now, you know.
10:57So definitely a fear has taken these things.
11:01But I feel that when it comes to it, it's better to think about it.
11:05It doesn't make sense about it.
11:09And if we talk about cyber crime and cyber wars, etc.
11:11You know, you as a public figure, you're more prone to all of this with deep fakes and everything.
11:16So how do you safeguard yourself as an individual, as a personality?
11:20I think it's a little truth.
11:23First of all, there was a recent leak that I had a phone call that if you invest in your fund, the fund was mature.
11:32And they had proper details of the fund.
11:35And it was an absolutely fraud call and a fraud email.
11:47So I feel like things like this do happen.
11:49But if you're a little sharp, you're a little cautious, I think that's the only way to deal with it.
11:56Also, you've worn a lot of hats and you've had like a very flourishing career.
12:00You've dabbled in almost all mediums.
12:03Right.
12:03How has the way of acting or approaching your craft, has it been different in different formats?
12:11Or is it the same?
12:13Formats as in like from television to OTD?
12:15Yeah. Or is it the same?
12:17I mean, I think acting to acting. You know, you want to do it on TV, you want to do it on film or on OTD.
12:25Definitely a medium, every medium has a speciality.
12:29Television has a long format, you know, almost like I would like to say it's like an endless format.
12:34So in that, your story is very wide.
12:36So you don't have a basic script, you have a small, small story, a track.
12:41And you deal with that track like that.
12:44So it is a much slower pace.
12:46If you want to play a scene, it's very long.
12:49You open the scene and see it.
12:52The only difference in OTD is that you have to tell the whole story in 8 hours.
12:55And you have to tell the whole story in 8 hours.
12:58And this is not the only thing for the film, which is for 120 minutes.
13:01But it is a speciality that you have to keep people engaged in 8 hours.
13:06People are stuck to the TV and they are watching what you are showing them.
13:13And the same way of film is very different.
13:16Film is 120 minutes.
13:18It's a very sharp format for acting where you have to deliver a scene, which might be longer,
13:25but you have to give it in a very short time.
13:27And it's a very, it works on a very, very tight format because, you know,
13:31you're watching it on a big screen.
13:32So it's, it's so that I feel like is the difference.
13:35But as an actor, you don't necessarily change anything.
13:38Like I just spoke about your pornography, you've had a long journey.
13:41So when was it, when was the time when you felt that yes, I've made it as an actor?
13:45I still don't feel it.
13:47I feel that I think is, I think that would be a very, very pompous thought because, you
13:52know, a general actor endeavor is that you have to do what you have done with your work.
13:56And the distance is challenging to find every time a project that is going to be more challenging,
14:06it will be more interesting. So to, to, to do that, I feel that's where the struggle feels real.
14:14So I don't think I've, I feel like any projects truly made me feel like I'm arrived.
14:18Yes, on, on a separate note, I feel I've, I've had a certain amount of acceptance from the industry.
14:24I think post Khaki, especially, uh, industry, you know,
14:29as a, you know, as a, you know, as a, as a, as a, as a, as a, as a, as a, as a, as a, as a
14:32person, I have a lot of work that I want to do. So today I have a luxury, definitely,
14:39that I can say that I don't want to do this thing, I just want to do this.
14:43I feel that an actor is a very big luxury that you work on your own time.
14:49But do you see, with, with, you know, with the whole boom of digital and everything,
14:53do you think that the whole concept or the definition of stardom is now shifting?
14:58There is no star culture left. Do you see that happening?
15:02Uh, yes, I feel like, because what is happening is that today all of us are massively consumed.
15:07Like today, I was watching a photo in CP, so now I'm in CP.
15:12So today, as an actor, uh, as an audience, you know, what's happening every actor's single
15:17is a beat of life. So generally an enigma, a mystery, uh, that's definitely a lot of work.
15:24But I also feel like that is a new definition of stardom today.
15:28Uh, the new understanding of stardom today is that someone who's massively consumed,
15:31who's consumed on every single vertical, whether that's on social media, uh, it's in terms of
15:36advertisements, uh, brand engagements, live performances. I feel like now that has become
15:42a star who's, who's accessible and available everywhere and people are consuming them so much more.
15:47I was, uh, reading one of your interviews where you did say that, you know, uh, people from
15:52out of the industry are treated differently in the industry, but with now with when we're talking
15:57about OTT, I think there's certain amount of acceptance. So when you say that, that there's
16:01no acceptance, is it in terms of entering the film industry or, uh, you know, what?
16:05Uh, I can't remember in what context I said this, but I'll tell you what it is, what at least I feel
16:12is that there is, um, uh, uh, like today as an actor from the outside the fraternity,
16:31I can't afford to have a bad job. I can't afford to have a flop. I can't afford to have a weak moment
16:36as an actor because I feel like, uh, you get written off much quicker, uh, than anybody else
16:42in the industry would, you know, like, let's say if there's a, if there's an actor who's from a film
16:46family or, you know, is within his friends within the fraternity, you know, they could probably not
16:51deliver great films or they could not be good in films or their films are not doing well or their
16:56series are not doing well, but still you'll see them time and again, getting more work after work
17:00after work, right? So I feel like that simple thing is, uh, is, is where it becomes a bit difficult
17:07that I would love to do more work. I would love to experiment more. I would love to make mistakes
17:12actually, because you're working and you understand that you're right or wrong. But you have to be so sure
17:16on paper that it's not wrong. If it's not right, it's not in your hands. But on paper, it doesn't go wrong.
17:23So that's why you've been working. I've been shooting a show for Amazon.
17:28And, uh, you know, akshar, you know, when my PR is saying that, you know, you haven't
17:35done a year after a year, I've been doing a PR for a year. I said, it's not time. You know,
17:39you're so busy working. And I also feel like, you know, when you're doing a job, you're doing a PR,
17:47it's become a person. You're taking photos and you're taking a photo. So it doesn't really make sense for me.
17:51Uh, why I'm saying this is because Bhair took about a year, uh, to do as a whole project. Because
17:58from the point of the first, uh, episode that came to me, uh, to sitting on pre-production, uh, meetings to,
18:04uh, to sitting with a script writer, who's himself done a great job. But you sit in the whole world,
18:09imagine, as an actor, you give your contribution to me and say, you know, this is the shift that we
18:13can do. These dialogues, I say change, or you can reduce it, or you can do it more. Uh,
18:19casting, you sit on the casting, then you go to the set. You know, you're spending that time in
18:24pre-production as an actor, which takes a good six months from your life. And then you go in three
18:29months, shoot it. So, you know, that much you have to now give in as an outsider, especially,
18:34because you have to be that certain that you and your team are all envisioning the same world that
18:40on set, when you go, you know, you're, you're, you're sharp, you're ready. Everybody's on the same page.
18:46I'm not quite sure how much, uh, uh, somebody from the fraternity needs to do this, whether they do it
18:52great. Uh, because I feel like they're well taken care of in that way.
18:56But have you ever had like, have you ever felt vulnerable or weak in terms of like, you know, when,
19:02when you see what's happening or when you're working, has that been a time of vulnerability ever?
19:10Give me context. In the sense, like, you just said that, you know, you can't be weak and all of that
19:14in this industry and you have to work hard and all of that. So I'm talking in terms of that.
19:18No, definitely. You know, I mean, um, um, time and again, I feel like, uh, you know, it, it becomes
19:26very difficult to get the kind of project you really want to like, I mean, not to, not to make
19:32it sound, uh, depressing, but, uh, you know, the first time, the first season that came off special
19:37ops, uh, that was my outing as an actor after six years, uh, and COVID hit for two years. Right.
19:44So I suddenly felt like, Oh my God, what is going to happen? Yeah.
19:47Because my release is coming, uh, the show hit too, uh, but it's not that when the market
19:53is open, people say, it's stale. I mean, it's two years ago. Uh, luckily I had already signed
20:00Khaki. Uh, so that happened. But when Khaki released, while it got a massive amount of acceptance
20:05and the show got so much love, uh, and I got so much love for it, um, the entertainment industry
20:11went through a recession. So work wasn't happening. So it's times like this, when you're like, uh,
20:17and what happened at that time after Khaki, I got about 30, 35 offers of, uh, different kind of
20:23projects. Right. Um, but in my head, I knew what I, I knew what kind of work I wanted to do. So I,
20:28I said, you know, respectfully, I said, I don't want to do any of these at the moment. And, uh,
20:32I waited my turn, but the industry went through a bad time. So in those moments, you feel very,
20:37you feel very, you feel very insecure, you know, because you have no one who's going to
20:40kind of have your back. Uh, and while on one front, you're enjoying the success of Khaki and,
20:48you know, you're trying to kind of put that energy out there, but at the same time, you know,
20:52you're sitting back at home and, uh, it's been a year and you've not shot anything, you know,
20:57while, you know, one would assume, uh, Khaki, I mean, as an actor, I'm very busy. But
21:02uh, so when things like this happen, you feel very, very insecure. You feel very,
21:19you feel very scared, actually.
21:22And of course, you know, I'm human, you know, you're going to, you're going to get vulnerable.
21:35And, uh, but luckily things work out, you know, in its, in its own way.
21:38Also, has there been something like, as an actor that you have to unlearn to,
21:43which you previously believed, could be, be here?
21:47Hmm.
21:52Well, it's, did I have to unlearn something in, in terms of like, just an ideology?
21:58Ideology in terms of in the industry that you previously believed that you had to unlearn it as an actor?
22:02I mean, nothing that I can think of quite frankly. Uh, but I feel like at any point,
22:09if as an actor or as an individual, you feel like you've learned it all. Uh, you know,
22:13I feel like that's the beginning to your downfall as a person and as a professional. Uh, luckily for
22:18me, I'm very, very curious and inquisitive because I also love what I do for a living. I love the job
22:23that I do. So every time I go on a set, I almost am like, I mean, I'm as good as a newcomer, you know,
22:29that I'm excited to be on set. I not to make it sound like I'm a very hardworking actor,
22:34but I in general don't like to sit in a vanity, uh, because I like to see what is happening.
22:38I like to see the whole, like behind the scenes is the most exciting part of a, of a film set.
22:44So I like to be, I like to kind of see how directors work, how directors envision things.
22:49I want to observe Neeraj Pandeyji. He's a man of very, very few words. Uh, but you see the kind
22:54of work he does, right? Uh, that's one learning that I've had from him. Uh, you know,
22:58I don't know about unlearning something, but there's a lot of learning that I've gotten from,
23:03uh, you know, having me attached to him, uh, because he's, you know, he's, he silently taught
23:07me that the outcome of a product is not in your hands. So the one thing and the only thing you can
23:12take back from a project is your shooting experience, uh, to make sure that that is one thing you enjoy
23:17the most. And it's become a very good discipline in me because of that, that today,
23:22uh, that's my one learning from him, uh, that's my one learning from him.
23:27And, uh, uh, that's my one learning from him.
23:29Uh, 18 hours is a lot, 18 hours is a lot.
23:33Do you want, like, shorter duration of working?
23:38you know, it's draining from a different way.
23:40But I try to enjoy that time
23:43with my whole heart,
23:44I'm present at that moment.
23:46I'll give you the project
23:50and that's my one learning from him.
23:5218 hours is a lot.
23:5318 hours is a lot.
23:55Do you want a shorter duration of working or what is it?
23:58Because we have like nine times, so.
24:01I mean, would any actor or anybody on the set
24:04love a shorter day?
24:05Yes, 100%.
24:06But you know what happens is,
24:07as an actor you understand today,
24:09you know, after working so much,
24:10I get it that, you know,
24:11there's so much money riding on the project, right?
24:13There's so much, you know,
24:14putting up a production day is so expensive.
24:18And there's so many places that you end up losing money
24:21more than making money.
24:23So today as an actor,
24:23you become empathetic towards that.
24:25And you're like, you know what?
24:26Even if it takes 20 hours, you know what?
24:28I'm available.
24:29I understand that we have this location only today.
24:32Because of some screw ups,
24:34this shift has increased.
24:35So you have to consider all these things.
24:37Then you don't take it for granted.
24:39That it's not, I'm going to take a shift.
24:41Also what's interesting about you is,
24:43you have like a background in business studies and all of that.
24:46And then suddenly, boom,
24:47you're into acting and you're doing so well.
24:49How did that journey happen?
24:50And why, like, business is how much money is?
24:54Look, if there's so much money,
24:55then I'm also doing TV.
24:57I have money,
24:59although everyone needs money,
25:01but I don't just get excited about it.
25:02I feel like there's so much life,
25:04and it's very necessary to leave your trap somewhere.
25:08So if there's so much money,
25:10with all due respect to television as a medium,
25:12you can do a lot of things,
25:14you can do a lot of things,
25:16you can do reality shows,
25:17you can do daily shows,
25:18you can do a host.
25:20But I don't as an artist as an artist anymore.
25:25So that's why I realized,
25:26I don't think that I can do so much work with television.
25:31And that's why I want to do OTT.
25:36Same with my business,
25:37I feel that while I'm a business student,
25:40I have a business acumen and an inclination most definitely.
25:43But I feel like everything has its own time.
25:45Just the time you talk about it,
25:48the world recession was going on,
25:50so my business took a big hit.
25:51And we went through a very bad financial time
25:54as a business and as a family.
25:55That's when acting happened for me.
25:57And luckily it took me about five years
26:01to pay off all my business debts.
26:04And five years after being an actor,
26:06I think I started saving money or making any money, right?
26:09And now that I'm here,
26:11I actually really love what I do.
26:13I don't treat this like a business per se,
26:15but of course this is also a business.
26:17You know, as an actor,
26:18I am serving to the actor that I am.
26:21But does your business background give you an edge?
26:25When it comes to this field.
26:27I don't know if my business background gives me an edge,
26:30but I definitely feel like being educated,
26:31most definitely helps you anywhere.
26:33I feel, you know, when you're in a room full of people
26:35who are talking things other than just creativity,
26:38you can comprehend what they're speaking of.
26:41Today, if I sit in a boardroom,
26:42or if I'm sitting with producers,
26:44or today, the fact that, you know,
26:46I've just kicked off a business vertical of my own right now,
26:49which I will be talking about in July.
26:53For me, comprehending all of that is not difficult.
26:56I don't come in as an actor.
26:57I come in as, with a little bit of an acumen
26:59and a background of business.
27:00So I understand numbers,
27:02I understand things like that quite quickly.
27:06So of course it helps me in a lot of ways.
27:07Right.
27:08Also you had this amazing time at Cannes.
27:11Yeah.
27:12How was the red carpet life?
27:13Was it like dreamy like a fairy tale?
27:15100%, you know, I got very lucky with Cannes
27:17because I did a film with Anupam Kher.
27:18It's called Tanvi the Great,
27:19which went for the Cannes Film Festival.
27:23And, you know, Cannes was just a magical experience.
27:26Of course, you know, as an actor and as someone in Bombay,
27:28you know, you're just sitting back
27:29and watching these things all the time as a red carpenter.
27:32Like, you know, you've seen Aishwarya Rai
27:34make India proud for like the last how many ever decades
27:38that she's been going.
27:39I think she's been going for the last 20 years,
27:41or if not 30, I think one of the two.
27:44So just being present in that scenario,
27:47in that atmosphere was absolutely amazing.
27:50It makes it even more special when you are going with a film
27:52that you are a part of.
27:53So we had gone for an exhibition of our film
27:55and it was exhibited there at the pavilion.
27:59And then I attended a screening,
28:01which was actually a dream come true
28:02because the legends of my acting and superstars
28:08were all present in one place, you know.
28:11So Denzel Washington, who I absolutely admire and I love,
28:16and I wish that someday I could get a filmography like his,
28:19was like in a two-arm distance from me, you know.
28:23And I mean, from having tears in my eyes
28:27to wanting to whistle when I saw him
28:29to wanting to reach out to him,
28:30it was all of those emotions and I was just so happy to see him.
28:33So were you a fanboy?
28:34I'm a big fanboy.
28:35I was sitting six rows behind him, you know.
28:37We bumped into each other at the red carpet
28:39because I came from one entry and he was on the other,
28:42and we were like in a five-feet distance.
28:44But even when he was sitting,
28:46he was sitting right where I could see him, you know.
28:48And to see him get the palmer door for his filmography
28:53for all these years that he's a part of the industry,
28:57it was just special, you know.
28:58I was really happy.
28:59Spike Lee was there.
29:00It was his film that I'd gone for.
29:01I've grown up watching Spike Lee films.
29:05So it was really nice.
29:06It was very magical and for me, it was very, very surreal.
29:09And I think that's a charm to go into Cannes, you know,
29:11where you're suited and you're wearing a bow tie
29:15and you're walking the city and that's how you watch a film.
29:18So all in all, I feel like it's an experience.
29:20And, you know, firsts are always special.
29:23Now, the first thing that you do in that life
29:24you have been remembered for me,
29:26so this will definitely be remembered for me.
29:27I'm very happy that I was with a film,
29:29not only to attend the red carpet.
29:32So whenever I think about Cannes or anything
29:34that's like a big event,
29:36I only think about the paparazzis.
29:38Right.
29:38And I keep thinking,
29:40how is the paparazzi culture there
29:42and how do you feel about the paparazzi?
29:43I want to tell you, it is, you know,
29:45I didn't attend the red carpet
29:47so I was talking about it earlier.
29:48I thought, what is this red carpet
29:50that everyone is so crazy?
29:52I said, we have a lot of excitement for our film,
29:55but everyone doesn't want to go to the red carpet.
29:58I said, okay, red carpet,
29:58what do we do in the moment?
30:01But I have to be honest, the hype is real.
30:04That's the only way to put it.
30:06You are, you are, the minute you walk into the red carpet,
30:10because, you know, they take you through a path
30:11and, you know, then you, they put you on the red carpet.
30:13There's about 500 to like odd photographers
30:16on both ends who are just screaming and shouting.
30:19And because, you know, you've got some of the biggest stars
30:21of the world at the red carpet.
30:23And it, you know, like when I walked in,
30:25I walked in with all my confidence.
30:27And then I just, I, you know, I took a second.
30:29I was like, oh my God, this is like, this is big, man.
30:32Like, this is a big deal.
30:33And, you know, then you get to see the staircase,
30:37the famous staircase of the Lumiere.
30:40So all of that is, it's really overwhelming.
30:43And it's, it's, it's just cool, you know.
30:45So I was actually really happy to be, to be there.
30:48And I have posted at the red carpet,
30:49that all 500 people are sitting for me to take a photo.
30:52So I was like, yeah, you know, you have to take a photo.
30:54So it was like that.
30:55But I love the Indian taparazzi.
30:57I mean, the taparazzi in Mumbai is, like,
30:59this is a taparazzi, it's crazy.
31:00I've seen a different comedy, I've seen a different tangent.
31:03Too much fun.
31:04They don't know anything about what it is,
31:06what it is, what it is, what it is.
31:07They have their own banter, which is very fun.
31:10And it's all very fun.
31:12You know, the people of the Bombay,
31:14they have seen the time,
31:16and they have to say, they have to become friends,
31:18and they all know each other.
31:21So they also know you a little bit about it.
31:24So they also leave you on the red carpet.
31:26So it's really fun, actually.
31:28Red carpet, I don't know about the event,
31:30but for all, the red carpet is very entertaining.
31:32Yeah, true.
31:33Can I ask you, like, a serious question
31:34you can choose to answer if you want to?
31:36There's a lot of PR wars that keep happening on social media,
31:40especially between celebrities and all of that.
31:42How do you see that as a person?
31:43Like, you know, there's one PR is pulling down one celebrity
31:46and the other celebrities PR is pulling down the other celebrity.
31:50How do you see this for PR war?
31:51Yeah, I'll tell you, honestly,
31:52I'm a big obligation to take those things.
31:54If you're saying what you're saying,
31:55I don't know what you're saying.
31:56Because if I've seen it,
31:57I don't realize that it's a war.
31:59Actually, there's no difference between these things.
32:02I feel like if your job is good,
32:04then you're saying it.
32:05And then, the way you hear it,
32:07there's no difference between them.
32:09I don't think that the big makers of Hindustan
32:11and the people who know their work,
32:13as writers and directors,
32:15they're sitting there watching PR wars,
32:17or scrolling on Instagram,
32:18or watching which coffee shop you were in,
32:20or you've cut your hair off, blow dry off,
32:22or which gym you're going,
32:24there's no difference between these things.
32:25If anything, I think that
32:27the people who are serious about your work,
32:29they also see such things as a different way.
32:35And I don't believe that
32:38you need to do all these things.
32:39You need to do a good job.
32:42Also, there are two sides to Karan,
32:45which I've personally seen and I'm seeing at work.
32:47There's this whole chocolate boy image of Karan Tacker.
32:51There's this edgy image of Karan Tacker.
32:53Girls like them both.
32:54If you'd had to choose one, if you'd had to pick one,
32:58which one would that be?
32:59If I had to pick an image,
33:01I'd like to believe they both are me.
33:03So I feel that I respond to a certain situation or people,
33:08you know, I feel like I'm, as human beings,
33:10we respond a lot instead of really doing things.
33:14So if, let's say, like how you said,
33:16my chocolate boy side comes out,
33:18it's usually in response to a certain energy
33:20that I get from somebody.
33:21And if I'm edgy, then I, you know, it's again a response to someone.
33:24This is in terms of roles I'm talking about.
33:26See, if I talk about...
33:26Oh, roles.
33:27Yeah.
33:28I like them both.
33:29Or khaki and special ops.
33:31They're two sides to each other.
33:32Yeah, I'll be honest, I really enjoyed doing what I did on TV.
33:35They love you.
33:37Yeah.
33:38They love that Karan so much.
33:40You know, I was in, I was in, I was in Cannes right now.
33:42Yeah.
33:43I was in Cannes right now.
33:44And, uh, I was walking the streets.
33:46And, uh, I was with Baman sir.
33:48And Baman sir and I were, we were, we were strolling back to our hotel.
33:52And, uh, two international ladies were watching there.
33:56They were pointing in our direction.
33:57So, I thought, I thought, first of all,
33:59I didn't see anyone else because it was international.
34:02Then, I thought, maybe they know Baman sir, you know,
34:07but of course, you know, so I met all side.
34:10Just to kind of give them way.
34:11And they were like, they're in.
34:13And I was like, whoa, I was like, that's cool.
34:16So, of course, they knew who Baman sir was.
34:17And they, you know, they took photos with him.
34:19And then I got very curious.
34:21I was like, you know, how do you know, very, and they like, you know,
34:22we're from Morocco and Tunisia and we love Indian Indian soaps there.
34:27And I was like, wow, that is so cool.
34:29Uh, so I, I love it all.
34:32You know, I, I, there is nothing to not like about, uh,
34:35either playing the characters that I played on TV or to the edgy characters
34:38that I play, uh, you know, on, on, on the series that I do.
34:42Um, I really enjoyed romancing on television.
34:45I feel like it's, it's, it's so cute and it is just so much fun.
34:49Uh, you know, I, I did a show called Love Ne Mila Di Jodi.
34:52And these are the times of when I think romance in real life also one existed.
34:56Uh, second, there was a sense of dignity and innocence to, to love and romance,
35:01which I feel like has died down, uh, you know, in the, in the times that we live in now.
35:06So, you know, the sweeter, the smaller things that I did in, in television shows,
35:09I, I really, really enjoyed that.
35:11Um, and I got some very beautiful co-stars to work with.
35:14So at no point was it difficult to romance them.
35:17Uh, and they also pretty that if they had to fall in my arms and my entire episode had to go through,
35:23uh, I was more than happy and willing to do that.
35:26And luckily, you know, we all shared such a great friendships here, you know, during, during work.
35:30Um, at the same time, um, I love doing action.
35:35It's the most tiring thing to do.
35:37I'll be honest.
35:38It is so exhausting.
35:39Uh, and it is so challenging because, uh, especially with someone like Neeraj Pandey,
35:43it's not like you're, you're acting in a set.
35:45Uh, and the next day you go, it's just, your body is going through a very difficult time.
35:57So, you know, you're popping medicines because, you know, you have to film again the next day.
36:00It's tough.
36:01Uh, but it's a lot of fun.
36:03It's, I don't know.
36:04It's so fulfilling when you're, you know, when you're beating up five people, uh, or when you're, you know, when you've got weapons,
36:10or when you're, when you're, when you're planting and planning things, uh, all of that is just, uh, I love it.
36:17Like shooting season two was one of the most fulfilling, fulfilling experiences of my life.
36:23Uh, because I've jumped off choppers.
36:25I'm jumping off bridges.
36:27I'm using knives.
36:28I'm, I'm shooting people.
36:30I've beaten up so many people.
36:31I have such a massive action piece.
36:33Um, uh, you know, with, uh, with Tahiraj Basin, uh, in the show.
36:38So, um, I enjoy it all.
36:40You know what I mean?
36:41I mean, I, I, I feel like I, I feel like my story started as an actor.
36:44So, I have to do everything.
36:45I have to do romance.
36:46I have to do romance.
36:47Actually, I have to do romance.
36:48Uh, I feel like there's a lot of time that I've not put out the, the softer edge of mine.
36:52Uh, my, if you ask me heart to heart, I'm looking forward to a nice, uh, uh, a script, which, which, which deals with mature romance.
37:01And, I mean, my last question.
37:03Now you've got Tanrida Gray.
37:04You've got Bhai.
37:05Right.
37:06Excited?
37:07Uh, 100%.
37:08Looking forward for people to watch it.
37:09You know, um, you know, I, I shot Tanrida Gray last year.
37:12Uh, uh, last year, I think.
37:13I'm not sure.
37:14Actually, I've forgotten.
37:15Um, but it's a very beautiful film.
37:17Uh, you know, it's, it's, uh, it's at the New York Film Festival right now, as we're talking.
37:21Uh, and when sir has gone there with it, and he's very, very excited about it.
37:24I always tell him that I'm very happy for you.
37:26He says, you're happy for me.
37:27You should be happy for me.
37:28I should be happy for you.
37:29I said, no sir, I'm happy for you.
37:30Uh, because I know that this script and this story is close to you.
37:35And you've made so much love.
37:37Uh, I mean, I'll tell you, it's the most aspirational project I've done.
37:38I've never done anything like this.
37:39I don't think people have seen me in this light at all as a person.
37:57Uh, it deals with the story of Kaurav Tiwari.
38:01project i've done i've never done anything like this i don't think people have seen me in this
38:05light at all as a person uh it deals with the story of korav tiwari um we are trying to depict
38:12his life from the lens that we see it and of course the book that it is based on uh you know
38:17he had a very glorified career as as a paranormal investigator of india and uh you know he passed
38:23away in a very unfortunate way so it is it is our understanding and our take on it um it's it's not
38:30a horror show necessarily i'd like to say i i you know i i i keep saying that it's a paranormal
38:35thriller it's a paranormal thriller you know because uh we don't want to be scared we don't want to be scared
38:41these are real incidents we have their documentation so we want to show you what happened to us
38:49now if you are scared then we don't want to be scared but yes this world is paranormal
38:57this world is the world we don't necessarily understand um so it's a definite uh uh definite
39:05vertical and uh i'm actually very nervous for the show um um and because i don't know if people will
39:12really accept me in that space like that because people have seen me very different uh like you said
39:17you know i've done romantic roles or i've played heroes uh you know action heroes uh this is this is
39:22this is very different from all of that so when i was when i was even like when the script had come to me
39:27um you know i sat back with it for a week uh just to understand that if i did a genre like this
39:34what would my take be on it like how would i how would i play it and um yeah i'm really i'm really
39:42looking forward to what people think okay also um last question today is yoga day right what do you
39:48have to say about that you know yoga is a very big part of my life i'll tell you something um
39:52um it's a part of my daily routine anyway um but last two salo mein mein breath work pe bhot kam ki hai um
40:13um to prana ya malo am bilo meh mehri zindigya bhot bada hissa hai
40:16mein sabah sab se pahle jab suha utha hum
40:18uh mujha achha lagta hai ki me apne apko kisi tariqa se center gano
40:21aur agar mehra din lamba hota hai
40:24aur muje pata ki aaj ki din kli mujhe enerji chih hai toh mein apni breath
40:27uh us tariqa se control karke rakta ho ar usko us tariqa se mna din plan kerta ho
40:31toh yoga is a very big part of my life
40:32and i think as as indians we need to celebrate it much more and by celebrating i mean that not
40:38just by putting it up on instagram i mean actually practicing it you know and you'll realize that
40:42what it does to you