“Teaches how gaming can be very good": Darsheel Safary, Neeta Shah on new series 'Gamerlog

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Mumbai, June 24, 2025 (ANI): In an exclusive interview with ANI, Actor Darsheel Safary and producer Neeta Shah talked about their upcoming web series 'Gamerlog' which is going to be released on Amazon MX Player and shared what makes it relatable and relevant. The series is directed by Arya Deo and produced by Abhinay Deo and Neeta Shah. Apart from Darsheel Safary, it also stars Anjali Sivaraman, Chinmay Chandraunshuh, Kunal Bhan, Chetan Dhawan, Shubroy Chowdhury, and Akash Menon in prominent roles.Neeta shah shared how the project is relatable and its relevance in today's context, "Today, gaming in India is an industry worth 2.2 billion dollars. And here, many kids are making their professional careers. They are earning a lot and making careers. It is a very secure career. As parents always say, focus on your studies, start a business or do a profession. But today, parents are also realizing it...So, you can make a career there. And it is very secure. Our story is based on this world."Darsheel added, "My job as an actor is to connect with the audience. To give them a small message. And to provide them with paisa vasool entertainment..the series shows throughout how the parents and their son have disagreements about gaming..This show, in fact, teaches you in an entertaining way how gaming can be very good for you. It can be a career option. It can be a skill-based thing. And secondly, you should know that there is a world outside of gaming where you live, you have life lessons. You get to see ups and downs. So, for me, this was the project that was in my eyes..."

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00:00So, I would like to tell you one thing, that in India, gaming is a 2.2 billion dollar industry.

00:20And many children who are making their professional career here,

00:25and they are making a very successful career, and it is a very secure career.

00:31We always say, take a look at the study, start a business, or do some profession.

00:41But today, the mother is also realizing that the world of gaming has grown in India,

00:48like in other countries,

00:51so you can make a career there, and it is very secure.

00:55So, in this world, our story is obviously a fiction story,

00:59but in this world, these 6-7 characters, the children,

01:04how are they making their own place?

01:06This story is about them.

01:08I was very young when I was a film in the past,

01:10I was very young when I was a film,

01:11and I didn't understand anything about it.

01:13But, I was very young when I was a film,

01:14and I didn't understand anything about it.

01:15But, as I was a guru,

01:16I started to realize that when I was an actor,

01:17I started to connect with the audience,

01:18and I was very young when I was a film,

01:20and I didn't understand anything about it.

01:24But, as I was a guru,

01:26I started to realize that,

01:28what I work as an actor is to connect with the audience,

01:32and give them a small message,

01:36and provide them a little bit of entertainment.

01:39Like you said,

01:41that we are making our children

01:44but this is not a matter of fact,

01:46because in our show,

01:47in fact,

01:48the opening of the first two episodes,

01:50it shows through-out,

01:51that how parents,

01:53and their daughter,

01:55which I play the character,

01:57and Raghusha,

01:58how there is a disagreement regarding gaming?

02:03Why should I do this?

02:05Why should I not do this?

02:07So, this show is not like anyone's fault,

02:09this show is in fact,

02:10it is a very entertaining way,

02:13that in which way,

02:15gaming can be very good for you,

02:18a career option,

02:20a skill-based thing,

02:22and the other thing,

02:23that you should know,

02:24that there is a world outside of gaming,

02:26where you live,

02:27your life lessons,

02:28you get to watch,

02:30so for me,

02:31that was a project,

02:33which I thought,

02:35which I can do,

02:36which I can do,

02:37which I can do,

02:38which I can do,

02:39which I can do,

02:40which I can do,

02:41which I can do,

02:42and in that,

02:43I feel,

02:44luck was good,

02:45or, I don't know,

02:46good karma,

02:47that I can do,

02:48with Abine Djos,

02:49and Neeta Ma'am,

02:50because their team,

02:51is very passionate,

02:52and their team,

02:53who is very passionate,

02:54and the team,

02:55who are the ones who are

02:56in the project,

02:57who is completely,

02:58you know,

02:59to the T,

03:00execute,

03:01so for me,

03:02that was a dream come true.

03:04What do you think,

03:05the most important thing,

03:06that you can do,

03:07that you can do,

03:08that you can do,

03:09I am a gamer,

03:10from my childhood,

03:11I have wasted my time,

03:12in the gaming parlors,

03:13and my college lecture,

03:15I have spent a lot of time,

03:17here,

03:18but not only that,

03:20because I am playing a character,

03:22who is gaming,

03:23but there were two things,

03:25one is the story,

03:27this story,

03:28actually,

03:29that you tell,

03:30and this is most important,

03:31that people will play games for him,

03:32but these are,

03:34people who come from India,

03:35from different places,

03:36two are a Malashitan,

03:37one is a South Indian,

03:38one is a North Indian,

03:39one is a Punjabi,

03:40all these characters,

03:41do what do they do,

03:42what do they do with a team,

03:43and,

03:44what do they do for a competition,

03:45which their players,

03:46for a competition,

03:47and they come to talk to you,

03:48as I have said,

03:49there are many problems,

03:50some problems,

03:51not to be expected,

03:52so what do they do in this moment,

03:53at a risk?

03:54So this is really,

03:55gets very inspiring,

03:57when I've been reading it,

03:59That's how it happens in everyone's lives

04:01In fact, this show has been released in about 2 weeks

04:04And everyone has this response

04:06How do people talk about it?

04:08This is like our lives

04:09This is related to people's lives

04:11So for me it was that

04:13This is a gaming perspective

04:15So that was the unique part for me

04:18And the other thing was

04:20That we brought the game into live action

04:23If you can see in the trailer

04:25That we have not only played games

04:28But we have won the game

04:30We have become the character

04:32I took that gun with 9 kg

04:34And we had a full action sequence

04:36And that for me experience wise mind blowing

04:40But when I watch it in the film

04:42When I watch it in the web show

04:44It seems like no one is watching it

04:46So for me these two things were very attractive

04:48When I found this story

04:56So when our script is ready

04:58My partner

05:00Abhinay Dev Ji

05:02He is also a creative producer

05:04Apart from producer

05:06And when we were discussing it

05:08And I was like Arya Dev

05:10Arya who is the director of this show

05:12So in our three minds

05:16In this film

05:18He was named Darshil

05:20Because this character is very young

05:22He is a young kid

05:24He is a young kid

05:26And this character is such a good actor

05:28He is a young actor

05:30And he is innocent

05:32He is a young kid

05:34But he is a young kid

05:36But he is a young kid

05:38He is a young kid

05:40He is a young kid

05:42He is a young kid

05:44But at the same time

05:46When the right opportunity comes

05:48When the right opportunity comes

05:50He goes all out for them

05:52I think Darshil was all three of us

05:54First choice

05:56In this story

05:58In this story

06:00In this story

06:02Like Darshil has told us

06:04That their character is

06:06From the right to the right to the right

06:08He is a young kid

06:10He is a young kid

06:12He is a young kid

06:14He is a young kid

06:16He is a young kid

06:18He is a young kid

06:20So he does not understand

06:22He is a young kid

06:24He wants to study

06:26A good job

06:28Which is a secure career

06:29How does this girl

06:30To do her dreams

06:32to get to Mumbai and join a team whose name is Gamalook and our main heroine Joana is a team leader and these are five-year-old team members.

06:49It is about the friendship between them.

07:15It has got a lot of emotions apart from gaming.

07:32Sir, it has got a lot of emotions apart from gaming.

07:40Yes, sir. I am so proud of that because I am one of them in the group.

07:46In fact, in this shoot, we had a lot of experience in gaming but no one was actively playing.

07:55And for us, we have a mobile phone for gaming because in today's time there are very high-tech games.

08:01So, when we are traveling, the mobile phone is easy to travel.

08:05So, when I told everyone that I am a gamer, to give them the first time experience, I downloaded them.

08:13And then there was this time when we were just playing games on the set.

08:17And then one day, we ate our director, sir, and our producer.

08:22But it happened one day and then we got into control.

08:25For me, on a personal scale, as gaming, my mind takes off.

08:30I know that sometimes there is an over-thinking, a little bit of thinking and deep.

08:34So, to take my mind off that, I am going into gaming.

08:38But then the moment I am calm down, my game, my mission, whatever I want to do, I will reduce it.

08:43In fact, I also prefer puzzle solving, problem solving, chess and other types of games.

08:49You know, more intellectual things can happen.

08:51So, your mind is properly diverged, but there is also a good thing.

08:54So, yeah, that's when...

08:56When you said that, I was going to go one year ago.

08:58Exactly, one year ago, we were in shooting.

09:01Thank you so much.

09:06Thank you so much.

09:08Thank you so much.

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