Adil Hussain is super busy with his new web series, Mukhbir – The Story Of a Spy which is releasing today. In a recent interview with us, Adil talked about various things, from his role in Mukhbir to things he considers before choosing a project to how he felt after Delhi Crime won the International Emmy Awards, among others.
Mukhbir will premiere on Zee 5 on November 11. The series also stars Prakash Raj, Zain Khan Durrani, Harsh Chhaya, Satyadeep Mishra, and Zoya Afroz in important roles. The English Vinglish actor is certain about Mukhbir’s success.
He told “Mukhbir is going to make a mark, a landmark story in the spy thriller genre. The actors were amazing; Prakash Raj, Zain, Barkha, Zoya, Harsh, Satyadeep; everyone was amazing.”
Speaking about the things he considers before choosing a project, he said, “Credibility, story telling if it’s organic enough, is it flowing from one scene to the other scene, is it layered , is it empathetic enough, what’s the relevance of the story world time, in the political time and the director’s competence, the production house competence. These are the things.
Adil’s recent web series, Delhi Crime, was hugely acclaimed and received an International Emmy Award. Speaking about the same, he said, “It’s inspiring, it’s validation when a credible organisation like Emmy gives you an award. It feels good. It’s like you’ve chosen the right director and the right production house. I’m more confident in my taste and decisions. Also, it gives me credibility in the world market. After Delhi crime, there are so many offers from different parts of the world. From South Korea , from Iran, from Hollywood, these are all the fall out of doing series of that standard.”
When asked what he prefers between movies and series, he said, “I generally have been avoiding working on series as it takes a lot of time. I took Delhi crime first because it was shot in Delhi and I was home. The condition was I’d shoot 3–4 days in a month and not more than that, and yeah, I got paid a lot for that, which is great. (laughs) Only sometimes these two things come together, the subject is amazing, the role is amazing, and you’re getting paid a decent amount of money. That’s what happened with Delhi Crime.”
Adil recently completed shooting in Mumbai and Kolkata for his upcoming web series, which will be released on Netflix soon.
