Did Television Because I Wanted to Make Money: Karan Tacker

Karan Tacker talks about how he shot his audition clip for Special Ops in a public toilet and how he’s beginning to understand acting.

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Actor Karan Tacker who has had a long journey through his TV years has made a breakthrough in the acting zone after seven years with Neeraj Pandey’s Hotstar Original Special Ops. Karan plays a RAW agent in the series operating under the instruction of his top boss played by Kay Kay Menon.

Talking to The Quint, Karan says that he had always wanted to work with Neeraj Pandey and it was a dream come true shooting for Special Ops with him. “Ever since I had watched A Wednesday and Special 26, I wanted to work with Neeraj sir. His kind of cinema has a special place and even the actors he works with end up making a mark for the kind of cinema he makes,” says Tacker.

Karan says he was holidaying in Mussorie when he got a call to shoot a clip and send it for an audition. “I managed to find some decent lighting in a men’s toilet and my friend gave me cues. I was reluctant to send it in the beginning because I didn’t have the right clothes and the means to do the hair and makeup. But I told myself, I should not be lazy. I sent it and got a call later that evening saying that they liked what I sent,” says Karan.

Karan says that he does not get why people look down upon the TV content. “I am a business student and I feel that just because I might not consume the product but it doesn’t mean I shouldn’t make it. Having said that, there’s a huge audience that watches TV and likes the content too,” Karan says.

Talking about his break from TV acting, he adds, “TV wandered into areas of supernatural storytelling which was something that I didn’t see myself doing. So I thought ‘I will take a break’. But even in these seven years, I have been hosting shows and I have enjoyed doing that. As an actor, I needed to understand what I was doing and I have understood acting in the past few years,” says Karan Tacker.

For more, watch the interview.