Neil Bhoopalam has been in the business for more than a decade, being part of films such as NH10, Shaitan, No One Killed Jessica and web shows including Four More Shots Please and The Raiker Case, to name a few. He says his ‘only mantra’ has been to keep working consistently. The actor is currently winning hearts with his portrayal of Dhairya Rana in the latest Netflix release Masaba Masaba. He talks about his character and his favourite scene, “The brief that I was given from our director was that Dhairya is a nice guy. He wants to be cool and smart, but he is not that way, and he won’t reveal himself too. He’ll just stay there, quiet. Similarly, there are times when I don’t like to talk much. So I thought that’s a little bit similar.
My character is fictional, though he represents how investors are in a fashion business. Masaba would tell stories that she met similar guys. They want to understand the creative process but are not able to. They have the money, the interest, but they can’t completely trust you either. I like the scene on that boat. That was a hilarious sequence where all the goof-up happens during the show. After we had shot it, 4-5 days later, I was randomly laughing to myself on the way it was made.”
