Ankur Rathee and Shriyam Bhagnani grab eyeballs in City of Dreams 2
By Rajesh Ahuja
The main focus in the season 2 of the political drama City of Dreams may be on Atul Kulkarni and Priya Bapat, who assay the roles of Maharashtra strongman Amey Rao Gaikwad and his daughter Poornima Gaikwad but actors Ankur Rathee and Shriyam Bhagnani have been grabbing eyeballs from audiences as well as critics for their performance in the web series.
The web series, which witnesses Ankur and Shriyam paired opposite each other, features Ankur Rathee in the role of Arvind, the money minding owner of the company Mynk Infra who indulges in manipulation to secure the metro contract in Mumbai. Shriyam Bhagnani plays his prospective bride Tanya, who believes in following a path diametrically opposite to that followed by Arvind.
While Atul Kulkarni and Priya Bapat have been getting rave reviews for their performances as Amey Rao Gaikwad and Poornima Gaikwad, Ankur and Shriyam too have got plaudits from critics for their performance in the web series.
Further, the fresh pairing of Ankur Rathee and Shriyam Bhagnani has attracted attention .
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Ankur Rathee and Shriyam Bhagnani have grabbed eyeballs in City of Dreams 2 |
The series, which had been creating tremendous buzz ahead of its release, has got rave reviews for its gripping storyline and screenplay, which takes viewers through the power struggle between a father and daughter.
Ankur Rathee, who we last saw in Taish, Undekhi and Thappad, is excited about sharing screen space with Shriyam Bhagnani. He is all praise for her honesty and humility as an actor.
''Honesty and humility are so crucial for any actor, and Shriyam was beaming with both in our scenes together. There is a gentle earnestness in her eyes, one that occasionally even diminished my need for a vivid imagination to get into character. A simple look into her innocent gaze would transport me into the scene and evoke the required vulnerability. It’s a rarity and blessing to find that in a co-actor,'Ankur Rathee said.
He is also full of praise for the Nagesh Kukunoor, the director of the web series.
'' I have yet to discover a more symbiotic relationship with a director. There were many instances where I would finish a take and suddenly be struck with an idea. No sooner I would notice Nagesh sir walking over who had already picked up on my creative impulse. A mind-reader! I would begin explaining an idea and he would finish it. Sometimes he would utter only a few words and I knew immediately his train of thought. Few words. He didn’t want to intellectualize the emotional space with too much conversation. He’d give just enough direction so that I could run with the idea and make it my own. I felt like clay,'Ankur said.
On her part, Shriyam Bhagnani, who is known for her roles in Baaghi 2 and Batti Gul Meter Chalu, is all praise for Ankur 's spontaneity and vibrancy on the sets.
“Ankur is MAD! I don’t think there is ever a dull moment when you’re around this man. He has a switch that goes off once the director says cut and suddenly, he is a child on set. He truly brings life on set - he will be singing, dancing, making conversations with people or sometimes even working secretly in his van for his other projects. He is very supportive and will stay behind for the reaction scenes even when he isn't supposed to and that’s what makes him such an amazing co-actor and even after doing so many projects, he comes on set as fresh as ever with so much curiosity!,'she said.
Shriyam said that working with Nagesh Kukunoor in City of Dreams 2 has been one of the best professional experiences for her.
“Working with Nagesh sir has to be one of the best professional experiences I’ve had so far. There is so much to learn and absorb on his sets - from an amazing crew, to the set design, to the script, everything reads out a passion for filmmaking. He has this undying focus and clarity of thought while working which I find extremely inspiring. He knows exactly what he wants from a scene, making the actor’s job very easy. People call directors the captain of the ship, and he truly was in every sense, the best captain one could start off on this journey with,'she said.
Ankur Rathee, who we last saw in Taish, Undekhi and Thappad, is excited about sharing screen space with Shriyam Bhagnani. He is all praise for her honesty and humility as an actor.
''Honesty and humility are so crucial for any actor, and Shriyam was beaming with both in our scenes together. There is a gentle earnestness in her eyes, one that occasionally even diminished my need for a vivid imagination to get into character. A simple look into her innocent gaze would transport me into the scene and evoke the required vulnerability. It’s a rarity and blessing to find that in a co-actor,'Ankur Rathee said.
He is also full of praise for the Nagesh Kukunoor, the director of the web series.
'' I have yet to discover a more symbiotic relationship with a director. There were many instances where I would finish a take and suddenly be struck with an idea. No sooner I would notice Nagesh sir walking over who had already picked up on my creative impulse. A mind-reader! I would begin explaining an idea and he would finish it. Sometimes he would utter only a few words and I knew immediately his train of thought. Few words. He didn’t want to intellectualize the emotional space with too much conversation. He’d give just enough direction so that I could run with the idea and make it my own. I felt like clay,'Ankur said.
On her part, Shriyam Bhagnani, who is known for her roles in Baaghi 2 and Batti Gul Meter Chalu, is all praise for Ankur 's spontaneity and vibrancy on the sets.
“Ankur is MAD! I don’t think there is ever a dull moment when you’re around this man. He has a switch that goes off once the director says cut and suddenly, he is a child on set. He truly brings life on set - he will be singing, dancing, making conversations with people or sometimes even working secretly in his van for his other projects. He is very supportive and will stay behind for the reaction scenes even when he isn't supposed to and that’s what makes him such an amazing co-actor and even after doing so many projects, he comes on set as fresh as ever with so much curiosity!,'she said.
Shriyam said that working with Nagesh Kukunoor in City of Dreams 2 has been one of the best professional experiences for her.
“Working with Nagesh sir has to be one of the best professional experiences I’ve had so far. There is so much to learn and absorb on his sets - from an amazing crew, to the set design, to the script, everything reads out a passion for filmmaking. He has this undying focus and clarity of thought while working which I find extremely inspiring. He knows exactly what he wants from a scene, making the actor’s job very easy. People call directors the captain of the ship, and he truly was in every sense, the best captain one could start off on this journey with,'she said.
Read the review of City of Dreams 2
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