After a powerful teaser that left customers intrigued and impressed, Amazon Prime Video welcomed the New Year by unveiling the highly anticipated trailer of Amazon Original Series Tandav. Produced by Himanshu Kishan Mehra and Ali Abbas Zafar, Tandav is created and directed by Ali who makes his digital directorial debut with this series. The 9-episode engrossing political drama is written by Gaurav Solanki and features a stellar ensemble cast including Saif Ali Khan, Dimple Kapadia, Sunil Grover, Tigmanshu Dhulia, Dino Morea Kumud Mishra, Gauahar Khan, Amyra Dastur, Mohd. Zeeshan Ayyub, Kritika Kamra, Sarah Jane Dias, Sandhya Mridul, Annup Sonii, Hitten Ttejwani, Paresh Pahuja and Shonali Nagrani among others. Along with Ali, Tandav also marks the digital debut of Dimple and Kritika and presents actors Saif, Zeeshan and Sunil in never before seen avatars.
And did you know that Saif's magnificent Pataudi Palace made for the perfect backdrop for some portions of the Amazon Prime Video series? Talking about the same, Saif said, “I think it is the palace that lends us the royal look. Anyone standing there would look royal. I don’t mind giving it for shoots sometimes because it remains unused 340 days of the year. These days, film crews have become responsible and look after the venues, but [the idea of a shoot being conducted there] still makes me nervous. Usually, I am more comfortable if they are filming around the exterior of the palace. But for Tandav, I made an exception [by shooting inside].”
About the buzz that the show has created already, he said, “I am interested in reviews from sensible people. I respect the fans’ response, but there is so much noise [on social media] that I don’t listen to reactions anymore. When I look at any piece of work, I know whether I am confident or not. I am confident about Tandav.”
On playing the role of a cutthroat politician, Saif said, “I had to deliver speeches that had a fair mix of Sanskrit and Hindi. Sanskrit is poetic and rhythmic, and the script offered powerful dialogues. Usually, you get a heavy scene one day, followed by a few easy days. Here, I had to film four speeches every day.”
(Source: Mid Day)
