Ankur Rathee Highlights Adah Sharma's Collaborative Spirit In Reeta Sanyal Series

The series "Reeta Sanyal," featuring Adah Sharma, Ankur Rathee, and Manik Papneja, is now available on Disney+ Hotstar. All 20 episodes are ready for viewers to binge-watch. The show has been well-received by audiences. Recently, Filmibeat spoke with Ankur Rathee about his role as a police inspector, working with Adah Sharma, and more.

What response have you received for Reeta Sanyal?

"It's been great. I think people are seeing me in this new avatar for the first time as a police inspector. They've seen me be flirtatious before they've seen me be jovial and in comedic roles before but Jai Vardhan, my character has a very unique flavor of all three of these, he flirts and jokes around in in a very different manner from all my other characters it. I have usually played characters who are from the upper social economic class but Jai Vardhan is as desi as they come. He is from the heartland and Hindi is his primary language with a dash of Haryanvi. This character has been quite different from most of my other roles by that count and I think audiences have also been quite excited to see me in this avatar."

Ankur Rathee shared his experience working alongside Adah Sharma, describing her as exceptional. He noted that despite her recent success with "The Kerala Story," she remains humble and collaborative. Her approach to acting involves treating co-stars as equals, which made their on-set interactions enjoyable and productive.

Do you think comedy is the most difficult genre?

"Again, another interesting question. I think within comedy there are so many different sub-genres, there's slapstick and over the top kind of comedy, very physical sort of comedy and I think I'm very good at physical comedy. I think that there's a different type of comedy that is a little bit drier, more like British humor that you might consider. I think that to me is a little bit more challenging personally. But is it a difficult genre generally? I don't think so. I think it depends actor to actor. Definitely the comedy in Reeta Sanyal fit me like a glove. It was fun. I don't know if I did it complete justice, but I definitely enjoyed it while in the process. I don't know if audiences found it funny, but I found it funny and I had a good time with it."

Ankur Rathee was intrigued when offered the role of Jai Vardhan because it was unexpected for him to play such a character. The producer chose him precisely because he brought something different to the role compared to actors like Ajay Devgn or Salman Khan who have portrayed similar roles before.

Tell us something about your upcoming projects.

"I've got a few different projects in the works, unfortunately none of them I can give many details about, but there is a film that right now is something I'm working on."

Previous Work

Before "Reeta Sanyal," Ankur Rathee impressed audiences with performances in OTT series such as "Four More Shots Please" and "Undekhi." These roles showcased his versatility across various genres.