MUMBAI: Tanuj Virwani, over the last couple of years, has displayed his ability to adapt and metamorphose into any character that he picks to play. It started four years ago with the first edition of Inside Edge in which he was appreciated by the audience. While his debut Luv U Soniyo didn’t fetch him much, his run on OTT has made him a formidable choice for filmmakers.

Heim is awaiting the release of his new web series Abhay, where he plays an influencer who moonlights as a killer. Tanuj is one of the new villains to be seen in the third season of the Kunal Kemmu starrer. He recently revealed that he almost died while shooting for the series.

Before Abhay, Tanuj has largely worked in new projects from the first season itself, like Inside Edge, Code M, and Poison. He says that coming into a show that is already big relieves him of any pressure.

But he did face pressure of a different kind while shooting for Abhay. In a pivotal underwater sequence, Tanuj recalls he felt he was close to death even as his co-star Divya Agarwal wanted more retakes. He recounts, "I was petrified and Divya was all gung-ho. She would be all 'We got this bro' and I would say yeah but in my head, I was thinking 'I don't know what's happening'. I just told myself, 'Dekh Tanuj, you have had a good run so far, agar tujhe issi tarah jaana hai to (if this is how you have to go, then) at least you'll go doing something you love'. And as they say, sometimes when you have to learn how to swim, you need to sink first."

In the show, his character Kabir is a social media influencer, who moonlights as a killer. The actor says he identifies with the pressures of keeping a happy face on social media regardless of what's going on in one's personal life.

The third season of Abhay premieres on April 8, 2022, on ZEE5. The series, directed by Ken Ghosh, stars Kunal Kemmu in the lead, along with Vijay Raaz, Asha Negi, Rahul Dev, Vidya Malavade, Nidhi Singh, Divya, and Tanuj.

Along with being an actor, Tanuj has shown a keen interest towards direction and writing and has made several socially relevant short films. He was recently seen in second season of popular web series Illegal of Voot Select.

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Credits: Hindustan Times