‘We had no idea that Farzi is going to catapult into such a massive success’, say actors Bhuvan Arora, Zakir Hussain and Regina Cassandra – Exclusive! – Times of India

Regina: So for me it was really interesting, because I am from the South and did not really tell anyone that I was working on this project. So, it was a pleasant surprise when my friends from the South randomly called and texted, raving about the show.

Bhuvan: Well, I am actually not an active Twitter user and came to know that the show has been trending high on the platform through others. And most importantly, when my mom, who usually prefers not to have an opinion about my work, gave me a thumbs up on the show, it is then I knew that we have a winner at hand.

Bhuvan, continuing with you, you play Sunny’s best friend and the chemistry between you two is as real as it gets. Was it an organic development or did you and Shahid get together before you started shooting?

Surprisingly, it was purely an organic development. We both are actors who do not take our crafts for granted. However, in this case, we did not have any time to prepare, since the first time I had to meet the team in January, I ended up missing my flight, leaving me stranded for hours, while the rest of the crew was in Goa. However, things eventually fell into place and thanks to Raj & DK’s vision, the characters were so well etched out that the transition was a smooth affair.

Regina, Raj & DK, along with writers Sita Menon and Suman Kumar are known to create strong women characters and while the main leads (in this case Shahid, Vijay etc) might get more screen time, the other characters are written with a lot of respect. Did you feel that with Rekha too?

Yes of course, since Rekha is one of the few people in Michael’s life that can call him out when he goes astray and can also put her foot down on a lot of his eccentricities. There is also an extremely plausible story woven into their separation and why it happened, which makes Rekha all the more believable, rooted and strong.

Zakir, the confrontation scenes between you and Vijay are hilarious. How did you strike up the right chemistry, considering you had no earlier material to fall back on?

The best aspect about Michael’s character is that a person from South is playing the role, so the broken Hindi, mannerisms and struggle to understand colloquial language is as real as it can get. This in a way made our jobs quite easy, since what you were seeing on TV was what was happening in real life.

Finally, there have been a lot of references from The Family Man in the show and with the appearance of Chellam Sir (who played a small but key role in The Family Man 2), the audience interest has piqued. Will there be a crossover show anytime soon?

Bhuvan: Well, the crossover has already happened with these references, Srikant Tiwari and Chellam Sir. Now, it is just a matter of time before we see something unveil on those lines.

Farzi is currently streaming on Prime Video.