Abhijeet has Overpowered Aditya & that's my Reward

Aditya Srivastava has 25 films to his credit, including Bandit Queen, Black Friday, Lakshya and Satya. But he is most popular as Abhijeet, his character in the TV show C.I.D.

While his association with the show has run for more than a decade, he finds his journey exciting and unexpected. 'When I joined the show in 1999, I was signed for only 26 episodes, but later it got extended and I am still working,' he laughs. And then he adds, 'After we got appreciation for our work, it became a mutually comfortable zone and I decided to shift my focus to this show.'

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Aditya, who is now known as Abhijeet wherever he goes, says, 'Abhijeet has overpowered the identity of Aditya and I consider that to be my reward. People share their real problems with us. They talk about theft and murder and we have to direct them to the police, trying to convince them that we are just TV actors and not the real policemen.'
He recalls a scene where he was required to hang from a train, and it took three days to shoot in Panvel. 'That was tough. There was a harness, so we took all precautionary measures. But I enjoy my work and all the challenges that come with it. What I also enjoy is the many disguises that I have had on the show... almost 500 disguises so far,' he signs off.