It's a cop's tale…
Seen in over 50 films, besides plays, documentaries and TV serials, Shivaji Satam needs no introduction. Fifty six-year-old Satam, aka ACP Pradyuman in 'CID' (Sony), is looking forward to yet another new series of CID - 'CID's Most Wanted' as if it was the first one launched ten years ago.
Isn't he bored of playing the same role for so long? He replies, "I still love my character. Just like one doesn't get bored with one's family, similarly one doesn't get bored of something one enjoys."
Ask him what works for his character and he says that though the stories are based on fantasy, the characters seem close to reality. "In every human being there is an element to fight against injustice or catch a criminal. My character is very principled, honest, he's emotional but for him the sense of justice is paramount. The viewers see themselves nabbing criminals. It's not the base element that clicks. I'm not saying ACP Pradyuman is Ram avatar or Jesus Christ. He's human with all his faults but the undercurrent of his character is based on very strong values," he explains.
The serial has been a frontrunner in its genre for 10 years. Satam attributes its success to the efforts made by the team to keep up with the latest trends in medical science and forensics. He adds, "We have the freedom to come up with our own ideas. Also, the team and my co-stars are fabulous. I have two families- my own and the CID team."
On his acting abilities, he remarks, "I'm a director's actor. I need inputs. An actor is like a wild horse without reins. "
About the new series, he says, "It's larger in scale. We're showing intelligent crimes that are committed against society." And what interests him on TV? He says, "I watch a few Marathi serials.
He says that he doesn't watch Hindi soaps at all because he can't identify with the things that are happening. "The content disturbs me. I can be patient with a bad actor but never with bad content. Something that doesn't happen in my culture or not even remotely close to reality, is rubbish," he concludes.
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