New Delhi, OTT has brightened the fortunes of many actors. Many actors of the 90s made a comeback through this platform. Even though he could not show his magic on the silver screen, he created a strong identity through OTT. One such actor is Harman Baweja. She made her Bollywood debut in the year 2008 with the film ‘Love Story 2050’. Boman Irani and Priyanka Chopra were seen in important roles with him in this film. The actor’s father Harry Baweja had specially directed this film to launch his son.
This film, starring Harman Baweja-Priyanka Chopra and directed by Harry Baweja, flopped badly at the box-office. Harman Baweja, who started his career with flop films, did not taste success even once in his 16 years long career. None of his films could impress the audience much. After giving back-to-back flop films, Harman was disappointed and distanced himself from the industry.
Harman Baweja made a comeback with Hansal Mehta’s web series ‘Scoop’.
The actor did not want to do the role
Frustrated with not being able to earn money in films, the actor made a comeback with a bang from OTT. He was last seen in Hansal Mehta’s web series ‘Scoop’. He won everyone’s applause by playing the role of a gray shade police officer in this film. Recently, series director Hansal Mehta told in an interview with Mashable India that Harman Baweja was initially hesitant in saying yes to ‘Scoop’.
The director blackmailed
When Harman did not agree to do the web series after lakhs of requests, the director finally had to emotionally blackmail him by taking the name of his father Harry Baweja. Hansal Mehta says in his interview, ‘I had full faith in him (Harman Baweja). His father was unwell and because of this I had to tell him to work in this series for his father, he would be very proud of you.
The veteran director further told that when everyone was praising the actor in the web series ‘Scoop’, he had made a video call to him and on the video call, the actor’s father started laughing and crying like a child after reading the review.
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Tags: bollywood actors, Entertainment Special, Harman baweja
FIRST PUBLISHED: March 24, 2024, 19:09 IST