Hasan Zaidi to take an indefinite break from TV

Actor Hasan Zaidi has been actually rather selective about his choice of projects on the small screen for the longest time now and while one would remember him for his role in Khottey Sikkey, he recently played the male lead in Star Plus' Tere Bina Jiya Jaye Na.

The Star Plus show was short-lived and went off-air sooner than expected. Now that it is done, Zaidi has decided to take an indefinite break from TV. Talking about it with ETimes TV, Zaidi said, “Being back on the set of a TV show was exciting but mundane at the same time. I enjoyed being a part of ZMGA and relearned what I had forgotten with time. However, I feel that we are still stuck in a loop. The storytelling on TV hasn’t changed much and creativity is bound by many restrictions, especially at a time when such diverse content is being dished out. The need of the hour is to step out of our insecurities of the ratings.”

He has declined a few TV shows because they lacked diversity. He shares, “The kind of work is coming my way is similar to what I have attempted before. I don’t want to repeat myself and hence, have turned them down. None of the offers tickled my creativity. I have decided to take an indefinite break from TV and focus on OTT unless I am offered something out of the box or exorbitant monies to be a part of it for six months. I want to foray into the OTT domain because of its impressive storytelling. Also, working on a series allows you to recharge your batteries and the process doesn’t become mundane. You don’t worry about the ratings and work on a bound script. On the contrary, we change a decent story of a TV show on the basis of the ratings. I feel that television show writers should be given their due. The audience may not like a certain story is just an excuse we use to stick to a tried-and-tested formula. Television is a very demanding industry and it’s suffocating for someone who doesn’t want to be restricted creatively.”

We hope to see Zaidi in an interesting project at the very soon.