Sumeet Vyas on his directorial debut: I’ve been working for 20 years so now’s a good time to be there

Donning several hats, actor-writer Sumeet Vyas recently ventured into direction with his web series Tankesh Diaries. However, he still believes that writing is the most difficult of them all! 

Currently penning the fourth season of his favoured show, Tripling, he admits that writing scripts is not easy. He says,

 “Writing would be the toughest part, because that is the base for whatever you are going to do. From writing the core idea of the story to thinking to dialogue, that is going to be your route. There is so much content out there, so you have to find a story that is that is relevant in today’s time, and that becomes the harder part,” the actor explains.

Nevertheless, all three fields in the ambit of writing, directing and acting are close to his heart. Talking about his role Tankesh Diaries, he says, 

“I was supposed to act in it and with conversation, the idea of me directing it came up and everybody jumped on it, including me. I couldn’t have had a more comfortable producer and staff to do my directorial debut. I’ve been doing and working on this medium for 20 years now, so now’s a good time to be there."

Working in different mediums, we wonder if it offers a paradigm shift in approach to acting and if that affects him. He comments saying,

 “I don’t think it is any different. As an actor, you’re performing your character. So technically, it is the same. The kind of stories that are consumed on the big screen are slightly different, than in the OTT space, because the canvas is smaller than that. But I guess now, that is also changing. OTT also has a huge canvas, with web series like Jubilee and The Family Man. Those lines are getting blurred. And for actors, it’s not any different. We put an equal amount of energy and effort into doing our job and hope that it turns out well.”

He was recently seen in Afwaah, alongside Nawazuddin Siddiqui and Bhumi Pednekar. He will be next seen in Ken Ghosh’s corporate drama titled Blinded, by Applause Entertainment.