Comedy and Camaraderie

As Aadar Jain gears up for the release of his situational comedy, Hello Charlie on Amazon Prime Video, he discusses the advent of OTT, and the need for a good laugh in today’s times

- ANANYA SWAROOP

A YEAR INTO THE PANDEMIC, we’re all in dire need to sit down and have a hearty laugh, albeit in front of our TV screens. The makers of the extremely successful comedy film Fukrey, are introducing a promising side of Aadar Jain in their new comedy this season, Hello Charlie. The story of a simple boy-next-door and his adventurous road trip with Toto, a gorilla, is at the centre of this film, and what follows is a distinctively humorous tale of goof ups. We sit down with Jain to talk about the genre, his gap between films, the pandemic, and more.

How has the whole experience of Hello Charlie been for you?

Crazy, unique, an opportunity of a life time, a lot of fun, adventurous, entertaining, a learning experience, the list goes on. It just has been an amazing experience as an actor to learn so much, to be able to work with such great actors. It is a good feeling.

What kind of an impact do you think the film will have on the audience?