“As long as I enjoy playing characters, the scripts or what I'm doing in front of the camera, or in front of the mike, I'll keep on doing it.” -Abhilash Thapliyal

Abhilash Thapliyal’s journey began with a few viral digital videos called Muffler Man, which were spoof videos on Mr Arvind Kejriwal and since then there has been no looking back. He was seen in Taapsee Pannu and Saqib Saleem starrer “Dil Junglee” directed by Aleya Sen. Comedy Circus and Entertainment Ki Raat had him making people doubling over laughing at his unique humour. As an actor, Abhilash Thapliyal has been roped in with Saiyami Kher and Pavail Gulati in Ashwiny Iyer Tiwari’s upcoming series Faadu. Here, he talks about his character, life as an actor and more.

- Saiyami Kher and Pavail Gulati

You began your journey in the glamour world with digital videos called Muffler Man that was a spoof on Arvind Kejriwal which went viral and from there, you were in Dil Junglee with Tapsee Pannu and Saqib Saleem and then in so many shows including Comedy Show and TVF’s Aspirants, how did it all start? And how has the journey been?

Well, the journey has been interesting. My visual journey started with Muffler Man, which is a political satire. But apart from that, I’ve always been associated with one or the other radio stations of the country. At different junctures of my career, I’ve been tagged as a different professional, so initially I was a radio jockey, then I was a political satirist. After that, I did a couple of, you know, funny roles, so I was called the comedian. Now I’m a full-fledged actor. I don’t know what I’ll be tomorrow, but yes, I’ve enjoyed it. And, as I always say, as long as I enjoy playing characters, the scripts or what I’m doing in front of the camera, or in front of the mike, I’ll keep on doing it. Now, I’m doing a couple of interesting projects where I’m getting to play different characters. So, the journey has been interesting, very interesting.

Tell us about Ashwiny Iyer Tiwari’s Faadu, how did you bag that?