‘Inspector Avinash’ is a very different show: Randeep Hooda

New Delhi: In his latest outing, ‘Inspector Avinash’, Randeep Hooda once again plays a police officer and the actor says people in uniform always make for ‘great cinematic characters’. Based on the life of Uttar Pradesh cop Avinash Mishra, the crime thriller series revolves around the titular character, who is on a mission to stop the crimes in the state.

‘Inspector Avinash’, Hooda said, is a novel addition to other cop shows streaming online.

“Cops always make for great cinematic characters because of the nature of their job and the circumstances that they operate in. ‘Inspector Avinash’ is a very different show. It has its own flavour, its ‘rasa’. I’m very grateful to have had the opportunity to play this part. Avinash Mishra, in real life, is larger-than-life yet sweet and humble and has got a great way of stating things,” the 46-year-old actor told the top news agency.

As someone who has previously played a police officer in films such as ‘Once Upon a Time in Mumbaai’, ‘Jannat 2’, ‘Kick’, ‘Baaghi 2’ and ‘John Day’, Hooda said the portrayal of cops on screen has become ‘more real’.

“We have gone more into their personal lives in some shows, which makes them more human. It’s not just a uniform, it’s a person who inhabits that uniform. And that person is going through his own personal journey at work. That humanisation of cops has really led to a better understanding that they also come from the same culture and country. I have always tried to humanise all cop characters I’ve played and this show was shot in the arm,” he added.

‘Inspector Avinash’ is directed by Neerraj Pathak of Sunny Deol-starrer ‘Bhaiaji Superhit’ fame and produced by ‘Jio Studios’.

Hooda said he was drawn to the series courtesy of the script penned by Pathak, whom he also likes as a person.

“When I met Avinash ji, I found out about his service to the nation. I realised what a different and colourful character he was, nothing like I had played before. I jumped at the opportunity. I spent two years working on this project and spent a lot of time with Avinash ji. I also spoke to his family, peers and seniors. They helped me put real context to what I was doing.”