Mumbai Sep 4 (IANS) Zieshan Quadri known for his writing credits for "Gangs Of Wasseypur" plays a unique blind character in new web series "Banned" which marks his debut in the web space as an actor.
Quadri found it a challenging role.
"Playing a blind character was something completely new for me. I did not get much time to rehearse for the role and understanding the nuances to portray one was quite challenging. I felt like it was a task to play a blind man s role " he said in a statement.
"Additionally this particular role was difficult more so as he is connected to music and plays the harmonium " Quadri added giving due credit to the series director for helping him through the entire process.
For Quadri however there was also a fun side of portraying a blind character.
"It depended completely on sound. While I was asked to keep my eyes shut I was supposed to turn my head into the direction of sound. So every time someone would say something I had to turn my ear towards them instead of my face. It brought in the funny aspect to the scene many a times and I hope the audience finds it as amusing as it was for me " he added.
The series is available on Viu and the Viu app.

--IANS rb/