New Delhi July 12 (IANS) Actor Angad Bedi son of former Indian cricketer Bishan Singh Bedi says his father helped him prepare for his role Arvind Vashishth in "Inside Edge" -- a web series with the backdrop of a cricket tournament.
"As an actor you have to dig in deep to get more information about your role. For me this thing came through spending time with my father " Angad told IANS over phone from Mumbai.
"For him cricket is his religion. He has been the captain for Indian cricket team for five years. I did speak to him a lot about how he handled the captaincy and the team members " he added.
Angad best known for his roles in films like "F.A.L.T.U" "Pink" and "Dear Zindagi" also looked up to other cricketers of various times to understand the game.
"Besides that I follow the game very closely and a lot of my friends are playing the game for the country. So I just observed them spoke to my father and got as close to my character as possible."
"There is a lot of difference between the physicality of a cricketer and an actor. I have looked up to a lot of cricketers for this role " he said.
In the web series which is Amazon Prime s original show Angad plays the role of the captain of a cricket team that goes through a lot of turmoil.
"Cricket is the backdrop of the show. This is something which I relate to as I have grown up in that background. But I am very young to play such a mature character " Angad said.
"If it would have come to me after six-seven years then it would have been easier to do it. Still it s good that it came to me early. I had to work really hard to be Arvind Vashishth -- the caption of the team. There were a lot of things I needed to learn for this role as it was very challenging " he added.
"Inside Edge" also features Vivek Oberoi Richa Chadha Tanuj Virwani and Aahana Kumra.
--IANS
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