Fans will be seeing Kunal Nayyar in Criminal.
Kunal Nayyar from The Big Bang Theory has said that he wishes to “break the barrier” of his acting work that is already set with his role as a suspect in the upcoming Netflix crime series Criminal. Now We could see Kunal Nayyar in Criminal.
Many fans know Nayyar as the lovely innocent Rag Koothrappali. But now onwards, he will be known for different. He is stepping away from the light-hearted world to play Sandeep Singh, a cold-hearted and calculated killer, as would be played by Kunal Nayyar in Criminal.
The actor said that he wanted the project after his Big Bang Theory days. He hopes that this new project would take his career in a new direction. We could also see the change after watching Kunal Nayyar in Criminal.
Serious Role For Kunal Nayyar in Criminal
While speaking to the Metro, Nayyar said the conclusion to take up a more serious role was ‘definitely’ deliberate. He said, “It came at the right time. It was definitely what I wanted to do.”
“Also physically, I’m so recognisable from my voice, I’m so recognisable from my face… it was important to do something that completely breaks the barrier.”
He further said, “I still have some mannerisms of Raj. Just as I have some mannerisms of this character, but I wanted to make sure that whatever I did next was like, ‘Wait, who is this? Oh My God. Is that the guy from The Big Bang?!’, as opposed to ‘Oh there’s Rag, playing a killer’.”
“I hope if there’s anything that can be taken away from this is that that’s what I would have achieved – that the first instance is ‘Wow, they’re so different!'”
Nayyar has said that he has reached out to producers of Criminal after celebrating the episodes led by David Tennant. Because of David Tennant, we would be able to see Kunal Nayyar in Criminal.
The casting director knew him already thus knowing what he was capable of, he told him there was a part that could fit him.
He took off and watched the 1st season, before making out an email to make it happen.
Nayyar added, “People on television have only known me as Raj from Big Bang”.
“But obviously, this person has known me and seen me act in a variety of myriad of other things.”
The first series of Criminal was broadcasted at the end of last year, assuring a ‘revolutionary’ take on the crime genre by investigating how drama plays out within the serious setting of a police conference room, which worked as the only background for the entire series.
The new season is set entirely in an inquiry room, with each episode concentrating on a different suspect.
Along with Nayyar depicting a criminal who fiddles mind games with investigators as he strives for an early release, the four-part sequel will star the likes of Kit Harington, Sophie Okonedo, and Sharon Horgan. Let’s all together celebrate Kunal Nayyar in Criminal.
Criminal Season 2 is available on Netflix now.
