Sayani Gupta: Frankly, Indian TV is sh*t right now, there’s no good show on offer

Actor Sayani Gupta says that she has a problem with the content being shown on Indian television, and that’s why she doesn’t see herself doing a TV show.

Sayani Gupta is open to act in every medium — films or web series — but Indian television doesn’t interest her at all, at least not right now. The 30-year-old actor, who will be seen in the film, Hungry, opposite actor Naseeruddin Shah, isn’t averse to the idea of working in TV shows, but she feels that the current breed of shows in India is not good enough.

Actor Sayani Gupta does not want to be a part of Indian television right now, since the 30-year-old feels that TV shows in India have no depth.

“Frankly, Indian TV is sh*t right now. There is no good show on offer, and I won’t work in anything that I, myself, won’t watch. I don’t have a problem with the medium as such. I have a problem with the content being shown on it, and that’s why I don’t see myself working for a TV show, as of now,” says Sayani, who recently worked with Ranbir Kapoor and Katrina Kaif in Jagga Jasoos.

Currently, Sayani is seen in the web series, Inside Edge, and loves the idea of developing a character, but she also feels that a TV actor in India doesn’t have too much freedom when it comes to shows on the tube.

“In the West, the actor gets to develop his character across episodes and seasons. In India, there is not much development of a character, and you don’t get that chance to explore and experiment with it. When it comes to building a character, we don’t have much control,” she says.

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