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Nandish Sandhu: Long commitments like daily soaps block my growth

He became a household name after featuring in a TV show, Uttaran, but Nandish Sandhu has been missing from the small screen for a while now

Published on: May 8, 2022, 23:15:20 IST
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He became a household name after featuring in a TV show, Uttaran, but Nandish Sandhu has been missing from the small screen for a while now. The actor admits he has been flooded with fans’ questions on when he will do a television show again.

Actor Nandish Sandhu was seen in the second season of the web show Undekhi.
Actor Nandish Sandhu was seen in the second season of the web show Undekhi.

“They have been really supportive and sweet. Even now they message me ‘when are you coming back on TV?’ My answer to them is they can watch me on OTT and films. The reason is commitment. It is very long on TV. I would love to do something for a finite period on TV. Earlier there used to be such good series, which lasted for four-five months, like Powder directed by Atul Sabharwal.”

The 40-year-old asserts that only finite can lure him to make a comeback in the TV space. “Long commitments like daily soaps block my growth. Personally, I want to experiment with different things now,” he says.

But the money for a popular name on TV is a lot. Turning it down, how was it for Sandhu? “That is the comfort zone. If I keep staying there… I would have to choose between that or step out and grow,” he quips.

 
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Rishabh Suri

Rishabh Suri is an Assistant Editor, film critic, and professional overthinker of plot points. He writes for HT City, keeping pace with an industry where news cycles expire long before the popcorn gets cold. He completed his graduation in English Honours from Kirori Mal College, followed by a Master’s degree in English Literature-effectively training his brain to over-analyse classic texts before applying those exact same skills to 3-hour Bollywood blockbusters. He got into the profession when he had barely graduated from college and has been at HT ever since. At HT, Rishabh reviews films with a simple rule: skip the dense academic jargon and get straight to the point. Beyond reviews, as Assistant Editor, he helps navigate the broader circus of showbiz, tracking everything from OTT shifts to sudden box office panics. In a beat driven by loud PR machinery and carefully scripted answers, Rishabh prefers cutting through the noise to focus on how stories get made and why trends shift. When he isn’t writing against a deadline, he is usually sitting in a dark theater, compulsively memorising dialogues. For Rishabh, analysing movies isn't just a day job- it’s a habit he couldn't turn off even if he tried.

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