Sanaya Irani: Not enough is spoken on cyber crimes

Sanaya Irani doesnrsquot deny that television put her on the map but it is time for her to explore new avenues The actor who had been a permanent fixture on the tube for 13 years is foraying into the web with Cyber Vaar that studies different cybercrime cases From being disillusioned by the television content to adopting a natural style of acting to suit the realistic tone of web offerings the actor talks about making the switchEdited excerpts from the interviewAre you more vigilant of your digital footprint after the seriesI have always been cautious online I may not know a lot of things that happen online but I ensure that I am using my accounts securely I donrsquot click on unnecessary links Many assume that such things internet frauds will not happen to them But it is important to be aware of what happened to other people and how they became victims of online fraudsAlso Read Khatron Ke Khiladi 11 Sanaya Irani opts out Aastha Gill on boardAmong all the stories tackled on Cyber Vaar which one surprised youOur stories have been taken from real incidents and dramatised with different characters While shooting I discovered that identity thefts sextortion and revenge rapes have happened to people That came as a shockA few years ago Channel Vrsquos Gumrah had a season dedicated to online scams So how does Cyber Vaar stand outGumrah was ages ago I wanted to take up Cyber Vaar because not enough people have spoken about it We have a lot of crime thrillers but hardly any cybercrime thrillers We have not tried to make the show swanky instead wersquove kept it real The police station is understated I liked the realistic treatment I love that our villain doesnrsquot have a face mdash thatrsquos exactly how cyber crime isPeople are used to bingewatching Will dropping two episodes at a time deter audiences from watching the showThis is not the kind of series that can be bingewatched Every two episodes tell a different story When I used to watch Friends I would wait for each episode So I believe if you like something you will wait for it Those who like to bingewatch can watch it after all the episodes are outAlso Read Sanaya welcomes friend Barun on Instagram shares a hilarious postWhat made you take a step back from televisionOn TV if your show becomes a hit the makers follow the same story that they had offered you But if the show doesnrsquot do well they start changing the storyline When that happened to me on a show I realised they were going to change my character That was what made me step back I donrsquot want to do anything based on pressure Being an actor I can choose to not be a part of a show when I see the writing go haywire That said I am happy that I have been a part of Indian television Whatever I am today the full credit goes to televisionWhen you quit TV did you worry about out of sight being out of mindI donrsquot take these pressures If I have made a decision I stick by it Irsquom not flustered by what the world is thinking about it I want to do a lot of good work on OTT which I havenrsquot seemed to find so far I hope this series leads to more opportunities for meDo you feel more liberated as an actor on the webI had done a film that probably nobody watched But the film gave me an important learning I learnt about a different acting style and I have adopted that approach in Cyber Vaar too The idea is to keep it natural and not go overthetop Television has its own beauty Having done it for 13 years I have moved on to do something which is more real and uptodate As an actor I want to explore more Do you feel people still typecast youAs a TV actor you are very much typecast but I am not here to fight that battle