Sharib Hashmi: Didn’t reshoot any part of 'The Family Man 2'

One of the many highlights of The Family Man is the easy banter between Manoj Bajpayeersquos Srikant and Sharib Hashmirsquos JK be it while they munch outside a vadapav stall or just minutes before a hostage situation Ask how it feels to be a muchloved spy second only to Srikant and Hashmi says that itrsquos sheer joy to reprise the role of JK As the second season opens to glowing reviews the actor discusses his onscreen chemistry with Bajpayee discovering Chennai during the shoot and how they have ldquostayed true to the storyrdquoEdited excerpts from the interviewThe second season was deferred several timesI was heartbroken every time the show was pushed to a later date of release Everyone is happy that itrsquos finally streaming We started shooting for the second season even before the first instalment was released Amazon Prime Video was confident of the series and had given a goahead for its sequel We wrapped up the shoot in 2019Manoj Bajpayee and Sharib Hashmi bonding on setA chunk of the season has been shot in ChennaiThanks to The Family Man 2 I made my first trip to Chennai I am a huge fan of Tamil cinema Kamal Haasan is one of my favourite actors and I love listening to AR Rahman and Ilaiyarajarsquos compositions I have been watching Tamil cinema since the early Doordarshan days On our days off we went to Marina beach I wanted to see Kamal sirrsquos house but couldnrsquot manage in the time available The food in Chennai is amazing especially at the Andhra messDid you face the language barrierI havenrsquot grasped the language which often caused miscommunication Most locals donrsquot know English or Hindi we mostly talked in sign languageHow have the dynamics between Srikant and your character changed this seasonIn season one I was like Srikantrsquos shadow Here I am left alone and tasked with a mission The chemistry between Srikant and JK was already set in season one It became easier this time because now we have an offscreen bondThis season was also challenging because I had to pull off some action sequences For a scene I had to scale a wall and fall on the other side It was a simple stunt and the production team had laid out cushions to ease my fall But I landed on my chest and suffered an internal injury The pain lasted for monthsThe series has a lot riding on it Did you feel the pressure of the sequelWhen we were shooting we never let the pressure overwhelm us We didnrsquot work as per what worked in the first instalment We stuck to the storyline and were always true to the subject I hope we can make three or four more seasons as I am not done with JK yetWere any changes made to the script after the IampB Ministryrsquos new regulationsWe completed the shoot much before the new regulations came up We didnrsquot reshoot any part of the show Frankly I havenrsquot read the new guidelines yet so Irsquom not aware if wersquove flouted anythingWhat is the status of your other projects Dhaakad and Mission MajnuI have completed my portions in Dhaakad but have some shooting left for Mission Majnu I am doing another series titled Six Suspects which is directed by Tigmanshu Dhulia I will reunite with Pratik Gandhi after Scam 1992 on the projectAlso readSharib Hashmi on The Family Man 2 Therersquos nothing objectionable in the series