Gurmeet Choudhary shares why he kept rejecting projects on OTT

Actor Gurmeet Choudhary is all set to mark his web series debut with lsquoCommander Karan Saxenarsquo He will be seen portraying a RampAW agent who packs a punch in a neverseenbefore avatar In an exclusive interaction with middaycom Gurmeet opens up about his role and why this series ticked all the boxes for his debut on the OTT platform atOptions key d0ddb8ef8f1a62a8cdd22fac27fc5ea7 format iframe height 90 width 728 params Gurmeet who flaunts a ripped physique in the show underwent a dramatic fitness transformation for the same The actor who has not had a samosa his favourite for the last 14 years shared ldquoPlaying the commander was very challenging because you had to stay fit We did onlocation shoots with many intense action sequences I knew it wouldnt be easy I generally stay fit but training for the role of a commander was different It involved sprinting and kickboxing My dad has been in the army so I took some training tips from him Luckily I documented it because everyone needs to know that we have to go through this entire journey to embody a characterrdquoView this post on InstagramA post shared by Gurmeet Choudhary guruchoudharyGurmeet rose to fame for his portrayal of Rama in the television series Ramayan It is also where he found his wife Debina Bonnerjee who played Sita Over the years the actor has worked in shows like lsquoGeet ndash Hui Sabse Parayirsquo lsquoPunar Vivaah Zindagi Milegi Dobararsquo as well as movies like lsquoKhamoshiyanrsquo lsquoWajah Tum Horsquo lsquoPaltanrsquo and lsquoThe Wifersquo The actor who comes bearing a body that is fit to be an action star reveals that hersquos never done anything that suits the genre up until nowHe asserts ldquoI love action but Ive never had the opportunity to do an outandout action entertainer Theres quite a lot of action in this role which I really enjoy When you start liking something a lot you eventually get it For the past year or two I have felt like Irsquove had enough Now whatever I want to do I will do it otherwise I wontldquoThis marks my debut on OTT I hadnt done anything like this before I kept rejecting offers Its not like I wasnt approached for a series before But nothing that interesting ever appealed to me I was looking for a role with a largerthanlife character This one has action its commercial its patriotic its emotional and it has a mothers angle So I feel there couldnt have been a better opportunity than this Therefore I believe this is my best debut on an OTT platformrdquo he concludesCommander Karan Saxena is based on a character created by acclaimed writer Amit Khan It also stars Iqbal Khan and Hruta Durgule and will be out on Disney Hotstar from July 8