Expect the unexpected — that’s what filmmakers always aim for. When Raj Nidimoru and Krishna DK cast Harman Singha, long associated with the “green flag, good, and cute guy” space on screen, in The Family Man 3, they did exactly that. Singha credits close friend Yashaswini Nath for the opportunity. “She told me years ago, ‘One day we’ll make something together’,” he says.

Singha first met Raj & DK at the screening of Entanglement, a short film Nath directed. They watched the film, had a deep conversation about sci-fi, and days later, he received an audition call. He approached the role with a kind of ferocity that comes only when one senses a life-changing opportunity. “I was the most prepped I’ve ever been. All my life I’ve been preparing to play a spy. When I went in, I was like there is no doing it well, I have to nail it.”
If stepping into a show as popular as The Family Man wasn’t pressure enough, Singha also had to fill the space left by Sunny Hinduja’s beloved character. But he couldn’t shy away “from the big moments. It’s for moments like this you train, practice, and expanding your range.” Still, the nerves were real. “My first day in their office, I was scared,” he laughs. But the anxiety dissolved into muscle memory when he saw familiar faces. “The one place I feel most secure is on set. I’ve spent 16 years in and out of camera, it feels normal.”