The actor starred in several Hindi films like "Kahaani", Mumbai Salsa" and Amitabh Bachchan starrer "Satyagraha". He was last seen in "Samrat & Co" in 2014.
"With Bollywood films, you get lucky or you don't. But I am not chasing films at all now. I have been around for a while now and I know if there is anything interesting, the makers will approach me," Indraneil told PTI.
"For a newcomer, it is important to go around and get work. People know me in the industry so if they need me, they will call. I am well past my time to be roaming," the actor added.
The actor will be seen as a renowned industrialist Dev Sengupta post the leap of two years on the show.
"I don't watch TV much but I had seen a few episodes of the show and I genuinely liked it. People say TV doesn't do much for actors but it is wrong. It has a lot of potential and especially a show as popular as this."
In his last TV outing he portrayed a negative role of an evil demon in "Maharakshak Devi", and has before that acted in several other shows like "Tumhari Paakhi", "Banoo Main Teri Dulhann" among others.
"Doing a daily soap is very difficult, especially in the initial schedule where you are working for almost 25-26 days continuously. Then, when the storyline evolves the characters are well divided and we have separate tracks.
"It is indeed tiring. It demands a lot of time and in between you can't commit yourself anywhere. But TV is highly rewarding.
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