With its 12 seasons and large reputation, “The Large Bang Idea” made stars of its primary solid. Nonetheless, such a protracted stint in a preferred position can situation followers to affiliate the actor with their beloved character, which creates a possible drawback for many who want to break from the mould. In Kunal Nayyar’s case, he determined to go all in to remind audiences that he can play roles which might be extraordinarily completely different from his kind-hearted “The Large Bang Idea” character Raj Koothrappali. To this finish, after “The Large Bang Idea” led to 2019, Nayyar took a task within the Netflix collection “Felony” — and what a task it’s. Within the last episode of the present’s 2020 collection 2, titled “Sandeep,” Nayyar portrays an especially memorable convicted assassin named Sandeep Singh. The episode revolves round an interrogation that turns right into a twisted negotiation when it seems Sandeep has info on two mysterious disappearances, however will solely speak if his calls for are met inside a strict time restrict.
Nayyar’s determination to sort out such a severe and chilling position so quickly after Raj was no fluke. In a 2020 interview with Metro, the actor defined that his reasoning behind taking such a stunning position was a mixture of alternative and a real want to discover one thing that was extraordinarily far faraway from “The Large Bang Idea.” In his personal phrases:
 “There was undoubtedly [a deliberate decision]. It was not like, ‘Oh I am solely going to do this sort of work,’ however it got here on the proper time. It was undoubtedly what I needed to do. Additionally bodily, I am so recognizable from my voice, I am so recognizable from my face … it was vital to do one thing that fully breaks the barrier.”
Nayyar needed to remind individuals of what he can do
Raj Koothrappali is clearly Kunal Nayyar’s best-known position by a prolonged margin, however the London-born star is definitely a really succesful stage and display actor with expertise that ranges from old-school Shakespeare to dramatic roles and voice performing. Other than wishing to remind individuals of his vary, he took the “Felony” position as a result of he genuinely liked the present. Happily, he additionally found that the casting director already knew his skills very nicely:
“The half was already written, and I am near this casting director — I’ve labored together with her earlier than and he or she is aware of my work. She and I had carried out a play in London with Jesse Eisenberg, ‘All of the Spoils’, which was a dramatic play, so she knew that I had the power. Individuals on tv have solely identified me as Raj from ‘Large Bang’, However clearly, this particular person has identified me and seen me act in quite a lot of myriad of different issues.”
Nayyar wasn’t alone in his determination to make use of “Felony” to indicate a special facet of himself, as “Recreation of Thrones” star Package Harington additionally joined the solid of the present’s sophomore season after the HBO fantasy drama led to 2019. It definitely wasn’t a foul profession transfer, seeing as “Felony” season 2 has an ideal 100% score on Rotten Tomatoes, full with a really respectable viewers Popcornmeter score of 82%. As such, Nayyar was capable of comply with up “The Large Bang Idea” with a stunning and intense position in a well-regarded collection.
