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Kay Kay Menon's calm and fearless Himmat Singh is back with Special OPS 2 and is ready to tackle cyber-terrorism, yet again. The concept is super appropriate and comes at a time when artificial intelligence is at its peak. This time, to give a tough fight to Himmat Singh, Tahir Raj Bhasin joins the bandwagon, who plays the antagonist in the series. Prakash Raj has also joined the cast.
The trailer of Special Ops 2, which was dropped recently, starts on a note how AI, if not utilised properly, can turn fatal. And Himmat Singh is asked to join in for another mission, after new threats emerge. Karan Tacker, who was a part of Himmat’s core team, returns in the second season and quite similarly as the gripping first season which released in 2020, the second season is expected to be a blend of power, politics and action.
At the trailer launch event, Kay Kay was asked about reprising his role as Himmat Singh, an officer, who is in pursuit of truth, fighting against cyber terrorism. "I know Himmat Singh in and out. I also know that I don't know anything about cyber (crime)... So I don't know anything about it (cyber world)... And for me to kind of get into it... it was an interesting actor's journey. I just acted like I’m an expert, that's all," he said about the new season.
He shares how Kay Kay Menon knows nothing about cyber crime, while for Himmat Singh, it is all about cyber. He added, that he is so bad at all this, that he needs help even to post on social media.
Kay Kay says that OTT has opened up a lot of opportunities for artistes unlike the past where only top stars got to portray heroes and many like him were pigeonholed in villain roles.
"We come from that time where there were only theatrical releases, there was no OTT. So, those areas were booked for you know what (big stars)... We good actors used to play villain characters. But now it's opened up completely. We as actors now have a chance to enjoy ourselves with whatever talent we have. That's what OTT gives us," he said.
The actor, known for his roles in Honeymoon Travels Pvt Ltd, Haider and Mumbai Meri Jaan as well as OTT series Farzi and The Railway Men, said he loves playing the role of RAW officer Himmat Singh in Special Ops.
The show became a runaway hit when it premiered on the streamer in 2020. It was followed by another installment called Special Ops 1.5: The Himmat Story. The sequel is slated to premiere on JioHotstar on July 11.
Director Neeraj Pandey said there is no dearth of "unheard and untold" stories in the spy genre and it naturally becomes a magnet for any storyteller "whether it’s the producers, the platform or whoever you would like to sit and the unsung hero".
"Also, because these are operations which are covert, they are classified, they are under possible denial. That's the reason not too many people are aware of these operations, these adventures. I feel that it’s a compelling enough reason for us to bring it to the audiences. The proof of it is that they enjoy it and they want more of it. Our endeavour is to bring newer stories and keep discovering, searching for newer stories in this domain and take it to the audience," he added.
Saiyami Kher, who is reprising her role of Juhi Kashyap in the series, said there are limited roles written for women and expressed her wish to portray all the possible shades.
"As an actor you want to play all roles, be it grey, black, white, orange, yellow. You want to keep working, but for women there are particular roles which people don't write about and you always wonder why." She also credited Pandey for writing fierce women characters. Saiyami gave the example of the director’s film Baby, which featured Taapsee Pannu in an interesting spy role.
"So he’s somebody who's always done it. And I was just lucky that I got to play Juhi," she said.
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