Sahil Khattar on Bajao being inspired by Yo Yo Honey Singh’s life: ‘We have taken inspiration from….’

Sahil Khattar says he always wanted to make his OTT debut with a project which has a comedic tone.

“I always thought that whenever I debut it will be like a Fukrey or Pyaar Ka Punchnama. I had that feeling that I have to do a genre like this because my strong suit is comedy. There are no second thoughts about it because I have made a career out of it. As soon as I was asked if I want to do it, I was like, ‘Absolutely.’”

Hailing from Chandigarh, Sahil Khattar eventually moved to Mumbai and started his journey as an actor. However, Sahil shares that he has, so far, not played a Hindi or Punjabi-speaking character.

“The most interesting thing that I found was that I have done 83 in which I was a Hyderabadi cricketer. Then I played a serial killer who was Maharashtrian in the film called 200 Halla Ho. After that, I was like okay I get to play a Haryanvi guy. That was so cool!” Sahil says.

He adds, “I am a Punjabi, so I never got a normal Hindi-speaking or Punjabi-speaking role. So, I was very happy when the Haryanvi character came, because how many people get the chance to show this kind of variety.”

Bajao is directed by Saptaraj Chakravoty and Shiva Varma and will stream on JioCinema from August 25. The series also marks the OTT debut of Raftaar.