With exciting projects on his slate, Akshay Oberoi is going from strength to strength as he juggles multiple platforms of entertainment. Ready to offer stories that matter through his outings and digital ventures, the versatile actor remembers Syed Ahmed Afzal’s Laal Rang on its sixth anniversary. Hailing it as one of the most important films of his career, Oberoi shares his experience of acting for it.

Akshay says, “I remember being super excited to work on Laal Rang with Syed Ahmed Afzal. This special film brought the opportunity to collaborate with Randeep Hooda. I admire the infectious passion he has for his craft. In Laal Rang, I had to familiarise myself with a milieu that was unknown milieu. I loved the challenge, the script and the treatment.”

He reveals, “I was in Karnal for 60 days. I observed people’s body language and tried to make it my own for Laal Rang. I wanted to embody the part that I was playing to the hilt. The awareness that I’ve got something different to work with kept me on my toes. It is one of the most important films of my career. I was surprised that I was offered the role.”

The actor was seen in the role of a small-town guy in the action-crime-drama. Its story revolves around an impressionable Rajesh (essayed by Oberoi), who colludes with Shankar, a crook involved in trading blood illegally. The movie showcased Akshay’s versatility as he lived out the role of a Haryanvi guy, who gets involved with the blood mafia.

Akshay will be seen in Cold penned by Mahesh Bhatt and directed by Vikram Bhatt and in Pawan Kripalani’s Gaslight.