Actor
Hemant
Kher,
who
is
popularly
known
for
his
role
of
Ashwin
Mehta
in
Scam
1992,
has
been
winning
hearts
with
his
performance
in
the
newly
released
web
series
Rudra:
The
Edge
Of
Darkness.
He
played
the
role
of
psycho
killer
Mahesh
Dubey.
Well,
the
Ajay
Devgn-starrer
has
been
receiving
positive
response
from
the
masses.
Recently,
Hemant
Kher
had
a
candid
chat
with
Filmibeat,
where
he
opened
up
about
his
preparation
for
playing
his
character
in
Rudra:
The
Edge
Of
Darkness.
The
actor
said,
"The
first
thing
I
focused
on
is
the
psychology
of
the
character
of
Mahesh
Dubey.
I
created
an
imaginary
past
to
arrive
in
the
presence
of
this
complex
guy.
I
stayed
in
slums
for
weeks
to
understand
the
mechanics
of
his
past."
Further
on
being
asked
about
the
responses
to
the
project,
Hemant
added,
"The
audience
is
amazed
and
are
loving
the
new
side/character
that
I
have
shown
to
them.
So
I
am
happy
that
my
work
is
appreciated
and
I
surprised
the
audience
with
a
different
kind
of
role,
which
I
have
never
done
in
the
past."
On
being
asked
about
his
upcoming
projects,
Hemant
Kher
didn't
reveal
the
names
of
his
next
outings
and
said,
"I
have
shot
for
a
couple
of
movies
and
OTT
back
then,
which
are
going
to
release
soon."
Talking
about
Hemant
Kher,
the
actor
has
featured
in
shows
such
as
Unpaused,
Whistleblower
and
many
others.
He
was
also
a
part
of
the
film
Notebook.
Coming
back
to
Rudra:
The
Edge
Of
Darkness,
the
show
also
stars
Raashi
Khanna,
Esha
Deol,
Atul
Kulkarni,
Ashwini
Kalsekar,
Satyadeep
Mishra,
Swapnil
Ajgaonkar,
Ankit
Singh,
Tarun
Gahlot,
Saad
Chaudhary,
Ashish
Vidyarthi,
Milind
Gunaji
and
others
in
key
roles.
The
web
show
has
been
directed
by
Rajesh
Mapuskar.