Tandav actor Zeeshan Ayyub remembers DU days when he noticed politics from ‘shut proximity

Image Source : INSTAGRAM/MOHDZEESHANAYYUB Tandav actor Zeeshan Ayyub remembers DU days when he noticed politics from ‘shut proximity
Actor Mohammed Zeeshan Ayyub has recalled his time as a pupil of Delhi University, the place he says he noticed politics from shut proximity.
The actor is seen within the new digital mission “Tandav”, during which he performs Shiva Shekhar, a pupil in a Delhi-based college known as VNU. His character turns into a pupil chief who’s drawn right into a political quagmire.
Asked if he took inspiration from any real-life individuals or incidents for his function, Zeeshan instructed IANS: “I keep reading things and I am quite an aware person when it comes to politics. I was also a student of Delhi University so, I have seen politics from very close proximity. It was homework of 20 years. I did not take inspiration from any (real life person or incident) because it is a fictional character though my subconscious might have taken some inspiration from real life people.”
As a pupil of Delhi University’s Kirori Mal College, he wasn’t actively concerned in politics. “But I was there. Any person who studied in DU, especially the North campus, has to be blind to not follow politics because you can see it everywhere around you,” he mentioned.

“I was not part of any political party, but I had friends in most of the parties and we used to discuss things sitting in hostel rooms, canteen or anywhere,” he recalled.
Created and directed by Ali Abbas Zafar, “Tandav” is a political drama. The sequence additionally options Saif Ali Khan, Dimple Kapadia, Sunil Grover, Tigmanshu Dhulia and Gauahar Khan.
“It’s about exploring the political world from the inside rather than talking about it in a vague sense,” mentioned Zeeshan.
The present premiered on Amazon Prime Video on January 15.