'Pyaar Ka Punchnama 2' actor Omkar Kapoor makes web debut with thriller

Omkar Kapoor, who made his Bollywood debut with Pyaar Ka Punchnama 2 (2015), thinks the digital medium has an advantage over films in its massive reach. "Films might not release all over the world. But this platform allows you to reach the audience sitting halfway around the globe," he points out.

Omkar Kapoor

It is this conviction that made him green-light his first web series, Informers. Directed by Rohan Bajaj and also starring Varun Sharma of Fukrey fame, the thriller revolves around spies working for the Anti-Terrorism Squad. "I play an informer who provides vital information on the mastermind of the Ahmedabad bomb blasts in 2008," says Kapoor.

Ask him if he is apprehensive about switching gears to web shows and he says, "The biggest actors in Hollywood and Bollywood are exploring the digital space. The best part about the web is that there aren't any restrictions. I don't view it as a downgrade from films."