When I compliment Arif Zakaria on the thick-rimmed black glasses that are perched comfortably on his aquiline nose, he quips, “I thought if nothing works in the interview, at least my glasses will shine.”

But the flooded-with-work Arif has enough arsenal to go full blast in the conversation… just like he does onscreen. The actor's latest OTT show, Special Ops 2.0, has its loyal band of followers and he will once again be playing Jinnah with aplomb in Freedom At Midnight Season 2.

Excerpts from the interview:

In your latest OTT show Special Ops 2.0, you are a new addition to an already established cast from its first season (Kay Kay, Karan Tacker, Vinay Pathak, Saiyami Kher). Does that make it difficult for you to make an impression?

No, not really. The franchise is hugely popular, so w

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