Varun Sharma on Chutzpah: "The story is very relatable"

Living up to the title, SonyLIV’s new-age web show ‘Chutzpah’ that marks the OTT debut of Dinesh Vijan’s Maddock Outsider, showcases the relevance of internet and social media in everyone’s life, especially youth. Featuring Gen-X popular actors Varun Sharma, Manjot Singh, Gautam Mehra, Tanya Maniktala, Elnaaz Norouzi and Kshitij Chauhan amongst others, ‘Chutzpah’ gives a sneak peek into the digital transformation of human identity in today’s era.

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The USP of ‘Chutzpah’ is its never-heard-before concept in the digital world, as it talks about the duality that exists in the real and social world. One may have a different approach or thought process towards people in person but they project a completely different world to others on social media. The show highlights the good and bad of the web world and the anonymity it provides, with people getting to know their type and finding empathy at the same time, also absolving them some sense of responsibility. The show brings to fore what today’s generation lives every waking moment of life with the internet!

Produced by Dinesh Vijan, the show has been written by Amit Babbar and Mrighdeep Singh Lamba. Simarpreet Singh has directed the show and the concept is credited to Amit Babbar.

Producer Dinesh Vijan said, “At Maddock, we’ve always believed in creating unique and relevant content, and with Maddock Outsider, we’re glad to bring our unabashed love for storytelling to the webspace. Chutzpah is a unique show that is tailor-made for the social media generation that we all are part of. Venturing on this new journey with a platform like SonyLIV makes this debut even more special”

Varun Sharma opened up about Chutzpah and said, “The show is very close to me for a lot of reasons. Firstly, I am making my OTT debut with SonyLIV and also the fact that I have had a long association with Mrighdeep Lamba and Dinesh Vijan. Hence collaborating with them again was like a homecoming. The story is very relatable and we thoroughly enjoyed the process of shooting the series.”

Manjot Singh added and said, “The USP of ‘Chutzpah’ lies in the fact that it showcases real-world and relatable characters. I think such an interesting concept has not been explored in the digital world yet. The entire process of shooting the show was unique and memorable.”

An out-and-out entertainer, ‘Chutzpah’ will premiere on SonyLIV from 23rd July