‘Squid Game’ and ‘IC 814’ Star Anupam Tripathi on Bridging Korean and Indian Entertainment Industries: ‘I Feel Blessed’ (EXCLUSIVE)
variety.comNaman Ramachandran When Netflix‘s “Squid Game” became a global phenomenon in 2021, it catapulted its cast into the international spotlight.
For Anupam Tripathi, the India-born, Korea-based actor who portrayed Ali Abdul, it marked a turning point in his career that has since spanned continents and industries. “After ‘Squid Game,’ life has turned around a lot for me,” Tripathi tells Variety. “Everybody knows me in the Korean industry now.” Post “Squid Game,” Tripathi played the role of Prince Samir in Korean drama “King the Land,” which brought increased public recognition. “It happens every time,” he says of being recognized on the streets. “People remember me.
They call me Ali. And sometimes after ‘King the Land,’ they started calling me Prince.” The actor’s rise hasn’t been limited to Korea.
He recently appeared in Anubhav Sinha’s hit Netflix India series “IC 814: The Kandahar Hijack,” based on the real-life hijacking of an Indian Airlines flight in 1999.
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