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Indraneil Sengupta and Param Singh team up for a digital series

There is no denying the fact that web-space is attracting a lot of actors these days. Earlier, there were only films, television and theatres to showcase one’s acting skills to the audience, but things have changed drastically over the past few years.

Now, with terrific growth and deep internet penetration, digital is ruling the roost. There is a long list of actors who have either made a complete crossover to web-space or juggling films, television and web-shows with élan. Indraneil Sengupta and Param Singh belong to the second category.


According to reports, Indraneil Sengupta and Param Singh have joined hands together to headline a web-series called Sanskriti. Both actors have been a popular name in Indian television space.

Set to stream on one of the leading streamers ULLU, the forthcoming series revolves around an orthodox male chauvinist father and how different approach he uses when it comes to raising his son and daughter.

Aside from Indraneil Sengupta and Param Singh, the cast of the series also includes several other talented actors including Rituraj K Singh, Shiny Dixit, and Papia Sengupta.

Dreamz Image is producing Sanskriti for ULLU. Deepak Pandey is calling the shots for the venture.

The makers are yet to announce the premiere date of the series.

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