Squid Recreation’s Lee Jung-jae Expresses Curiosity In Indian Movies: 'Would Love To Do Bollywood Film'

Seoul: Emmy-winning actor Lee Jung-jae, finest identified for his position as protagonist Seong Gi-hun within the hit Korean collection ‘Squid Recreation’, would like to discover Indian cinema.

In a digital interview with ANI, Lee Jung-jae expressed his want to work in Bollywood.

He mentioned, “I’d like to be part of a Bollywood movie if I used to be given the chance.”

Throughout the interplay, Lee Jung-jae additionally recalled reprising his character for the third season of the Netflix present.

“It was a day of combined emotions after I placed on that inexperienced tracksuit with my quantity 456 on it and I stepped onto the set once more for the primary time. I additionally felt the identical method after I put again on the crimson haired wig. I’ve labored on this trade for fairly a very long time however I’ve by no means felt a rush of feelings like the best way I skilled on the day after I got here again to the units of Squid Recreation,” Lee Jung-Jae shared.

‘Squid Recreation’ premiered on Netflix in 2021. The primary season was nominated for 17 Emmys, with the present profitable six, together with one for finest actor in a drama for Lee and one other for finest visitor actress in a drama for Lee You-mi.

The veteran Korean actor turned a worldwide icon together with his intriguing efficiency in Netflix’s dystopian survival thriller.

Requested what made this present an enormous success, Lee Jung-jae emphasised,”I didn’t anticipate this type of success. I believe it is about timing. When Squid Recreation season one was launched, not solely had been we mid-pandemic, but in addition I believe it was the start of lots of world financial wrestle, sadly. And so many individuals had been struggling in actual life, which has been mirrored within the characters in Squid Recreation. So I believe the general timing of the discharge of the present and the issues that had been occurring around the globe and the way a lot of that was mirrored within the characters was partly what led to its big success. “

Apparently, ‘Squid Recreation’ broke a brand new report for Netflix when it debuted its third and remaining season just lately. Over the primary three days, the smash-hit Korean drama drew 60.1 million views, setting a brand new excessive for the streamer, as per Selection.

With that spectacular opening stat, the third season is now Netflix’s ninth most-watched non-English TV present ever on the streamer’s often up to date record of hottest collection general