New York-based Lucknowite Saim Hyder is on a mission to create an anthology of which he has shot for the primary one within the US, second in his hometown and the final one he’s all geared as much as shoot overseas once more.

On his go to to the state capital, the actor-producer says, “I have completed Inferno Paradiso in the US before pandemic, and it did rounds at different film festivals as well. In June 2022 I shot Karonda Keema in Lucknow in which I played the lead along with actors from Delhi and hometown. National Award-winning music director Bishakh Jyoti has given the score. Soon I will be flying back for my third film.”

He is wanting ahead to create content material which is worldwide with Indian contact. “Three films with different flavours will sum up my anthology. I have tried to experiment working in two different countries simultaneously. In the US we have agent system where you must hire people and things work smoothly but in India you need to get into everything yourself – right from the auditions to post-production but then it’s immensely satisfying.”

In 2021 he performed the second lead within the eight-episode sequence Papa Ka Scooter which is streaming on an OTT platform. “After my college in Lucknow I went to New York for my masters and realised that my calling in life is acting. Since then, I have done several Broadways including Bonafide Women, One Nation Under God, Cherry Orchard and films like Patrons, Larry Bought Lemon besides hosting TV and radio chat shows. I also have a production house there,” he provides.