India, March 2 -- Swanand Kirkire has been writing songs for many years, having penned some of our favourite songs, including Aal Izz Well, Tu Kisi Rail Si, and more. As an actor, he went on to win a National Award for his performance in the Marathi film Chumbak. Now, the lyricist-actor takes a step further with the new show Bandwale. In a chat with HT, he talked about creating the show and added that there are many more stories from the small cities and towns of India that are still waiting to be heard and seen. (Excerpts)

Swanand Kirkire marks his debut as a co-creator and co-writer of the show, alongside fellow musician and creator Ankur Tewari. He also stars in the show as Robo Kumar, an orchestra singer. From actor to now a creator ...