India, Aug. 9 -- From his humble beginnings on TVF's Pitchers to now leading big web series, Naveen Kasturia has come a long way. The actor currently stars in the spy thriller show, Salakaar, streaming on JioHotstar. He speaks with HT about his role, doing action for the first time, and the state of streaming in India.

Naveen had largely played the common man in genres as far removed from action as possible. Salakaar shows him as a spy in the thick of the action. Did he ever harbour the ambition of being an action star as a kid, we ask. The actor responds, "I hadn't thought about it in a long time, but like you said, in childhood, I used to do that. In fact, somebody told me, 'You will never look good doing action'. After becoming an act...