Kay Kay Menon On His Web Series Special Ops Based On Indian Parliament Attack: “Not Here To Propagate Some Political Thought”

Actor Kay Kay Menon plays one of the protagonists in the upcoming web series “Special Ops”, a fictional account of the 2001 Indian Parliament attack. He says that art intends to engage people through storytelling and other forms of performance, and the notion that ‘art can change the world is too megalomaniac.

Considering the fact that we are living in a politically sensitive time, does his choice of work reflect his political ideology? “No, it does not reflect in the choice of films or the characters that I have portrayed so far because my performance has nothing to do with what political ideology I subscribe to. When I act in a film or a show, what matters to me is the story, and whether I am interested to be part of the story. I not here to propagate or negate some political thought. I am a performing artist, I am an actor. I also think that the whole talk that ‘art can change society’ is megalomaniac thinking,” Menon told IANS.

The actor is known for his performance in films like “Hazaaron Khwaishein Aisi”, “Black Friday”, “Sarkar”, “Corporate”, “Mumbai Meri Jaan”, and “Shaurya”. He said that people tend to confuse art and politics and that art is only to engage people at the moment, to tell a story through performance, music, dance or any other art form.

“Art has no such social responsibility. It has to be truthful to the story that has been told. An actor might pick up a role because he likes the character and not because of the political agenda of the character. I played the villain in many films but am I that person in real life or am I supporting the action of such a character? Please do not confuse art with politics,” said the actor.