Korean entertainment has been having a moment for a while now. Between gritty crime thriller films and cutesy romantic K-dramas, audiences have been hooked. However, Squid Game, the show that was a global phenomenon in the pandemic, wasn’t a formulaic revenge drama or a fluffy rom-com. The binge-worthy survival thriller uses a series of deadly games to comment on the rot in today’s capitalistic, corrupt and cut-throat society. From breaking records at the Emmys to the star cast winning accolades, the show did everything one would expect a show in a niche like this not to do.
Director Hwang Dong Hyuk and lead actors Lee Jung Jae and Wi Ha Joon admit they did not expect the show to return for a second season. But here we are, back for another round.
THE MAKINGS OF A UNIVERSAL DISRUPTOR
Lee Jung Jae has had a long career. But in 2022, he made history by winning the Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series for Squid Game. “When we were getting awards in the last awards season, we didn’t know Season 2 was coming out. I thought that was the final step of my Squid Game journey.
But after the awards season, we knew that the next instalment was coming. I realised that this show was going to be a big chunk of my life. So I enjoyed my time on the set with the new cast as well.” Reflecting on the recognition, he shares, “Receiving awards can mean a lot to actors. But I think it also means that people loved and rooted for my character. That directly translates into my introspection about what I can do to make people love and support my characters in other projects going forward.”
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Breaking free
NIKKHIL ADVANI'S MAKING WAVES WITH HIS OTT DEBUT, FREEDOM AT MIDNIGHT. HE TALKS ABOUT ITS GENESIS, HIS ASSOCIATION WITH KARAN JOHAR, AND WHAT'S REAL STARDOM WITH SRIJITA SEN
DECK THE HALLS
Chris Evans and Dwayne Johnson join Tanzim Pardiwalla over a video call about their forthcoming Christmas film, Red One, possible Bollywood crossovers and their love for India
Class Act
NEHA DHUPIA SHARES THE SECRET OF JUGGLING MOTHERHOOD AND CAREER WHILE STAYING RELEVANT WITH FARHANA FAROOK
Deep end of the Ocean
Cancer survivor Mahima Chaudhary tells Farhana Farook that playing a similar person in The Signature proved cathartic for her
DESTINY'S WILD CHILD
ALAYA F CAUGHT IN A CONVERSATION WITH JITESH PILLAAI
SEOUL CONNECTION
Director Hwang Dong Hyuk and lead actors Lee Jung Jae and Wi Ha Joon of Squid Game fame talk about the global phenomenon with Tanzim Pardiwalla
"Smita was a victim.not a villain"
Manya Patil-Seth tells Farhana Farook why her late sister Smita Patil was a tragic contradiction – a pioneer of an actor but a prey of emotions
Best of Shatrughan Sinha's Rapid fire
With democracy facing a near-death situation in most of India's neighbouring countries, what, according to you, is the reason why Indian democracy is still standing strong in the current times? Gaurav Pant, New Delhi
THE RISE AND RISE OF PUSHPA 2
When Allu Arjun went to Patna around a month ago to showcase the trailer of Pushpa 2, naysayers mocked the move, stating that he's making a mistake about taking a Telugu film there. Guess what, the actor had the last laugh.
girl, uninterrupted
Fatima Sana Shaikh is so candid and forthright you don't believe she's a star.
