When we come across a modest Indian show shot in a foreign country, it speaks volumes about the entertainment landscape that our first thought revolves not around partial tax rebates but an entirely sponsored tourism promotion shoot. They are two people in their 30s, and come with their own emotional baggage. This means the audience is still willing to watch something honest and relatable as long as you make it well,” Amol said while sharing about the good response his new show It Happened In Hong Kong is receiving. For Hong Kong, the script was already there. Apart from being its main lead, he has tried hands at writing for it too. There was a certain section which went missing from the TV audience after a point because they couldn’t connect to it. For Parashar, it was an opportunity to explore the “interesting dilemmas that our generation is facing when it comes to relationships”. That’s where you might be surprised, say Aahana Kumra and Amol Parashar, the stars of It Happened in Hong Kong, the latest Viu Original which released its first episode online yesterday. “This is the only place that has variety. That budgetary constraint has also gone and there are more people to put in money.”, Also read | No hassle of censorship in making web series: Amol Parashar. Aahana Kumra plays Myra Malik, a control freak and a compulsive planner for everything. Over here, there was nothing hard and fast that the guy would be like this. So … Kumra is known for her small screen debut in Sony Entertainment Television's Yudh with Amitabh Bachchan and also her lead role in the TV series Agent Raghav - Crime Branch with Sharad Kelkar, followed by leading roles in a number of feature films. That, and the fact that it gave her the opportunity to play an easygoing and fun role, which is quite different from the characters she has played earlier. It might have something to do with the fact that he was involved in the scriptwriting. 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Starring Aahana Kumra and Amol Parashar, Viu’s web series It Happened in Hong Kong just finished with its season and without taking itself too seriously, the show delivered on many accounts. Your support for our journalism is invaluable. With this project, I had the freedom that comes with the online space,” she says, adding that she never chooses roles that restrict her work. Aahana Kumra is an Indian feature film, television, and theatre actress. Actress in India | Theatre | Film | Television Amol is currently seen as Nirav Chhabra in The Zoom Studio's web series Ready 2 Mingle. 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Parashar, however, admits that he has not done a solo trip yet. Since I also know Aahana and am familiar with the way she talks, we were able to make it sound more organic and natural,” he says. Despite being a part of it, even I am unable to keep a track of what all is coming up. The web series that released on 9 March will also feature Aahana Kumra alongside Amol Parashar. This also marks his TV debut. The movie stars Aahana Kumra, Rumana Molla, Vikram Koccher, Niki Walia, Mohit Chhabra, and is directed by Akhilesh Jaiswal, who has written movies like Gangs of Wasseypur, Ugly, Mastram (Jaiswal directed it as well), Taanashah and shows like Simple Murder and Beehad Ka Baghi. Kumra is known for her power-packed role in the Bollywood movie Lipstick under my Burkha. Apart from this, he had shot for a film titled Aapkey Kamrey Mein Koi Rehta Hai co-starring Swara Bhaskar and Sumeet Vyas last year. As for the future, both actors are busy with various projects. 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