People used to come touch my feet since I was in costume on sets of Sabka Sai, says actor Mohammad Samad

Mohammad Samad, known for his roles in Tumbbad (2018), Chhichhore (2019) and the Netflix web-series Selection Day (2018), will play the role of young Sai Baba in the upcoming MX Player web-series Sabka Sai, which will be released this week.

The young actor prepped for his part by watching older shows and films made on Sai Baba’s life. Samad also read books written on the spiritual figure to help him to understand Sai Baba and his teachings.

Samad said that he loved doing this extra research and when he went on set, it didn’t take long for him to look the part.

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He said, “Initially when I went on set to shoot, people from around would come and touch my feet since I was in Sai Baba’s costume. Even the village people, where we were shooting, were coming to touch my feet, saying namaste and talking to me. It showed how much they respected Sai Baba and it made me feel very happy.”

Speaking about his experience on the set, he said, “I learnt a lot on how a human should lead their life, how we should always speak and stand by the truth and never lie. I also learnt that no matter the religion, everyone is equal. Sabka maalik ek hi hota hai [Everyone's master is one]. I also learnt not to play with anyone’s faith, belief and religion.”

Raj Arjun plays the older version of Sai Baba on the show, which features Gulki Joshi, Aakash Sinha, and Manoj Kolhatkar in key roles.

The series, which will be dubbed in Tamil and Telugu, will be streamed on MX Player from 26 August.