Money Heist actor Ajay Jethi aka Shakir says he didn't know the show was so famous until he received fan calls; Read on

Netflix's show Money Heist has now become a cult in the country after everyone is binging on it and liking it very much. The show got so popular worldwide that its actors are not able to believe their popularity. Likewise, Indian actor Ajay Jethi who played the role of Shakir in the fourth season of the show says that he didn't know the show was so famous

"I didn’t know the series is famous worldwide, I thought it's popular only in Spain. People were praising the show on social media, I received messages from on Instagram, there was a hashtag about my character Shakir. That’s when I realized the popularity is on a different level," Jethi told PTI in an interview. He added, "One never knows when you will receive recognition and fame, this is my moment. It is a happy and emotional moment. The struggle will continue but I have an added responsibility to do my best. An artist always works for the recognition of his work. This seems like my turning point." Ajay also revealed that people from his community in Spain started coming up to him and said that they wanted to meet the Professor (a character in the show). "I thought it is big in Spanish only. When I was given the script, I started doing a bit of research, I binged watched two seasons of it to get an understanding of the world of the series. When the local Indian and Pakistani distributor community here came to know that I am working on the show, they told me they want to talk to 'the Professor' (Alvaro Morte). I realized that there is a craze for this series even among our people. I wasn’t aware that it is coming out as Money Heist in the dubbed English version."