As the antagonist in the month-old Netflix release, Extraction, Priyanshu Painyuli successfully broke the mould of being a boy-next-door. The actor, who is best known for his role in Vikramaditya Motwane-s Bhavesh Joshi, played the Bangladeshi don Amir Ali, Chris Hemsworth-s nemesis. Backed by the Russo Brothers, the film opened to a rapturous round of applause from the audience, who have inevitably shifted to OTT platforms for their Friday fix of entertainment.

The actor tells mid-day, "It-s a paisa vasool film and picks you up if you are feeling low. When I auditioned [for it], I didn-t know it was a Russo Brothers- film. It-s not every day that you appear in a pivotal role in a film made by the people who made Avengers. Chris Hemsworth and David Harbour are huge stars and brilliant actors. It-s the kind of film that requires you to up your game. I couldn-t have asked for a better international debut."