When his peers were big-screen bound, Saif Ali Khan uninhibitedly forayed into the digital space with Sacred Games. A year and two editions of the Netflix original later, the actor is now gearing up for another digital offering — Tandav with director Ali Abbas Zafar.

"It is a show based on politics and is set on a massive scale. I don't want to use American examples, but it's along the lines of House Of Cards, [albeit] set within the framework of Indian politics. The plot takes into account various factions like Dalit politics and UP cops and the whole nexus between them," explains Khan, who will be seen essaying the role of a politician for the first time in his career. "My character is Chanakya-like, in the guise of a youth leader who comes from a privileged background and [aspires to] become the Prime Minister."