Mumbai, (PTI) Hindi stories and poems have started gaining popularity in mainstream storytelling in Bollywood and streaming shows, believe actors Vijay Varma and Pankaj Tripathi on the occasion of Hindi Diwas on Thursday.
Hindi poet Badri Narayan’s ‘Prem Patra’ was a scene-stealer of sorts when it played during a crucial moment in the Prime Video series “Dahaad” in which Varma played a Hindi teacher who moonlights as a serial killer.
In the same show, poem ‘Machli’, by Damyanti Bali, is painted on one of the doors of the van driven by Varma’s character.