With Crime Beat, Saba Azad has had a taste of the adrenaline-filled days of crime reporters. “It was electrifying to do this,” exclaims the actor, who plays an investigative journalist in the Sudhir Mishra and Sanjeev Kaul-directed web series. Through the show that also stars Saqib Saleem, and Rahul Bhat, Azad says she has got a peek into the demanding world of journalism. “What all it takes for a story and a byline to make it to the front page! From the crime happening to when it reaches the page, the journey is full of obstacles. There is a stringer, reporters after reporters, the police, then dealing with the red tape, [it’s endless]. Four people can have different angles on the same story, and whose angle will get picked up is interesting,” she smiles.

While the Zee5 series sees her as a reporter, Azad, as a musician and an actor, has always been on the other side of the journalist-celebrity equation. How does she view her relationship with the media? “I am a private person and socially awkward. So, if paps happen to be there, I may be a little awkward, but I also appreciate the fact that they are trying to put food on their table. I only have respect for people who do their job. There are people who are consuming that kind of content, so [the paps] need to create that content. So, my relationship with the press has been quite peaceful,” she states.