Anupam Tripathi fell in love with the script the first time he read it
When Anupam Tripathi – the actor who played Ali Abdul (A.K.A. Player 199) – received the Squid Game script, he read it all in just one sitting. He said he found the life and death stakes in the show compelling.
“The biggest hook for me was how characters would live or die through a series of childhood games. As you go deeper into the script, you’ll notice that each character has their own personal conflict.”