Producer Rajan Shahi’s Number One show Anupamaa on Star Plus will soon have a big and important entry, that of the character Anuj!! Speculations have been rife about the makers and channel gearing up to cast this one big name that will bring about a huge difference in the life of Anupamaa (Rupali Ganguly).
Over the last few days, there were many speculative stories about this particular casting. From the likes of Ronit Roy, Arshad Warsi to Sharad Kelkar, many big names were written about as actors who were approached to play Anuj in Anupamaa.
We at IWMBuzz.com had the honour of talking in-depth with the ace maker Rajan Shahi over varied topics pertaining to his shows. We had come up with a very interesting anecdote that Rajan Shahi said about his lead actor of the show Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai, Mohsin Khan. If you missed reading it, you can IWMBuzz it here.
Today, we bring to you Rajan Shahi’s thoughts on this big entry that will happen in Anupamaa and on the speculations that have been made in the media about the casting.
Says Rajan, “I was extremely surprised when these big names came cropping up for Anupamaa. There was no truth in them. I think it was only your platform, IWMBuzz which had the sensible way of clarifying things with the production house. I had at that point in time not even thought about the character and its graph. I was surprised to see big names being speculated on credible portals, without clarifying with me or with the channel.”
Explaining further, Rajan tells us, “I am very particular when it comes to the casting. I have never cast an actor because he/she is a star. I have never looked at the digital credibility and popularity of an actor while casting for a character. I will be honest when I say that I am very thankful to Star Plus for giving me the liberty and entire freedom when it comes to Anupamaa. I have always been clear that the casting in Anupamaa will be based on the characters conceived and written by the writers and creatives. A name will not be the criteria to choose an actor.”
Citing the example of his lead actors in Anupamaa, Rajan avers, “Sudhanshu Pandey and Rupali Ganguly were cast because they suited the character to the T.”
Talking more about Anuj, the new character to come, Rajan states, “Anuj is definitely one of the big castings coming in the show. We will lock it soon. To date, we have not decided on the actor. We are still in the process of evolving the character. But yes, he will be one of the most important entries from the time Anupamaa has been launched.”
There have been names like Karan Oberoi and Shakti Anand making the rounds for this role. However, Rajan categorically tells us, “This is not true. We have not locked the actor yet.”
Are you all looking for this new entry in Anupamaa?
We too are!!