Sudhanshu Pandey : Upcoming Shades of Vanraj Will Change Your Views | Anupamaa

Sudhanshu Pandey by his own admission is playing “one of the most challenging roles” of his career in the TV show Anupamaa. He is seen as Vanraj Shah in the popular drama, and the audience gets to witness him portray a new emotion or show a new side of him almost every day. Though the actor has been playing the role for almost two years now, he confesses that it is not getting any easier. “I have been playing Vanraj for two years now, but it is not an easy job to play the character even today. Vanraj is not a very simple character, he is not all black, his character has many shades and is multi-dimensional. There are so many layers and sides to his character – he could be any of these things -good, difficult, angry, jealous, emotional, vulnerable, or over-the-top. So with every scene that comes my way I have to strike a balance where I can’t look like a complete villain and I can’t look like a completely positive guy as well,” he says.

Anupamaa's Sudhanshu Pandey on playing Vanraj

Vanraj is a crucial part of the show as the most important twists and turning points in the show were brought by him. Sharing his thoughts on this, Sudhanshu said, “At the cost of not sounding arrogant or receiving ire from the audience, I would say that Vanraj Shah has been the main focus of the show to a great extent. From the very beginning Vanraj was the male protagonist of the show and also, because of the kind of drama that he has created to get people’s attention and their reactions, be they negative, or positive. But I won’t call him heroic because he doesn’t do anything heroic. He is a very real character like we are in our real lives, a complicated man with his share of mood swings. We have such phases in our lives where we are full of ego, but then we become better and calm down, then again we flare up. So it’s a very real character.”

Rumours are abuzz that the creative team has added some new twists in the story, including the arrival of a new family in the show. What would that mean -less screen space? Sudhanshu shares that the audience will get to see a new Vanraj in the coming episodes. “People are going to like this all-new Vanraj. At this moment I can only say that probably audiences haven’t seen him in that light. As to whether newer actors are joining the cast -that’s not for me to comment on,” adds Sudhanshu.

 

Sudhanshu Pandey (L) with Arvind Vaidya

While the character has garnered a lot of attention mostly for his attitude towards his wife, Sudhanshu appreciates one trait of his reel avatar. He says, “One good thing about Vanraj is that he is completely dedicated to his family and that’s what he lives for. He lives for his family, his parents, and his kids, and that’s what is very beautiful about this character. In that, he’s a lot like me!

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