Sudhanshu Pandey‘s exit from Anupamaa came as surprise to most of his fans. Ever since his exit, there have been several theories around his exit. While a few suggested the actor left the show due to his fallout with show’s lead Rupali Ganguly and producer Rajan Shahi, others speculated the actor left the show due to Gaurav Khanna’s entry, which pushed him from lead to parallel lead. However, the actor recently cleared the air and revealed the real reason behind his decision of quitting the show at its peak.
In an interview with the freepressjournal, Sudhanshu Pandey revealed he left the show for the sake of his personal growth as an actor. He said, “There had been some discussions about quitting the show for quite some time now. To be honest, in my mind, I did start feeling that the time to call it quits has been nearing. As an actor, I did not have much left and I felt it was the time to move on.”
He added, “For four years, I did my best and gave Vanraj Shah my all. But, I did feel that my growth was stunted and when I reached that stage, I decided to call it quits. I got some signs, so yes.”
When asked if one of the signs were that there was not much left for his character Vanraj Shah in the show. The actor said, “My character was strong. In a daily soap, your character can not always be the most important one, there are ups and downs. The story will shift to other characters too. Sometimes, it will be shift on the kids, sometimes on Maa bapuji and so much more. Audience will get bored if the story revolves just around a single character.”
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He also denied rumours of things changing for him on the show after the entry of Gaurav Khanna. “Vanraj was the conflict on the show, the one who created drama. Even after his (Gaurav Khanna) entry, my positioning was the same. After he came, there was a romantic angle that got introduced but for a show to run successfully, it can not only run on romance. It needs drama. Vanraj’s character was a very strong pillar of Anupamaa and he could not be played with”, said Sudhanshu.
The actor also addressed the rumours of him having a fallout with Rupali and the show’s producer. Denying all rumours, Sudhanshu said, “Rupali and I are actors. We are not creatives of the show to have creative differences. For those who have seen us on the sets of the shows, know that we share an amazing camaraderie. We would always crack jokes and laugh like mad.”
Talking about his fallout with the show’s producer, Rajan Shahi, Sudhanshu said, “The truth is the one that I have already told. Quitting Anupamaa was purely my call and my decision. Nobody else has taken this decision for me. As for these rumours, we all know they are cropping from various ends. But they are meant to be just rumours.”
Sudhanshu, at the end of the conversation, also denied rumours of him featuring in the reality show Bigg Boss. “An actor like me can never be part of a show like that”, said Sudhanshu. However, he is preparing for a new project, details of which are still under wraps.
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