With nearly 20 years within the business — dabbling in tv, Hindi and Punjabi movies, and numerous roles in digital leisure — Anuj Sachdeva nonetheless feels he hasn’t obtained his due. He confesses that though he has the potential to do extra, the alternatives coming his means stay few and much between. “I genuinely consider I can deliver extra to the desk, emotionally, bodily, creatively. If given the best area and alternative, I can outperform myself; and that’s not coming from vanity, simply self-awareness,” says the actor, whose current present Chhal Kapat obtained a blended response.
Whereas he’s conscious that it’s unattainable to please everybody, he’s thrilled that the present, additionally starring Shriya Pilgaonkar, is slowly “gaining momentum”. “I wasn’t anticipating the form of find it irresistible’s getting. The reactions have been superb. Individuals are discovering it progressively. The preliminary promotion might have been restricted, however I believe phrase of mouth is doing the work. The content material is connecting and that’s what issues most to me,” he shares. Sachdeva performs a politically related character within the Zee5 thriller. Sources declare he’s making an attempt to emulate Rajya Sabha member Raghav Chadha. When requested, he says, “The thought wasn’t to imitate anybody, however to channel that aura of managed depth. There was a sure restraint and sharpness I needed to deliver. [Playing] somebody polished, articulate, a bit guarded however very centered. That’s one thing I labored on internally.”
He feels blessed to have earned the belief of director Ajay Bhuyan, who gave him free rein to discover his character. Working with Pilgaonkar made the job smoother. “Ajay gave me full freedom to form my character, and that form of belief is uncommon. It helped me create one thing that felt genuine and spontaneous. Shriya was pretty to work with — very skilled, collaborative, and safe. Our scenes got here collectively organically as a result of we had been each open to constructing them, not simply performing them,” notes the actor.
He admits that shedding the ‘TV actor’ label has taken him years. Nevertheless, he believes, “Storytelling is storytelling, irrespective of the platform. However sure, breaking out of a field folks put you in takes aware effort and persistence.”
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Anuj Sachdeva has a Netflix movie with Konkona Sensharma lined up. The actor additionally stars within the upcoming JioHotstar sequence, Mistry, set to launch quickly.