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Anup Soni On Quitting Crime Patrol: It Was A ‘Selfish Call’ As An Actor
Anup Soni says that he quit Crime Patrol to focus on films. He reveals that he has taken a selfish call as an actor.
Anup Soni was associated with Crime Patrol for about nine long years. The actor quitting the show came as a shock to the viewers. They were disappointed with the actor's decision. In the recent statement to PTI, the actor reveals that although the show helped him earn credibility and respect as an actor, he quit the show to focus on his film career. He says that he has taken a 'selfish call' to do movies since he feels that the big screen space is more exciting these days!
Anup
was
quoted
by
PTI
as
saying,
"The
(hosting)
stint
went
on
for
long.
The
show
became
popular
and
I
did
not
think
it
will
run
this
long.
I
am
focusing
on
films
now."
The
actor
further
added,
"The
actor
inside
me
was
restless
and
I
wanted
to
focus
more
on
acting.
I
had
to
take
this
call,
it
was
a
selfish
call
as
an
actor."
Anup was part of Bollywood films like Gangaajal, Apaharan and Footpath, to name a few. He also did a film titiled Yeh Hausla, which did not release. The actor says, "People often used to say to me that they thought I was busy with TV and did not want to do films. There are some offers that I wished I could have somehow managed and done it. I can't take the names. But what is gone is gone."
It has to be recalled that Anup got popular with his role Bhairon Dharamveer Singh from Balika Vadhu. He was part of other popular television shows like Shanti, Sea Hawks and Tehkikaat. He was also seen on ALT Balaji's web series, The Test Case.
The actor says that he is open to work in all mediums - be it films, short films or even on the digital platforms.
(With PTI Inputs)
