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.
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oi-Nagarathna
By Nagarathna
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.