Star
Plus'
Anupamaa
is
topping
the
TRP
chart.
The
makers
of
the
show
have
come
up
with
prequel-
Anupama:
Namaste
America
that
is
being
aired
on
a
digital
platform.
In
the
show,
Sudhanshu
Pandey
is
seen
playing
the
role
of
Vanraj.
Apparently,
Rajan
Shahi
had
Sudhanshu
in
mind
while
shaping
Vanraj.
Sudhanshu
revealed
what
made
him
take
up
the
show.
He
reacted
to
rumours
of
insecurities
with
Rupali
Ganguly
and
confessed
that
he
received
a
lot
of
hatred
from
fans.
Talking
about
what
made
him
take
up
the
show,
the
actor
was
quoted
by
Indian
Express
as
saying,
"Honestly,
I
would
have
had
inhibitions
if
Vanraj
was
a
good
man.
If
I
was
offered
a
character
like
Anuj
(the
recent
love
interest
of
Anupamaa
played
by
Gaurav
Khanna),
I
would
have
never
done
it.
Those
kinds
of
parts
are
seen
on
television
all
the
time.
A
hero,
who
is
not
typically
a
nice
man,
has
grey
shades
is
never
seen.
That
was
a
challenge
for
me
to
make
Vanraj
look
real.
He
has
his
vulnerability,
gets
jealous,
is
competitive
and
even
has
love
in
his
heart.
At
the
end
of
the
day,
his
principles
are
so
strong
and
he
will
do
anything
for
his
family.
There
are
so
many
shades
to
him
that
it's
been
a
wonderful
experience
playing
him.
Those
mental
complexities
make
him
a
beautiful
character."
Although
he
may
have
had
a
lot
of
fun
playing
the
role,
the
actor
revealed
that
he
received
a
lot
of
hatred
from
fans.
He
added
that
fans,
who
love
Anupamaa
cannot
understand
that
reality
is
completely
different,
and
he
is
surprised,
but
added
that
it
is
part
and
parcel
of
the
game.
Recently,
there
were
rumours
that
Sudhanshu
has
been
unhappy
about
Rupali
Ganguly's
rising
popularity
and
was
planning
to
quit
the
show.
However,
the
actor
dismissed
the
rumours
and
said
that
just
because
a
character
that
he
is
playing
is
not
receiving
love
won't
make
him
insecure.
He
added
that
without
Vanraj
there
would
be
no
drama
and
story
also
won't
be
strong.
He
calls
Vanraj
a
catalyst
in
the
story.
Sudhanshu
concluded
by
saying,
"For
me
to
get
insecure,
I
would
need
to
forget
the
47
feature
films
that
I
have
done,
being
part
of
India's
first
boy
band
or
being
popular
across
the
globe
and
being
associated
with
the
biggest
Hollywood
films.
It
would
mean
there's
something
seriously
wrong
with
me.
I
have
a
huge
body
of
work
and
I
am
pretty
proud
of
it.
Just
because
a
character
that
I
am
playing
is
not
receiving
love
won't
make
me
insecure.
Honestly,
without
Vanraj,
there
would
be
no
drama.
The
story
won't
be
as
strong
as
it
is
without
him.
Vanraj
is
the
biggest
catalyst
in
the
story."