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Anupamaa | Neha Pendse Reveals REJECTING Rupali Ganguly’s Role For THIS SHOCKING Reason: Kaisi Patni Hai…
Anupamaa Update: Produced by Director's Kut Productions, headed by Rajan Shahi, the Star Plus show Anupamaa has been captivating audiences since its debut in 2020. Starring Rupali Ganguly as Anupama and Gaurav Khanna as Anuj Kapadia, the show has consistently dominated the TRP charts nearly every week from the very start.
So far, the makers of Anupamaa have introduced various plot twists to enhance the family drama's entertainment value for its dedicated fanbase. As hinted in the latest promos, the team has now unveiled the most significant plot twist of Samar's (Sagar Parekh) death. However, in this article, we will be talking about Anupama's role instead of Samar.
NEHA PENDSE REVEALS REJECTED ANUPAMAA LEAD ROLE
Did you know that Anupamaa makers had also approached a popular actress for the titular role besides Rupali Ganguly? Well, we're talking about Neha Pendse who recently made her TV comeback with Star Bharat's May I Come In Madam 2. Yes, you read that right! In a recent interview, the actress revealed that she rejected Anupamaa and the makers then signed Rupali for the part.
On being asked if she had ever rejected a role and later regretted the decision, Neha told Telly Masala, "Haa hua hai lekin mujhe nahi bolna uske baare mei. Bohot takleef hui baad mei jaan ke. Ek bohot hi previous, preliminary round pe Anupamaa ke liye mujhe pucha gaya tha. Becase Anupamaa show jo hai wo Marathi show se liya gaya hai, Aai Kuthe Kaay Karte. Toh I think the makers thought... I don't know what the makers were thinking, but (they said) aisa ek show aa raha hai from the Marathi show and mere ghar mei, my mom used to see the Marathi version of it. Toh mujhe bilkul maalum tha ki ye kya ho raha hai ye show mei. Toh I was like no I don't want to be a part of something like this."
Calling her decision "vinash kaale viprit buddhi," Nehha Pendse revealed that she couldn't relate to the character of Anupama back then and hence rejected it.
HERE'S WHY NEHA PENDSE REJECTED LEAD ROLE IN ANUPAMAA
Talking about the reason, she added, "Aged ki wajah se nahi, naa naa. It's not age related. Yaar, ye kaisi biwi hai jo khud ke bare mei bilkul bhi nahi soch rahi hai. Uska pati uske upar itne zulm kiye jaa raha hai, ye ladki bilkul bardasht kiye jaa rahi hai. Because mai aisi ladki nahi hun toh mera aisa ki roz aapko ek aisa character karna hai jisse aap bilkul bhi jude hue nahi ho. See, dekhiye, kya hota hai, samjho agar film mei maine aisa koi ek character kar liya, kitna maximum 20 din, 20 din mai uss character mei jee sakti hun, roz kaise jeeyu mai uss character mei, gussa aane lagega. Mera gussa uss character pe dikhega 'Tu Pagal hai kya ye sab kar rahi hai' (laughs). Toh ye ek conflict jo hai mujhe lagta hai mere andar tha pehle aur mai apna ek personal soch uss character mei daal deti thi jo mujhe lagta hai ki nahi karna chahiye waisa. Woh ek character hai, more than character ye ho raha hai, ye aaj bhi hota hai, hamari ek patriarchal society hai, hamari ek purush pradhan society hai. Mai bohot khush-naseeb samajhti hun ki mere maa-baap waise nahi hai, unhone mujhe bohot hi, ek bete ki tarah bada kiya hua hai unhone mujhe toh meri soch, mera sab kuch bohot alag hai. But, mere jaise kitne log hai, I'm just a very small part of the society, puri society aaj bhi bohot alag hai, toh use mujhe (reject) karna, ye attitude bohot galat hai. Toh, yeah, agar aisa kuch interesting ab aa gaya toh I might just say yes."
Well, Neha's loss turned out to be a huge gain for Rupali as she's currently the top-rated TV star due to the popularity of Anupamaa.
