An actor is hungry for his performance to be loved by audience: Chandan K Anand
Pankaj Tripathi is a dear friend from Delhi theatre. We have known each other for more than 2 decades now. He is a great star now and still he has kept his humility intact, says actor Chandan K Anand
A Television actor and now a big screen actor, Chandan K Anand started his acting career shows like Bhabhi, Yeh Pyar Na Hoga Kam, Hatim and Dharamkshetra. He debuted in Bollywood with Kaafila along with Sunny Deol and he was also seen in films like Aloo chaat' and 'Budget trip' .
Tell us about your role in Gunjan Saxena
I have a small part of a Navy commanding officer in the training camp where Janhvi’s training session starts with her dream to be a fighter Pilot and I was offered that part in the song. It’s really a small part but the kind of response I am getting is overwhelming. It proves there are no small and big roles . It’s the impact an actor can have in playing a character.
What made you choose the role or script?
A song. To be a part of the song where I will be training the protagonist Gunjan Saxena. I was offered a few lines and those lines were enough for me to portray the strength of the officer. Plus the costumes. Amit Trivedi song and Nooran sisters singing it. There were many reasons to say yes plus the young team of the director Sharan Sharma.
How was your experience of working with Janhvi Kapoor, Pankaj Tripathi and other co-stars?
Fantastic, obviously you can’t take away the thought that she is legendary Sridevi’s daughter but yes these young talents are hardworking professionals and evolving their craft as an actor. It was a pleasure to see her portraying such a strong character of Gunjan Saxena. It was a fun shoot with her.
And Pankaj Tripathi is a dear friend from Delhi theatre. We have known each other for more than 2 decades now. He is a great star now I am so happy for his success and still he has kept his humility intact. He gave so much love on the sets! Out of his busy schedule he managed to take out time for dinner with me. We talked about our good old theatre days. He is my neighbour though. I wish great success to this unique craftsman Tripathi Ji.
How do you feel about getting such great response for your role in the film?
It is overwhelming to see my dreams as an actor fulfilled. That’s what an actor is hungry for - his performance to be loved by the audiences.
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