Originally posted by: Mages
interview of anoop aka dhrithrasthra
https://youtu.be/1gXK98pxN2M
the guy is so good looking and well spoken guy dedicated actor❤
1) he say that MB was in making since 2011 and him vidur praneet aarav sir and srj were the first to be casted they went to workshops than they got to know that it was on hold as there was some issues with the concept and makers said if they have other things to do go ahead so all parted ways till it came back again and they were called again and went to workshops again
2) he was already growing long hair and building his body so the casting department called him for an audition and he did few more test to get confirmed he was 23 years old when he played Dhrithrashtra
3) when it was in making in 2011 the cast was different and when they were call back again srj anoop aarav sir vidur praneet were the same but the old cast was changed to the current ones...avinash the guy who plays sarab in choti sardarni was casted as arjun first after it delayed he moved on and it went to shaheer as siddharth sir wanted him to play arjuna and even srj did talk abt it in one IV the cast was different before it got delayed
4) riya aka ghandari was his junior he recommend her to the makers his teacher introduce him to her she agree to do it as many actress refused to blindfold their eyes they took the audition for madri but riya had beautiful eyes thus they wanted her to do ghandhari (i have to say anoop-riya has beautiful chemistry❤)
5) after MB he won the title of Mr India Mr World than he did south cinema...i remember where i saw him he did singham 3 with surya and he has amazing chemistry with surya👍🏼,the newspaper splash that MB Dhrithrashtra won Mr World title
6) pandavas-kauravas did workshops together their bonding started from workshops itself where they learn sword fighting gada fighting hindi diction action
7) theater performers used to train them in acting and mary kom director umang kumar he design the set for MB and a oscar winner for the film gandhi she design the clothes for MB and its all hand made designs
8) they used to shoot in many places including kashmir but their main set is Umergaon
9) before the telecast they used to shoot a bank of 25 epis one
10) anoop is a pilot after 10th standard he went to US and complete his pilot studies and took his pilot license he was about to get a job there but the airlines was shut down (i swear many air stewardess would have a crush on him🤣)
11) he say a few dialogues of Dhrithrashtra
12) he was ask abt pooja which he say that the casting of draupadi took very late till pooja came in and she was perfect draupadi as she is very talented at the same well prepared and her expressions were bang on noone could have done justice to draupadi except for pooja she did a phenomenal job as draupadi
13) he was ask abt bonding which he say he had a good bonding with everyone and even now everyone calls him maharaj once he met praneet outside he shouted his name sakuni on the road everyone look at him as if they met an alien becos this era who will give a name sakuni and he realise his name is praneet🤣🤣he say shaheer even now call srj as madhav and rohit as jesh bratha they know each other from navya days as rohit played his elder bro everyone call each other with their on-screen names,they have no time to meet as everyone are busy with their lives and MB reunion has not happened yet but soon they will meet but once vidur came his home for ganpati pooja
14) he was ask abt duryodhan aka arpit he say he worked with arpit before in a doordarshan show thus he knows him and they have a great bond since then when MB happened arpit was 10 years older than him and in MB he played his son,he say arpit is a very sweet person in real life
15) 3 characters he loves in MB are Krishna Karna and Dhrithrasthra
16) he was ask abt aham which he say aham casting as karna happened late and when aham came on board he was well prepared and his performance was too good and he was good looking too that fit karna
17) he had great bond with shantanu the actor arun rana who plays shantanu always smiling and he was charming too
18) he was ask abt shaheer which he say shaheer is just like arjun in real life and noone could have played arjun so perfectly except for shaheer there is a mixture of his real life personality in arjun
19) he was ask abt srj which he say srj is 6.4 tall and he was most perfect to play krishna at the same srj played vishnu in devon ka dev mahadev thus he knows how to play a god character and he had a good bonding with srj and he was the first one to be casted as krishna they bond with each other since MB started in 2011
20) he was ask abt cheer haran sequence and he said that everyone was emotional when this chapter was shot they used to take their close up shot first and than the whole sequence and there was a camera hidden far away that shot the entire sequence which the cast won't be able to see and it was like a real sabah to them when they performed this sequence and all the cast were together in this sequence while pooja as draupadi mouth all that words of draupadi about dharam and adharm and shouting at her 5 pandavas husbands for staking her being their wife in the sabah and vastraharan they all went into that era where it all happened everyone gave their 1000% in this chapter at the same when this chapter was shot they had the feel that the real characters of MB possessed them they could sense it and he praised pooja for her phenomenal performance it was emotionally drained sequence and everyone felt emotional during and after the sequence (this is what i was telling too they were not acting but real characters actually possessed them that was simply not acting and it seem like draupadi did reside in pooja and shout out her heart through pooja❤😭😭this chapter is naturally shot and this is one reason why the chapter is so iconic that weall get goosebumps👍🏼🙏🏼)
21) this is story related to saurav aka bhim,anoop parents are big fan of bhim they wanted anoop to bring bhim home and he did when they open the door they were shock as saurav was very tall 7 foot and huge too they welcome him home and made him have lunch but kheer was not enough for him he ask his mom to bring the whole pot and he ate the whole pot🤣🤣and he told anoop if he knew he would not have taken his breakfast🤣🤣his parents told anoop that saurav is picture perfect as bhim👍🏼he has a great bonding with him❤tall abt his WWE selection this guy is talk and huge but he is very jovial in real life and can make you laugh in seconds and he is proud of his achievement
22) though shaheer and him don't have much scenes as they shoot separately but whenever they meet,they bond amazingly
23) the clothes they wore with jewelleries are very heavy and with the mukud and all they use to sweat profusely
24) he did not had much difficulty to prepare for Dhrithrashtra as he learns his dialogues and comes well prepared at the same he attend blind school to learn the characteristic of blind people and he read lots of version of MB and also meet the BRC MB actors to know their views on the characters he met dhrithrasthra yudishtir shakuni puneet issar sir who played duryodhan in BRC MB and SP MB he played parshuram they guide him alot
25) he was ask what he is doing during lockdown he say growing his beard by the time lockdown ends he will be rishi vyas🤣🤣he is single and happy being married in MB🤣🤣he has 9-10 serials before his contest and films
26) he has a film to complete but he is still has no clue or any news yet when shoot resumes
27) MB is very popular in indonesia a blockbuster and the show made everyone career including him and he know that shaheer has done few films in indonesia and he is popular there, he is very happy for him
28) he was ask abt dushasan aka nirbhay he say dushansan likes to play with his moustache🤣🤣and nakul aka vin and him they always caught in a hilarious banter even now thinking about it he laughs vin is naughty and their fight used to be hilarious and both have perfect comic timing🤣🤣they don't get along with each other in the most hilarious way but they have amazing bond🤣🤣
29) he was asked abt his bonding with pooja and shaheer which he say he had a good bonding with her too but he was mostly occupied with his character further he say that shaheer bonds with srj pooja and he is mostly with pandavas gang they are inseparable
30) he was ask abt his bonding with mama he say him n mama had more scenes together and they always end up chatting together praneet is an amazing actor
31) he was ask abt his bond with kunti aka shafaq he say they share a good bond but she share a better bond with pandu they are friends
32) he talks abt the stunts it was a real stunt with the elephants
33) he talks abt aarav sir, he say once aarav sir complaint to the makers to change his room as anoop starts his dialogue rehearsal with mahamahim in the night and won't let him sleep🤣🤣'yeh aadmi phir se shuru hogaya mahamahim ke dialogue' and once aarav sir told him that after MB he is going to carry him off from his singhasan and throw him out and he will sit on the singhasan🤣🤣🤣becos anoop is always glued with his singhasan and also install a small fan there🤣🤣and sometimes he won't sleep so that he gets dark circles in real to show the emotions during the war sequence when the 100 sons die so the restless part and dark circles were created by him to mould with his character and siddharth sir gives freedom to put their own input to the character like shakuni one eye close when shakuni close one eye means he is plotting and planning and when dushasan plays with his moustache means something running in his mind when dhrithrasthra raise up his eye-balls means he is angry every character have their own input and siddharth sir loves it
34) he miss the whole ambience of MB the team the crew the sets his singhasan it was totally another world there full of fun masti they were one family there
35) he say the last scene when dhrithrashtra squeeze the stone thinking it as bhim that scene he was really emotional and it was his real tears it was last week of shoot and he was so emotional and sad that tears came down as he had wonderful time there
36) his fav song is murli manohar😍 and he did sang a few lines and he also love arjun-draupadi love theme❤ he hums the theme and he say even after 6 years he still hum to draupadi-arjun love theme its such a beautiful theme😍❤ (i agree ArDi bgm is love❤)
37) he was ask if not for dhrithrashtra what role he would love to play he say duryodhan role
38) he ask stay home stay safe and sign off
Anupamaa
