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Top villains of Indian television industry
Mann Ki Awaaz Pratigya that aired on Star Plus
was the story about a woman fighting against
the evils of the society and to the extent she
could go to fight for her rights. The show was
a hit but more than the protagonists, the
person who captured the audience attention
was Thakur Sajjan Singh, the antagonist and
one of the key characters, played by Anupam
Shyam. With his thick beard and moustache
and illiterate lingo, his conservative ways and
villainous rules that bound everyone in the
family, made him popular amongst the
audience. Anupam Shyam was successful in
portraying the role of a don, someone who had
no respect for women in his house or in the
society, someone who ordered his son to bury
his daughter-in-law alive, or kicked or
punched his wife and disregarded her after she
got burnt in fire. Anupam Shyam must be given
the credit for bringing out another shade in
Sajjan Singh, who amidst all the cruelty and
cunning and polygamy, loved his children truly
more than anything. He is another one of the
popular villains of Indian Television and has
received quite many awards for his path-
breaking role.
Mann Ki Awaaz Pratigya that aired on Star Plus
was the story about a woman fighting against
the evils of the society and to the extent she
could go to fight for her rights. The show was
a hit but more than the protagonists, the
person who captured the audience attention
was Thakur Sajjan Singh, the antagonist and
one of the key characters, played by Anupam
Shyam. With his thick beard and moustache
and illiterate lingo, his conservative ways and
villainous rules that bound everyone in the
family, made him popular amongst the
audience. Anupam Shyam was successful in
portraying the role of a don, someone who had
no respect for women in his house or in the
society, someone who ordered his son to bury
his daughter-in-law alive, or kicked or
punched his wife and disregarded her after she
got burnt in fire. Anupam Shyam must be given
the credit for bringing out another shade in
Sajjan Singh, who amidst all the cruelty and
cunning and polygamy, loved his children truly
more than anything. He is another one of the
popular villains of Indian Television and has
received quite many awards for his path-
breaking role.
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