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on doing television, as the money was not much. But things started
getting better eventually. The popularity of my character Hemant was
the turning point in my career. Despite being just one of the family
members, the character Hemant, a soft spoken ideal son became
popular. I remember once I was partying in Delhi when a guy came up
to me and asked me to speak to his dad, saying that I want to prove
to my dad that even Hemant parties till late in the nights! That's
when I realised that my character was actually very popular. I also
had an interesting track with my wife Pooja in the serial for around
6-7 months but then Kyuki… took a leap and our characters faded away.
I think people loved my commitment and it was visible in my work.
After Kyuki… took a leap I took up Saara Akash. It's been three years
and I have enjoyed every moment of it. I think Saara Aakash worked,
because when it started it was the only action series. The young
audiences loved it. The women took it up when the track shifted to
the families. I can never forget the contribution of the serial in my
life. Apart from the professional high that it gave me through my
character Vikram Kocchar, I also got to meet Sai at the sets of the
series. Now I am happily married to her. So, the series will always
mean a lot to my life. So, you can say that even this was one
important turning point."After Sambhav Aasambhav, I was keen on a
role on a Sony show. For some reason it did not work out. I was later
offered to anchor Crime Patrol. With the show, I got an identity for
myself. People stopped calling me Hemant or Vikram -- they started
knowing me as Shakti Anand. This was another big turning point in my
career.As told to Kunal Shah

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