Actor Anup Soni has worked in many formats throughout his career. After starting in theater, he moved onto film and television acting. Later on, Soni became known for hosting the crime show Crime Patrol.
Recently, he hosted a podcast which forced him to work with only his voice. Anup Soni spoke to Hindustan Times about his career as an actor, his experience with Crime Patrol and his involvement in a podcast. He also revealed that he had to leave several projects due to the 2021 pandemic.
Actor Anupam Nigam recently started a podcast called The Unsung Heroes for Rainshine Entertainment. In it, he tells the inspirational journey of 20 Indian achievers. Anupam says that what motivated him to create the podcast was the belief that people have become self-centered.
They care only about themselves and their loved ones. In order to reach people, these stories must contain characters who help others without expecting something in return. Because empathy was seen as out of fashion at the time, these stories were believed to be the best method of accomplishing this.
Anup believes his background in theater helped him out when he decided to create an audio-only project. He says, “My base is National School of Drama, which is where I started from. Although creating a visual-free project is uncommon, my theater background helped me out.
There are no close-ups in theater, so this allowed me to focus more on sound effects. By understanding the medium for a long time, you have grown accustomed to a certain level of performance. You need to reach the person sitting in the last row, so you must perform at a medium level. You have become familiar with what is expected from this particular medium; you understand how your face isn’t seen and express everything through your voice.
Anup believes that acting is the most satisfying creative act. He says that seeing different performance styles has given him this opinion. As a result, he believes actors can do anything they want to because of their profession. Anup says that actors can open business, restaurants and even invest somewhere because of their profession.
I want to open a coffee shop. However, if I just opened a coffee shop, I wouldn’t be content. Being an actor is important to me; if I weren’t acting, I wouldn’t be happy. I’m overjoyed when I perform a scene well because it means celebration time when I get home.
Anup shares that it was easier to convince his parents that he needed to drop out of his law degree if he was studying at a government-recognized institute such as the National School of Drama. He started his career in the acting industry by joining the school in the early 90s.
The NSD graduate explained that many of their students went on to work for the Culture Ministry, Doordarshan and state cultural departments. Because of this, the NSD student claimed he could convince them that the course was accepted as a graduate degree by the Indian government. If his acting career never took off, he stated that he could still obtain a high-ranking government position.
Anup cultivated a reputation as an upright person over the years through films and then superhit TV show Balika Vadhu. He has since gotten roles that suit his on-screen persona, which he says was never intentional. Anup explains that this is because people have personalities and some roles suit their persona better than others.
The way you look is a large part of the visual medium of acting. Casting always takes physical appearance into consideration; this actor looks the part. Additionally, actors want to be able to do everything— which is why casting often casts actors who already look the part. Dowd gradually explored her acting craft instead of all at once. This is common for every actor.
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