Paras Kalnawat calls Rupali Ganguly 'mummy' in real life as well

MUMBAI: Star Plus’ Anupamaa has been taking the top spot. It features Rupali Ganguly and Sudhanshu Pandey. Paras Kalnawat, who plays Samar, recently spoke with a media portal on Anupamaa doing well and the emotional breakdown scene.

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Anupamaa has taken the number one spot for the longest time. Does it add pressure on your shoulders as an actor?

Yes, Anupamaa is doing very well and is number 1 currently and I am very happy about it. I really don’t feel any pressure because whatever we are showing is reality and we are not introducing unnecessary drama into it. People are hence able to relate to it. The shows I have till now had a bit of drama and unrealistic drama into it but this is in real space and I am loving it. We are giving 100% and can only hope and pray that people keep loving it.

Samar has multiple shades to him, he is emotional and vulnerable yet strong when needed. Do you find anything difficult?

I won’t say that playing Samar was difficult because I believe Samar’s happiness and joy and angst is something I can relate to as Paras, so everything comes naturally. I have grown as an actor since day 1 on this set. I am grasping Samar’s shade more and more every day. It is not a difficult task because I put in every emotion naturally and with Rupali Ma’am, everything happens naturally, I call her mummy on sets as she is like my mom and I am very attached to her. She also treats her like my son, she calls me an elder version of Rudranksh, her son. That really makes me feel so good. Samar is the best character I have played till now.

Recently the emotional breakdown scene got everyone talking. Was it a particularly difficult scene to portray?

I gave 100% to the emotional breakdown scene. I cry naturally and don’t use a substitute for it. I had hurt myself emotionally by playing all the scenes which led up to this emotional scene which is a technique I use to portray emotional scenes. It was a single take scene. But then adulation which I have been getting from family, friends, is overwhelming. My family told me that they cried watching that scene.

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