Saanand Verma who is lauded for his performance in Bhabiji Ghar Par Hain, quit his Rs 50 lakh per annum corporate job to fulfill his dream of becoming an actor. Saanand who used to walk 50 km a day to audition for his roles now enjoys a massive fan following for his onscreen character, Anokhelal Saxena.
Talking about his role in an interview with ETimes TV, Saanand said, “I’ve done too many things in life just like Saxena. I was a journalist, did corporate jobs, farming, and published books too. I feel very close to Saxena because he is an honest guy. I feel from the core of my heart that I am an honest person, and I will never ever hurt anyone. I always love people and I will try to do my best. Either I will do it from the bottom of my heart or I won’t do it. I don’t know how to be diplomatic.”
Saanand actually wanted to stay away from the small screen. Talking about the reason why he took up this show, he shared, “The reason I accepted this character was, it was a very unusual and challenging character. It was damn difficult for any actor to pull it off. I am a mad guy in real life also. My director, Shashank Bali, thought that I am Saxena in real life. Shashank knew me from my corporate days, he is also from a corporate background, and he knew that I am not perfectly mentally fine and understood that I am having some kind of issues. I have some kind of issues in my mental world. Therefore, Shashank thought that I am Saxena in real life also. That’s the reason he recommended my name to the producer, casting team, and here I am doing this very unusual, uncommon character.” he concludes.