Actress Sanaya Irani, who plays the title role in telly show Chhanchhan, is excited about the way its storyline is developing. Chhanchhan is a modern girl who falls in love with — and marries — a guy from a traditional family. The story, a typical clash between tradition and modernity, revolves around how Chhanchhan tackles her extremely conservative and manipulative mother-in-law.
"Just because Chhanchhan is modern, it doesn't mean she has no values. My character is not averse to adjustments, it's just that she wants her in-laws to adjust too. But adjusting becomes difficult when one has to listen to someone who is dictating all the time. Supriyaji ( Supriya Pathak), who plays my mother-in-law, is like a terror," says Sanaya.
For Sanaya's male lead, Anuj Sachdeva, the biggest challenge was to underplay his heavy Punjabi accent and speak like a typical Gujarati boy next door. Anuj, however, perfected the art with a little help from his Gujarati friends and co-stars. "First of all, I had to stop saying 'yun' , that typical Delhi word. I took about a week to change my accent and tone," says Anuj, who replaced Farhan Khan as the male protagonist on the show a few weeks ago. The actor was initially worried whether the audience would accept him as Manav (his character). "But after thefeedback I have got so far, I feel positive," he says.
Sanaya Irani and Anuj Sachdeva
For Sanaya's male lead, Anuj Sachdeva, the biggest challenge was to underplay his heavy Punjabi accent and speak like a typical Gujarati boy next door. Anuj, however, perfected the art with a little help from his Gujarati friends and co-stars. "First of all, I had to stop saying 'yun' , that typical Delhi word. I took about a week to change my accent and tone," says Anuj, who replaced Farhan Khan as the male protagonist on the show a few weeks ago. The actor was initially worried whether the audience would accept him as Manav (his character). "But after thefeedback I have got so far, I feel positive," he says.
