On screen she might be a threat to Gunjan aka Roopal Tyagi but off screen Roopal happens to be the only best friend in Mumbai for Aanchal Khurana who plays the negative lead of Charu in Zee TV’s Sapne Suhane Ladakpan Ke helmed by Shakuntalam Telefilms.
Her character Charu is selfish, evil and ruthless. However, Aanchal is completely opposite to that of her onscreen character. She says, “I get emotional when I have to shoot scenes where I have to yell at someone or do something very nasty. In real life, I am the complete opposite of Charu and at times feel odd to be rude to someone. However, the best part is that my co-actors and unit members motivate me so much that it is easy for me to get into and out of my role.”
Speaking of her friendship with Roopal, the lead protagonist of the show, Aanchal says, “Well, she is the only best friend I have in Mumbai. Though we hardly get free time, we see to it that we hang out and have chit-chats when we are not shooting. We so eagerly look forward to sequences where Gunjan and Charu are involved; shooting along with Roopal is great fun. The best part about our friendship is that we never discuss work when we are together. Instead, we end up having girly conversations, wherein we discuss more about the dresses and make-up that look good on us. We have a very healthy friendship and we never get jealous about either Gunjan or Charu getting more screen space.”
She added, “There was a scene that we recently shot where Charu had to yell at Gunjan. After shooting the sequence, I simply could not control my tears. I was sad that I had to have an argument on screen with my best friend Roopal. As I burst into tears, Roopal came up to me and cheered me and said it was just a scene and asked me to chill. This is the extent to which I value our friendship.”
May your friendship keep flourishing!