SONY SAB TV: These Veteran Artists Cherish Their Cameos of Wagle Ki Duniya

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Chandigarh Feb. 16, 2021:- Sony SAB has brought back the legendary yesteryear show Wagle Ki Duniya in a rather refreshing avatar. Within a week, the show has impressed not just the viewers but also some veteran actors who played important cameos when the show first went on-air. Featuring Sumeet Raghavan, Pariva Pranati, Aanjjan Srivastav and Bharati Achrekar, 'Wagle Ki Duniya- Nayi Peedhi, Naye Kissey!' is a total entertainer, highlighting the everyday troubles of a common man's life in India.

The show, that focused on musings of a common man, along with its mainstays Aanjjan Srivastav and Bharati Achrekar also witnessed impressive cameos from Shah Rukh Khan, Virendra Saxena, Achyut Potdar and Narendra Gupta among many others. 

Here's what celebrated actors of the television industry, Virendra Saxena and Narendra Gupta have to say about the return of Wagle Ki Duniya on Indian television and RK Laxman's achievements.

Virendra Saxena, famously known as Jassi's father, said that Wagle Ki Duniya was a very important show for me because he had just come to Mumbai at that time. What was even more special was that the show was being directed by Kundan Shah, who he knew previously. He was a very creative person, who also gave us that liberty to improvise and that made the entire experience even more fun.

Sharing his experience being a part of the show, he said that he comes from the same kind of family that was depicted in the show. He had seen the life of a common man, especially his father's and hence, he could relate with the show and the story even better. The entire experience of working on the show was very unique. While his scenes were generally with Aanjjan, we didn't have that time to interact in a candid manner since all of us used to be in our characters. Kundan Shah had a very different way of working. He wouldn't give you much time so that everyone could sit together and talk. He would always try to make every scene better.

Talking about RK Laxman in his centennial birth year, Virendra said that working in one of RK Laxman's creations has been an honour. Even today, he has almost 400 cartoons by RK Laxman saved with him. Ajay Kartik, who originally wrote Wagle Ki Duniya, still has that chair on which RK Laxman used to sit and work. So, once when he went to visit Ajay Kartik, he told him that he wanted to sit on that.

Narendra Gupta, popularly known as Dr. Salunkhe, shared that it was a wonderful experience working in a few episodes of Wagle Ki Duniya. The entire team that put together this show was amazing to work with. Wagle Ki Duniya is like a milestone in television, as it was a show that had humour, satire, and a lot of other interesting elements together.

RK Laxman has been a gift from god to India and it is his privilege that he got to be a part of one of his creations. He was one of the finest cartoonists in the world. He would present even the smallest thing in such a detailed and impactful manner through his cartoons. Every person in India had started associating with his common man and that, in itself, is amazing. He is glad Sony SAB has brought back Wagle Ki Duniya, especially in 2021, which happens to be RK Laxman's centennial birth year.

Talking further about the depiction of the common man in Wagle Ki Duniya, Narendra said that a common man's problems are still the same, but the perspective has changed today. Technology has changed a lot for people today. The common man does not have to face the same issues that they did earlier, but other issues have replaced them.