EXCLUSIVE! Wagle Ki Duniya actor Amit Varma on his character from Khichdi: Raju's role changed my life since it was my first big break, it will always be special to me

MUMBAI: Hats Off Production has come up with several TV shows over the years that have been constantly entertaining the viewers.

The popular production house's ongoing show Wagle Ki Duniya - Nayi Peedhi Naye Kissey is one of the favourites among the viewers. 

The show is based on characters created by noted cartoonist, R. K. Laxman, especially the common man about the issues of a common middle-class Indian man.

It stars Sumeet Raghavan as a manager in a courier company named P2P Glocal courier, Rajesh Srinivas Wagle while Pariva Pranati is his wife, Vandana Sinha Wagle.

The popular show also has actors like Anjan Srivastav, Bharati Achrekar, Chinmayee Salvi, Anju Jadhav, Deepak Pareek, Mansi Joshi, Amit Soni, among others.

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The light-hearted comedy-drama series has managed to garner rave reviews from the fans for its interesting storyline. 

We all know that Wagle Ki Duniya has seen so many new entries. 

We had exclusively reported about actor Amit Varma entering the show. 

The actor is seen as Harshad’s cousin from the US. His character's name is Nick. He is a polished, well-educated Marwadi settled in the US. 

Well, Amit's character has definitely spiced up the drama. 

TellyChakkar got in touch with Amit who spoke about his entry into the show, Khichdi and much more. 

What kinds of roles do you wish to explore in your future projects as you have done films and TV shows? Also, are you open to doing web shows? What are your criteria? 

Well, I think now a lot of things have changed in the last 4 to 5 years. And now, there is scope for different work with so many platforms. I have always played the nice guy hero kind of roles. Now I’ll be very interested in something challenging and intense. What many don’t know is that I love intense characters with shades. So, I am looking forward to something on those grounds. Of course, I’m open to OTT. There is such amazing content happening. I would love to explore it and I have even had a few meetings, let’s hope for the best.

Your character Raju from Khichdi is still fondly remembered by the fans. How did that show change your life? 

Raju changed my life since it was my first big break. He was the only sane guy in the crazy Khichdi family. So, maybe that’s why he is so liked because, in a way, he is the one reacting to the crazy family members which was relatable with the fans. Raju will always be special to me. It gave me so much love and it was such a great experience to shoot with the beyond talented cast of Anjan ji, Supriyaji, Vandanaji, and Rajiv Mehta. There was so much to learn from them. 

A dream role you wish to play on-screen? 

There are so many but spontaneously they are not coming to mind. Right now, I want to play something intense. I am very impressed with Javier Bardem's performance in No Country For Old Men. He has played a psychopath so differently, it was very inspiring. In Hindi, I would love to play Amitabh Bachchan's character from Trishul. 

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