‘Rakshabandhan’ actor Soneer Vadhera feels that people love watching different cultures on TV!

Actor #SoneerVadhera says that viewers are hooked to shows like #RakshabandhanRasaalApneBhaiKiDhaal as people love watching different cultures. Rakshabandhan, which has Rajasthani backdrop, is quite talked about.

“Yes, the audience is attracted to it a lot. If audiences have Punjabi or Bihari or Haryanvi backgrounds, they get attracted to shows that are set in north India. It is because people love watching different cultures, costumes, jewellery and languages,” he said.

He is enjoying acting in the show as it is his first one with Rajasthani background and he gets to wear a lot of good costumes.

“The rich culture can be seen in the Jodhpuri suit and pants and I am enjoying a lot wearing them. When our character was poor and we were the lootera dulha and dulhan then that time also we wore colourful shirts, mojdi and baliya in ears. Normally, I don’t wear these things but in the show I am getting to wear them and I am finding it very interesting,” he said.

His character harasses or bribes people, things that he doesn’t do in real life. “Reel and real life are quite different. In between when I do comedy then it is relatable as I do masti all the time, even on the set. However, the negative character that I play is only in the show,” he said.

It doesn’t take much time for him to switch on and off as an actor. “I reach the set, read my script, prepare my dialogues and then I work on myself. After that, I discuss it with the director. I don’t prepare anything beforehand from home. As soon as the camera is in front of me, I get into the character of Moong Singh and as soon as the scenes are cut, I become Soneer,” he explained.

On set, he bonds with everyone, however before the leap the scenes used to be of him with Chakori (Nyyrra M Banerji. “Now, Shivraj (Nishant Malkhani), Rasaal (Varsha Sharma), Kanak (Vaishali Takkar) and Samar (Farman Haider) are also there, so together we do lots of masti. Though we are enemies and hate each other on-screen, after the shoot we enjoy a lot,” he said.

The set ambience reminds him of Rajasthan due to the presence of haweli and statues related to the state. “Also, our costumes and interiors are totally Rajasthani and we sometimes feel that we are shooting in Rajasthan itself. Many people even ask us where we are shooting as they think we are shooting in Rajasthan then we have to tell them that we have a Rajasthani-based set in Mumbai. The atmosphere is very positive and everyone knows what work they have to do,” he said.

It is his first project with producers Yash and Mamta Patnaik of Beyond Dreams. “I had been giving auditions for the past 7 to 8 years, but did not get selected. Thank God this time I grabbed the role and I got to play the character of Moong Singh,” he said.

“We have completed 100 episodes and I have been working since the first episode. People are liking my character, and with Beyond Dreams, I have a good rapport now. I hope this continues,” he added.

He wants his fans to keep showering love and watching the show.

“Though you hate my character, without your hate my character won’t be alive. Because of your love and hatred, we get the motive to keep going forward and develop our character. I would like to thank the audience,” he said.