At a loss of words to express how good Rupali is: Delnaaz Irani on binge-watching ‘Anupamaa’

Rupali Ganguly made a comeback to the small screen after seven years with “Anupamaa“, where she plays the titular role. And her good friend and actress Delnaaz Irani couldn’t be more proud of her. Though she revealed that it was only after a conversation with Rupali that she started to watch the popular show, she confessed that Rupali has surpassed all the expectations and is happy that she got her due credit.

Delnaaz said, “Just two weeks back when we were having a conversation, I told her how popular the show is and she just happened to ask me, ‘have you seen the show?’ and I said ‘No, I have not seen the show.’ She got wild at me saying what kind of friend am I, ‘it’s my big comeback and I want you to see my show and give me feedback’ and how I feel about it. And now when I started watching the show and I am glued to it.”

   

“I am a very proud friend today and I must say Rupali is one of the finest actors we have in the industry, which I always knew but I think some people get their dues a little late in life and she is one of them. I think with ‘Anupamaa’ she has surpassed all her expectations also because she is just fantastic and I am at a loss of words to express how good she is. I am not saying this just because she is a very dear friend of mine, but she is so powerful as a performer that I am stunned. ‘Anupamaa’ is such a complicated character and she is doing it so amazingly,” the “Kal Ho Naa Ho” actress added.

Delnaaz revealed that she has known Rupali for over 15 years now, and said, “Initially it was about just doing plays together. We have done a couple of shows together and socially also we knew each other, but our bonding and friendship started with a show called ‘Zara Nachke Dikha’ on Star Plus in 2008. That’s when we bonded and became close and then we became like a family. Even during my ‘Bigg Boss’ stint, she supported me completely. Our friendship just kept growing and we have stuck like glue ever since.

Well, though Delnaaz called her friend exceptional, she said that she is in awe of other characters too. “I feel the whole show is about various emotions, it is about relationships and every character big or small is just outstanding, be it Baa or Babuji and Sudhanshu (Pandey) is a stunner I feel. I must say that Rajan Shahi Ji has done casting to the T, every character is so well-etched, so well written, and the show is written so well too. I think overall I want to say this for Rajan ji that I have heard such good things about his production house and he as a producer.”

I have heard Rupali telling me that I wait to go on the sets. Probably anyone would get tired after 6-7 months of daily shooting, but here she is like ‘Delu, I wait to go on the sets because everything there is so wonderful’. I feel that’s the plus point of the production house that whatever they make is so good because everyone is happy and no wonder the show is giving such high ratings. Every character is superb and my friend is just outstanding,” Delnaaz concluded.