TV actor Pranav Sachdeva
is on a different kind of high. A simpleton in real life, he remarks that he's
"thoroughly enjoying being devilish in reel life."
After playing a
double-faced character in the daily soap Agar Tum Saath Ho on the revamped
Zindagi channel, Pranav is again playing dual roles in a new play called
Delhiciously Chekhov, starring veteran actor Tom Alter.
Being staged exclusively
in the Indian capital, Delhiciously Chekhov is a tribute to Anton Pavlovich
Chekhov, the Russian playwright and short-story writer, who is considered to be
one of the greatest writers of short fiction in playwright history.
"I play a father in
the first half who wants to make a man out of his 19-year old son and so, takes
him to a woman," says Pranav. "As if that is not eww enough, the
second half of the play has me playing a notorious bachelor, giving a live and
practical demonstration on how to seduce a beautiful young woman with a little
help from her husband."
"I know what you
would be thinking. That this fellow is the scum of the earth. But to me, a good
actor is a person who can even play that," Pranav quips like a smart alec,
defining his most obnoxious roles.
The play's director Raj
Upadhyay praises the actor for being able to carry off roles that may make the
audience feel uneasy in their seats. "Pranav creates fire on stage with
his presence and energy. He explores his characters like someone is finding
water in a desert. His sense of improvisation is remarkable."
Turns out, Delhiciously
Chekhov is not the only play the actor is doing. Come March, and Pranav will be
playing the role of another veteran actor Asrani's son in a comic play called
The Makkhi-Choos.
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