Ratris Khel Chale 2: From losing weight to being called ‘Rocking Anna’, revelations made by Madhav Abhyankar about his role

Madhav Abhyankar, the actor, who plays the central character, Anna in the show Ratris Khel Chale 2, shared about his journey in an exclusive interview with TimesofIndia.com. Right from losing weight, learning a new dialect of Marathi, the actor has gone through a lot just to get into the skin of his on-screen character Anna. Let’s take a look at the revelations he made about his on-screen character.

In the first season of Ratris Khel Chale, my character was shown just in the opening episode and after that Anna dies. Though it was a prominent role, it had a minor screen presence. Still, I gave a nod to play Anna only to maintain my relationship with the makers of the show as they were my friends. Now, I feel blessed as Anna is the central character in season 2. Also, an extremist like Anna doesn’t exist in the real world so it was a challenge for me to play the character.

Anna is a complete sociopath and I feel that he is the boss of all the on-screen villains till date. In fact, Ravan would be much better than him. He possesses zero emotions. From killing a person to having multiple female partners, he has all the undesirable traits.

I was informed to reduce my body weight and within a month’s span, I reduced it by 7 to 8 kilograms. I was on a strict diet during that span.

During my childhood days, I have heard my mother speaking with my Aunts in the Malwani dialect and my maternal hometown is from Kankavli. But, after staying in Pune for so many years, I wasn’t exposed to that dialect. So it took me more than a month to get hands-on with it and for that, I used to watch the Malwani plays online.

Yes, I am a very aggressive person in my real life but I am completely opposite to Anna’s character. Unlike Anna, I am a very emotional person. Also, Anna as a person can’t maintain relationships with people but in reality, I feel that the people who are in my life are the only wealth I have.

I am receiving a lot of praises as well as the hatred messages since the very first episode. I remember one compliment which I received from a 2 and half years old kid. He referred my character as ‘Rocking Anna’, which made my day.

When the fans come on our set, the kids usually come near me and click selfies but the aged ones maintain a safe distance as they feel threatened by my on-screen character.