With Sony TV’s
Peshwa Bajirao taking a leap, a lot of new faces and names will join the
cast.
Rajeshwari
Sachdev will replace Anuja Sathe in the historical drama as Radha Bai, the
mother of Peshwa Bajirao and Chimaji Appa.
Rajeshwari Sachdev In Peshwa Bajirao
Now, it is usual
for actors to get replaced in TV shows but the reason why Anuja has stepped
away is rather interesting.
After the leap,
Karan Suchak will play the grown up Bajirao while Saurabh Gokhale will play
Chimaji Appa.
Now, Saurabh
Gokhale is Anuja’s husband and if she continued with the role, she would play
mother to her own husband.
We spoke to Anuja
Sathe and she revealed: “For me right now it's not an appropriate time to play
mother of 25 year-old-son. And I was assigned to do the show till it took the
time leap.”
When asked if she
will miss shooting with her husband, Anuja replied: “I would miss shooting with
him. But I definitely don’t want to play his mother. We have worked together
earlier and we are looking forward to work together again. So no, there are no
regrets. It's just that I am going to miss this set and the production people.
Especially the kids.”
Anuja Sathe & Husband Saurabh Gokhale
Anuja also
mentioned that she is extremely happy that Rajeshwari is taking over her
character. “I am a huge fan of her. She is a fabulous actor and I am sure she
will do justice to the character.”
As of now,
Rajeshwari is preparing for the role, which was played by Tanvi Azmi in Sanjay
Leela Bhansali’s magnum opus Bajirao Mastani. Rajeshwari will play a very
important role as she will be mother-in-law to Kashibai and also a mentor to
Peshwa Bajirao.
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