'We’re close friends'

Angad Bedi speaks about his work on television and denies seeing Anupama Verma

Ex-cricketer Bishen Singh Bedi’s son Angad has bagged the title role in Ramanand Sagar’s ‘Prithviraj Chauhan’(Star Plus). “Some things are just meant to happen. I was flying to England when I got a call to come and audition for the role. When I got into the warriors clothes, I was told the search for Prithviraj Chauhan had ended,” he reminisces with a smile.

The shooting is yet to begin but Angad is busy with other things. “Besides this, there are film offers which I am considering. There’s also an anchor-based show in the offing”.
Angad moved to the entertainment field despite playing professional cricket for eight years. “I am certainly not of the view that a cricketer’s son should be a cricketer only.

I knew that I was inclined towards the glamour field and I told my dad so. He firmly told me that he wouldn’t help me out because he wanted me to make it on my own steam. So when my aunt Vidyun Singh, who is a well-known choreographer, suggested that I get into modeling, I was game for it. I met her friend, designer J.J.Vallaya, and he insisted that I walk the ramp for him. And the rest is history.”

He is linked with model-actress Anupama Verma who is being wooed by Aryan Vaid on ‘Bigg Boss’(Sony). What does he feel about that? “Who told you that?” he counters and adds, “See,  she is just a close friend like many of my friends.

We go to the same gym and even catch up on movies together. But there’s nothing on between us. There’s nothing to hide if we were indeed together. I wonder what people get out of spreading vicious gossip. But thankfully, this hasn’t hampered our friendship.” He says that he watches ‘Bigg Boss’ with his friends. “It’s a good show and it’s only with time that we can talk about the developments happening on the show.” says he signing off.