Siddharth Kumar Tewary’s Karamphal Data Shani has a silent supporter who watches the show every day and also cheers for the team. We are talking about none other than Ria Bannerjee Ankola wife of Salil Ankola who plays the character of Suryadev.
When asked about her involvement with the show Ria says,”Show is very close to me and Salil, it is Salil’s comeback. So for obvious reason Shani is close to our hearts. Initially, when Salil started shooting, everyone who was with him knew each other. All were known faces. When he used to come home after the shoot, he used to share with me everything. He used to say it’s a pleasure working with them, and not only all the actors but also the creative team and the producers. It is like a family to us.”
Ria also shares about her first visit to the set of Shani. “One day, I went to the set, it was my birthday on 28th October, and I was in the vanity waiting for Salil, and midnight, he called me out so I went on the set, and everyone was there waiting for me with a cake. I was so touched. That was my first time on the set, it was really a big gesture by everyone. Since then they all became my family as well. So since that day, I am usually at Umargaon.“
Ria is also a great cook and her food is quite popular on the set of Shani. As she adds,”Salil and I are big foodies, so whenever I used to cook for him, I used to make a huge amount of food for everyone on the set. Everyone loves my food. They call me “Annapurna”. It is so touching. I am a doctor, not an actor. So I am used to patients who don’t like my medicines and injections. But here, they all love me so much. So whenever I make food and take them on the set, we all gather around and have a picnic kind of thing.”
