Exclusive- Veer Hanuman fame Aan Tiwari is delighted to star in Neena Gupta starrer Panchayat 4; says ' As an actor, I'm always up to explore new opportunities'
Actor Aan Tiwari, who currently portrays the young Hanuman and beautifully brings to life the emotional turmoil and spiritual battles shaping his destiny in the television mythological epic, Veer Hanuman, is delighted to explore the OTT platform.
The child actor said, "I'm happy to feature and play the role of Billu in the fourth season of the web series Panchayat, starring
Jitendra Kumar
and
Neena Gupta
. It was an amazing experience to work with them, and I'm overwhelmed with the feedback I'm receiving from my audience."
He continued, "I'm blessed to have my mother, Mrs. Priya Tiwari, who is constantly helping me with my shoots for both the projects and also helping me in managing my studies.
As an actor, I'm always up to explore new opportunities, be it on Television, a Bollywood movie or a web series."
Talking ahead about the series. Aan states, "It was an opportunity to work with an amazing cast. It was a way to educate myself in terms of acting from talented individuals like Neena ma'am, Jitendra sir, Raghubir Yadav sir, Faisal Malik sir, Chandan Roy sir, Pankaj Jha sir, Durgesh Kumar sir, among many others. I enjoyed acting under directors like Deepak Kumar Mishra, sir, and Akshat Vijaywargiya, sir. I'm also thankful to our writer
Chandan Kumar
sir, who brought Billu into our lives with his creativity."
Aan is best known for his roles in television series like "Baal Shiv" and "Keh Doon Tumhein." He is the younger brother of television actress Saachi Tiwari, who is currently playing the lead role of Leela in the TV show, Prem Leela.
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