MUMBAI: Sudhanshu Pandey is acing his role as Vanraj Shah in Rajan Shahi's "Anupamaa". The actor is all praise for his producer and friend Rajan Shahi and called him a beautiful soul. He even credited the show and the makers for making him a household name.

He said, "The best thing about my show is that it has made me a household name. I have earned a lot of respect and name from 'Anupamaa'. Having done close to 40 feature films, in Hindi, Tamil and even Hollywood, the kind of response that I am getting for this show is incredible. Working with the production house with Rajan being the captain of the ship has been an amazing experience. He is a very old friend of mine and I have worked with him when he used to direct, so I know how he is. He is a great human being, has amazing positive energy, he is such a beautiful soul. And I think the blessings that he has received from the almighty translates into the atmosphere here on the sets. So it's been a fantastic experience," he added. 

Sudhanshu also shared his Diwali plans and revealed that it will not be as splendid as it used to be.  "This Diwali the plans are not as grand as they used to be. I will be shooting most likely till one day before Diwali. On Diwali, we all are going to be home, do our puja, and all the rituals that we have to do. We may have my in-laws over and have a nice family dinner. That's my Diwali plan," Sudhanshu signed off.