The Aamdani Atthani Kharcha Rupaiyaa actor Venay R Aanand, who has been working in Bhojpuri cinema for years, has returned to the Hindi film industry after 19 years with Ektaa Kapoor’s web series ACP Vikrant.

Venay says, “I am glad to be back in the Hindi space with a role I have never played before. I am back for good and want people to offer me versatile characters. I don’t want to dance around trees anymore. I have done that a lot.”

Venay is the nephew of actor Govinda and cousin of Krushna Abhishek. Speaking about his relationship with his extended family, he shares, “I am in touch with Govinda ji and met him recently. I do call mami sometimes, par abhi thoda darta hoon. Agar mama ki watt laga rakhi hai toh main toh kahin ginti mein bhi nahi aaunga. Kaun risk lega? (laughs!)”

Addressing speculation around his uncle’s personal life, including divorce rumours, Venay says, “God forbid, if a relationship is destined to break, who can stop it? Agar tootna hi hota, toh kab ka toot jaata. Agar abhi tak khinch raha hai, toh shaayad Ishwar chahte hain ki aisa na ho, aur main bhi yahi chahta hoon. I spoke to mama about it, and he told me, ‘Beta, this is a difficult phase’. I only pray that this passes, because the pain of separating from your life partner can be very deep.”

Responding to Sunita’s allegations about Govinda’s alleged involvement with a younger woman, and his claim that a larger conspiracy was at play, Venay adds, “Maine mama se poocha tha ki aisa kuchh hai kya. He said there was nothing of that sort. I cannot say my mami is wrong either. She must have felt something. Now only Govinda ji can convince her. I can only pray for the couple and sincerely hope things between them settle soon.”