Anup Soni: Show reminds people to be kind to others

India is a land where there is an audience for every medium believes Anup Soni It is with this idea that the actor armed with years of experience in theatre television and movies has forayed into the audio medium He is set to host The Unsung Heroes for Audible a podcast that offers 20 reallife stories of hope empathy and acts of kindness Soni gives us a lowdown on how he finetuned his skills to suit the new medium and how the podcast made him a ldquobetter human beingrdquoEdited excerpts from the interviewAfter being part of the visual medium did you have inhibitions about trying your hand at an audio seriesWhen theatre is your foundation all the mediums can easily be finetuned The only difference between the two mediums is that in audio you have to be more expressive with your voice because your face is not seen Everything has to be conveyed through your voice So your sound has to have that impact I donrsquot want to boast about it but so many years of experience prepared me for this Itrsquos like changing the radio station by a meter to get the right soundDo you think there is an audience for audio series when the OTT boom has everyone glued to their screensIn India there is space for everything When television came everyone believed that radio was dying Then private FM channels came in and people were glued to them Our population is so huge that we have the space to accommodate everything People stuck in traffic completely depend on the radio A lot of FM channels also have short stories now If I want to know about someone and there is an audiobook about the person I will gladly tune inHave you listened to anything recentlyWhile listening to my own podcast I explored a lot of new things in the audio space mdash from books motivational talks to thrillers and songs I lean more towards autobiographies and inspiring stories That is why my first podcast is all about inspiring stories When I got the offer from close friend and producer Monisha Singh Katial I was excitedAfter Crime Patrol yoursquore a narrator on The Unsung HeroesA sutradhaar is the thread that connects the story and the audience The anchor plays an important role in making the audience believe in his stories The Unsung Heroes is inspired by situations around us The purpose of this show is to inspire people Wersquove often heard that people have become selfish we donrsquot care about one another and that there is a lot of apathy These stories will inspire people to do good even in the smallest way possibleHow was it different from doing Crime PatrolOne of the stories is about how a policeman helps a lost girl reunite with her family Another story revolves around a guy who is confused about his sexuality at a young age and how society treats a boy who has effeminate traits Today the person has transformed as per his orientation and she is now a successful person This show is more emotional while Crime Patrolrsquos aim was to make people aware of the dangers around them This show reminds people to be kind to others I believe this podcast has made me a better human being