Debattama Saha: I had to tone down a bit for Anokhi, her struggle was different from Mithai's struggle

Produced by Arvind Babbal Productions and set against the backdrop of Mathura, the show delves into the life of Mithai, a gifted sweet maker, who makes the most delicious sweets courtesy of the culinary skills she has inherited from her late father. She’s a sweet, small-town girl from Jatipura in the Brij area of UP. The spirited girl wants to preserve the legacy of Aloo Jalebis that is served as the main prashaad offered at the Mukharvindh temple but are unfortunately now on the verge of extinction. 

The business strategy she passionately abides by is that millions of devotees from all over the world come to Jatipura & Mathura for darshan, if each one of them takes her aloo jalebis with them, it will become a worldwide phenomenon. Popular television actress, Debattama Saha will essay the titular character of Mithai. 

She spoke to India Forums about what prompted her to take up the show, how is this different from Shaurya Aur Anokhi Ki Kahani, and the responses so far.

Ask her what prompted her to say yes to the show, she tell us,

''The thing is I took a long gap after Anokhi and such a character that is positive and vibrant, I gave an audition and then went for a meeting and that is how things happened basically. I had to go for workshops later. It is such a beautiful character, it has a lot of shades to it, in a positive way. She knows values, she is simple and she is hardworking. She sells jalebi, and that's how she survives. People generally think of their parents, who are no more, and get sad, but she gets motivated thinking about her father, she has a positive outlook to life. Whatever the situation, she is an optimist. I wanted to say yes to the character because of the shades and graph.''

On how is this different from Anokhi and what went into prepping for the role, she adds,

''It is very different from Anokhi. Debattama is neutral, if you ask me. I am chirpy to an extent but she is so lovely, hyperenergetic, and she is very high on energy. I had to tone down a bit for Anokhi, her struggle was different and Mithai's struggle is different. It is a very different shade to myself, and it is a different kind of me.''

Lastly, on have the initial fan responses been so far, she tells us,

''Fans are quite excited, from whatever dms I've been receiving. We've put a lot of effort in the promo, and everyone has put in so much hard work. I need a lot of physical strength for this show and fans have been very supportive of it and I am glad. I want them to watch the show and I hope that they will like it.''

Meanwhile, the show will also feature Ashish Bhardhwaj, who will portray the role of Siddharth, a software engineer by profession and the grandson of a heritage Indian sweets business family in Mathura. Unlike Mithai, he resents sweets because he blames his father for having focused on his sweets business instead of tending to his mother’s health which led to her untimely death, and he wants nothing to do with his family’s business.