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Is Pawan Shankar Ekta's new blue-eyed boy?
SUBHASH K JHA
He came for just six episodes on Ekta Kapoor's new show Thodi Si Zameen Thoda Sa Aasmaan on Star Plus. But his character, the rebellious angry young man Sanjay Apte, made an impact. Though his character has now been bumped off as per the plot, the shy Pawan Shankar caught producer Ekta Kapoor's attention. She has cast him as the new entrant in Kasamh Se.
"I play this suave, US-returned NRI called Tarun Sablok. Ekta's brief about the character to me was that he's someone jo soch-soch ke chalta hai. She says my character is like that of Mr Bajaj in Kasautii Zindagii Kay." Pawan goes on to reveal, "Ekta has been constantly offering me roles in her serials. She also offered me Sujal, the role that made Rajiv Khandelwal an overnight star. It was so nice of Rajiv and Aamna Sharif to tell me I'd have taken their show (Kahiin To Hoga) to a different level.Unfortunately, at that time I was busy with my serial Siddhanth on Star One and I didn't want to divide my attention by doing another show."
Siddhanth in which Pawan Shankar played a conscientious lawyer immediately brought Pawan into prime-time focus. "Siddhanth is the only Indian TV show to be nominated for the prestigious Emmy awards. Though it didn't win, I'm very proud of it," says the guy from Allahabad.
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