What’s the big deal about Amber Dhara?

At the press conference of Ambar Dhara a few days ago most of the show's cast was present. But the two protagonists, who play conjoined twins, were conspicuous by their absence. At the show's launch party last night, the media was told that the true identity of the two girls will be revealed. The duo did show up at the party but they left as quickly as they came without any media interaction. A telephonic interview with the two girls was promised yesterday to a few select scribes but nothing really came off it as the duo refused to talk anything about their real identity.

"I am Amber," said the girl who plays the character but refused to reveal her real name. "And I am Dhara," said the other girl who plays the character of a demure and serious sister in the serial that is essentially an underdogto-achiever story of two conjoined twins. In real life the girl who plays Amber said she is absolutely like Amber. "That is why I was selected to play the role," she said. Ditto with Dhara. But who are Amber and Dhara? Both are middle class girls who have done their graduation and were keen on pursuing a career in acting. Where are they from? "They are from Panchgani," said producer Vikas Seth. Well, Panchgani is where the story begins before it moves to Mumbai.

Vikas said the two girls were selected to play conjoined twins after more than 3000 girls were auditioned. That was some time in January and since then they have been living a secluded life, away from family and friends. "They have undergone training for eight months to understand and imbibe the story and characters. They have lived like Amber and Dhara and have enjoyed being part of the project," said Vikas. The two girls also maintain that they have had no problem living like conjoined twins. "It was bit difficult in the beginning but we had to live away from our families and friends because we are quite focused on our roles. We are living like sisters and we have had the best of time," the duo said.

Are they frustrated and wanting to get out of the forced confinement? "No, we are not frustrated and neither are we desperate to meet our families and friends. We are quite happy here and we don't mind living like this as long as we are required to. We are giving our 100 per cent to Amber Dhara and our expectations from the show are also huge," they said. But when will their true identities be revealed? "Very soon they will be living like normal people and will be accessible to the media," said Vikas .