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Twin trouble

The conjoined twins of Amber-Dhara were flown to Ahmedabad in their on-screen get-up, leading to much confusion at the airport

Back to Section Stories Posted On Sunday, October 28, 2007

Ranjib Mazumder

Sony TV is going all out to protect the identity of their twin wonder - Amber and Dhara, the conjoined twins and protagonists of Amber-Dhara, Kashmeera Irani and Sulagna Panigrahi. Recently, the team of Amber-Dhara including the two girls were in Ahmedabad on a promotional trip. The team faced an unusual problem at the airport. Since the producers did not want the on-screen conjoined sisters to reveal their identity in front of the public, they were in their on-screen costume, joined at the hips. But the airport authorities did not allow them to board the flight. They were stopped at the security check.

Kashmeera Irani and Sulagna Panigrahi

Says a source in the production house, "We had strict instructions not to reveal the identities of the girls in front of the public. We protected their identity just as we did Mona Singh's in Jassi Jaisi Koi Nahin. Since they were instructed to pose as conjoined twins, their air-tickets were in different names. The authorities did not allow them to enter as they thought we were fooling them. After pleading much with the authorities we had to disclose our purpose of maintaining secrecy. Thankfully they allowed us. It was such a relief."

The girls were allotted a middle-seat in the flight. Our source adds, "Although we had back-up plans, we did not want to spill the beans. Finally in the flight too, they sat together and everyone was quite amused at their sight."

When contacted, Vikas Seth, one of the producer of the show confirmed the incident. He says, "Actually, we did not want the public to believe that they are separate in real life. Though, they were stopped by the airport authorities, they let us in when we told them the real reason."

Weren't they going over-board? "It was a conscious decision so that people believed that the girls are living their on-screen character. In the world of television, characters work more than the stars. For the airport we had back-up plans, but luckily, we were through without any hassle," he adds.

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Posted: 17 years ago

BUt my god.. come on.. everyone knows their real identities and that they are not conjoined in reality,s o why all this trouble!!

Thanks Anishma.. that was an interesting article!

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