'I don't design my clothes' - Juhi Parmar

'I don't design my clothes'

Juhi Parmar on her dress sense in Antakshari that's come in for a lot of flak

SUBHASH K JHA

Loads of comments have been made about actress Juhi Parmar's dress sense on Antakshari. In fact, she's received a lot of flak for her clothes, which critics say are rather garish. But Juhi's beyond caring. "I don't have to get worried about the comments on my clothes. I don't design them. I only wear them. If you ask me, I'm very happy with the clothes that Reza has been designing for me. I agree for one week when another designer had taken over the clothes were bad. Reza was busy and we had to get another designer in for a week. What to do? Sometimes the clothes turn out to be quite different from the way they are described to you. By the time I realised that the clothes weren't working for me, it was too late. We work within tight deadlines. These things happen. We just went ahead and recorded the episodes in my bad clothes. That's okay. Hota hai. The show must go on air." There's also speculation about her wavering rapport with co-anchor Anu Kapoor. They seem infinitely removed from each other in age, taste and sensibility. "That's the fun part," says Juhi. "Anuji knows everything about vintage film songs. I don't know that much about old songs. But I know every single contemporary film song by heart, whereas Anuji doesn't even know the lyrics of new songs. So we've stuck a really neat balance between us. We never clash. Yes, there's an age difference. But it works to the show's advantage."