Why Balika Vadhu is so successful - Article

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Why Balika Vadhu is so successful

Nothing, it seems, can go wrong with the serial that deals with child marriage!


KEEPING up with competition and how, Balika Vadhu (Colors, Monday-Friday, 8 pm), has just jumped to the top spot on television with the highest ratings of 10. Much of the credit goes to the death sequence of Sughna's groom Pratap (--this episode fetched the channel the highest number of TRPs.
"It feels great when people praise you for your work," says the onscreen Sughna (Vibha Anand), "I know we have been getting a very good response from fans, especially after Pratap's death. My friends and relatives called me and told me ki tune toh hamari ankhon mein paani laa diya (your acting made us cry). I was really touched by these words."

Vibha does not believe death sequences will always play an important role in upping the show ratings: "Balika has always been number 1 and it is solely because of the teamwork and coordination between the cast and crew."

Smita Bansal, who plays Sughna's mother Sumitra, also feels the same way. She says, "It is the simplicity of the show that works rather than its death sequences. I am aware the recent rise in the ratings is because of that (death) episode, but I would rather say that changes help a show raise or drop TRPs. It is necessary to break the monotony; it can be any sequence (that ups the ratings)."

Despite the drastic change in the character Sughna, from a fun-loving girl to being completely timid, Vibha says she hasn't faced any complications when it comes to acting. She adds, "There is no difficulty. Our director helps me with any problem I face, and then it comes out naturally. I have learnt not to take it as a challenge; but to enjoy every scene and get into the character totally."

How difficult is it to shoot those emotional sequences with moist eyes? Vibha Anand says, "It is not at all difficult. I love change, and I love the change that has happened to my character. I do use glycerine for tears, but I should say that glycerine helps us emote, not bring tears."

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  • Monday, March 09, 2009

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    gawker thumbnail
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    Posted: 16 years ago
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    its a serial that's been called regressive, on IF, it must be the most quiet section, with hardly any activity and people bashing the director as the worst director ever. hardly any romance in the serial. there are hardly any press releases. and yet. it rules. way ahead of other serials.

    goes to show that a good story and superlative acting are enough.
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    Posted: 16 years ago
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    it's succesful bec. each one of us know that it IS real ! this is reality....if people are not following these rituals then they used to follow them in the past...n they are existing even today...we must look at the bigger picture...the acting is of course superlative, the characters r well etched...it's a very balanced show...if therez negativity then therez positive also..
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    i think is story

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    Thanks a lot for sharing..Balika Vadhu alwayss deserved what it ha s got....
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    thanx 4 the article dear...its succesfful bcos of the stry great acting n emotions vich r so real n not fake!

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