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A show can manage without any actor'

Ekta takes on Smriti Iraani and Iqbal Khan yet again!

By: Subhash K Jha

At a recent television awards function Smriti Irani thanked Ekta Kapoor for giving her the first break, Ekta decided to give it back to Smriti on stage. Recalling the evening Ekta chuckles, "I decided to pay back her compliment. See how good I am? I was smiling throughout. Seriously, it was just friendly banter. We did get a little edgy with each other. But since we know each other so well, we can take that liberty of being humorous about each other and maintain a cordial relationship."

Future tense

So if that was just cordial banter when is 'Smriti coming back to Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi? Shrugs Ekta. "What can I say to that? Que sera sera. I'd be very happy to have Smriti back. As I said on stage that evening at the television awards, and my words were perceived to be sarcastic, Smriti has become a very busy producer now."
That brings us to Smriti's new shows as producer and actress. What is Ekta's take on them? "I won't give you a diplomatic answer to that. I think Smriti's shows reflect her personality. She's someone with very rigid opinions and has a lot to say through her serials and her characters. But I believe TV entertainment is not about projecting the producer's voice only. Smriti manages to cater to a certain section of the audience."

Just a character

Ekta admits she doesn't watch Smriti's shows regularly. "I'm too busy with my own shows. And of course we miss Smriti on Kyunki after having her on the show after six years but Tulsi is not just a face. She's a character way beyond her physicality. TRPs dip when the drama declines. A show can manage without any actor."
Ekta turns uncharacteristically undiplomatic, "More than Smriti, who is a very balanced person, someone who has really disappointed me is an actor who left us after arrogantly declaring, 'Watch my re-entry and see what happens.' Does she mean Iqbal Khan? "Yes," says Ekta. "The entry TRPs of his show (Choona Hai Aasman)were dismal. The moral of the story — do not blow your own trumpet. Because what you bring to the table as an actor is what the technical crew puts together for you. Actors in this country don't respect technicians — they make or break shows."
Ekta's blue-eyed girl Prachi Desai has been signed to play the lead opposite Farhan Akhtar. "I'm very happy she's doing a film. Though let me add I didn't get her the film." Ekta makes it clear she's fine with her actors doing films. "On the contrary, I'm happy they're trying a new medium. And a medium that allows you to play different characters. On TV, you're identified with only one character. Cinema gives an actor a much larger platform. But the kind of viewership you get on TV can never be matched by cinema. To me, cinema is silver screen, television is the golden screen."
And then Ekta's parting shot. "I'll never give up TV until it throws me out. TV is my life."

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When Iqbal Khan turned into a woman!
9 Dec 2007, 0000 hrs IST

ROSHNI K OLIVERA

TNN

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Iqbal Khan (TOI Photo)

Guess which hunk turned a woman recently?

None other small screen's Iqbal Khan! Of course it was for his serial Choona Hai Aasman . The tall, well-built Iqbal dressed as a nurse for a scene. It wasn't easy to get him to do that, but Sandiip Sikcand, who's the chief creative director (fiction) of the production house, managed to convince him. And the sporting Iqbal agreed to do it.

The entire unit had a lot of fun on the sets the day he was dressed as a woman. It was basically a dream sequence where the actress, who's in love with Iqbal, is sitting on a hospital bed eagerly waiting for him to come. She starts seeing him in everybody around — the doctor, a patient outside and the matron. It's for this scene that Iqbal dressed as the matron.

But there's a twist to the tale! The audiences will never get to it. And no it's not Iqbal who's asked for the scene to be edited, but Sandiip himself. Ask Sandiip about it and he admits it was his decision. "I convinced Iqbal to dress like the matron and he agreed. But when I saw the scene, I thought Iqbal is better off looking macho! I called and told him I was editing it because he's better off being a man than a woman! I told him the actual matron in the show is nice and cute and you, in the scene, look anything but nice and cute!" laughs Sandiip.

So, did Iqbal have a problem with the scene being edited considering all the effort he'd put in? "Not at all. He left it to me. Iqbal's a dream to work with. We go a long way. I was the creative head of his first show Kaisa Yeh Pyaar Hai ," says Sandiip.

Talk to Iqbal about his scene getting edited and he laughs, "I don't make a good girl! I was fine with both — the scene getting edited or being shown on TV. When Sandiip told me I didn't look good as a woman and he was editing it, I was fine with that."

This is the first time Iqbal has attempted to dress as a woman for the screen and he doesn't mind doing so again for a serial or a film if the script demands it. "It shouldn't be included just for fun because then it looks forced. If it's a part of the script, I'll do it." Many top stars have donned the garb of a woman on screen. Ask Iqbal who he thinks did a fine job and he says, "I remember Baba Saigal doing it for his album Main Bhi Madonna ! Aamir Khan too did a good job in Baazi ," he says.

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Posted: 17 years ago

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if the interview doesnt appear please follow the link

http://epaper.hindustantimes.com/artMailDisp.aspx?article=10 _12_2007_531_004&typ=1&pub=264

http://epaper.hindustantimes.com/artMailDisp.aspx?article=10 _12_2007_532_002&typ=1&pub=264

Sorry if its already posted

NOTE : the guy said he wud never play a rapist or a traitor 😃

Edited...Hope it works now

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Iqbal's interview in HT 10th Dec

http://epaper.hindustantimes.com/artMailDisp.aspx?article=10 _12_2007_531_004&typ=1&pub=264

http://epaper.hindustantimes.com/artMailDisp.aspx?article=10 _12_2007_532_002&typ=1&pub=264

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wow gr8 interview di...sneha di is extremely lazy, haha... 😆 😆 i didnt know dat 😆...bt da one thing i liked in his interview is his answer for da question: its believed dat once an actor steps out of da balaji camp, its da end... 😳 😳 😳well, i would say its da beginning of touching da heights of fame...coz somewhere balaji made iq really famous as angad 😊

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Iqbal Khan is hottest Tellywood hunk: Juhi Parmar

The beautiful Juhi Parmar of 'Kumkum - Ek Pyara Sa Bandhan' fame on Star Plus is one of the most talked about 'bahus' of Tellywood. The small town girl from Ujjain started her career with Choodiyan as the lead heroine Shraddha Nigam's younger sister and went on to do Shaheen and Virasat before landing Kumkum.

Unlike her serious image, Juhi is quite fun-loving person and a big prankster at heart. Here's a quick take on her:

Q.What's your fashion style?
A.If you are confident then whatever you wear can become a style.

Q.Hottest dress in your wardrobe?
A.A short one piece dress!

Q.Ideal romantic getaway?
A.Any place where it's just me and my guy, all alone. If we can find a deserted island far far away with all the facilities, then it would be the icing on the cake.

Q.How would you want your guy to woo you?
A.With flowers, cards, sweet talk and all the general romantic trapping which any modern girl would expect from her guy.

Q.Would you cook a romantic dinner for your guy?
A.Why not! I would love to cook a romantic dinner which we can eat under candle light and dance away till the wee hours of the morning.

Q.Hottest Tellywood hunk around?
A.Iqbal Khan - his manly voice really impresses me.

Q.What would you do if you won a million dollars?
A.I really cannot say as I always work on an impulse. But knowing my nature; I will spend some on my self, and with the rest, I will buy nice gifts for my family and friends, as I really like gifting people I am close to.

Q.Can you identify with your character Kumkum?
A.I can't identify with her as she has gone through too much - widowhood etc. But being a small town girl, I can relate to the general values saas-bahu serials propagate.