TOI: Time check on TV actors dressing process

Actor: Mohit Raina
Character: Lord Shiva
Serial: Devon Ke Dev Mahadev
Time taken: 1 hr 15 min
A heavy wig, a leopard print dress, rudraksh accessories and a rubber snake wrapped around him takes actor Mohit Raina a good one hr 15 minutes in the makeup room every time he dons the avatar of Lord Shiva. "Earlier it used to take two hours. But now with practice, the time span has reduced," informs the actor. "It's quite a cumbersome task. At times we shoot for 12 to 15 hours, so wearing the heavy wig for such a long time is tiring. I was aware before taking up the role that I will have to put in extra efforts when it comes to dressing as I'm portraying a mythological character. But the positive response of the audience has boost my morale," adds Raina who was reluctant of taking up the role initially.

Actor: Sonarika Bhadoria
Character: Goddess Parvati
Serial: Devon Ke Dev Mahadev
Time taken: 1 HR 30 min

Portraying Goddess Parvati is no easy feat for Sonarika as it takes her about one and a half hours to get the right look. "My sari needs to be draped in a different manner and as it is not a pre-stitched one, so it takes quite a while to drape it right." But equally tough for the actress is removing the entire get-up. "I just wait to get rid of the heavy wig. As soon as the final shot is over, I take it off immediately while still on the sets. As for the makeup, I remove it on my way back home."

Sona's dress,i seriously thought it was pre-stitched!

TFS!

do u wear wigs,tiger skin,apply ashes on ur arm and face,do makeup and go 2 office?in short do u go 2 office as Lord Shiva?No na,dat's why it doesn't take u long time 2 dress up.😆

Jst joking,hope u don't mind.😃

Kudos to all the actors playing a mythological character...great efforts⭐️⭐️⭐️
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Thanks for the post

Regards
Sia

I don't doubt that there's a good explanation. Just wondering what it is.

Mohits actually quite fair,they give him a tan-so i guess that must be taking them time too...

Sonas Saree is an actual drape???it looked stitched!lovely draping i must say..

poor Mohit an Sona have to go through so much for us...i cant imagine wearing wigs that heavy for so long!