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His sapna, a music album
Darshan Dave has bagged the Indian Television Academy Award-2007 for his powerful performance in Sahara One's Ghar Ek Sapna. This was his 3rd nomination last year. He shares with Lifestyle his take on his character, his association with the entertainment industry and his interests in life. Your role in Ghar Ek Sapna... I play Sujeet, the son-in-law of Om Shankar, a powerful political figure from Bihar. He is tough and used to get things done at the gunpoint. But he is a romantic too, especially with his wife and has tremendous respect and loyalty towards his father-in-law. How did you get this role? Ajai Sinha, whom I have known for a long time, offered me the role. I turned him down initially because I knew it was not a central role. But he was persistent and convinced me that only I could play this character well. Tell us about your background... I am from Jaipur. My family is completely into music. I have written and composed songs and played the synthesizer. With a dream to become an actor, I came to Mumbai and did a course in film direction. I assisted Siddharth Kak for Surabhi. I also worked as a music director, lyricist and singer for few shows like Justuju and Rishtey. I now plan to compose for my music album. Share some of your memorable moments on the sets of Ghar Ek... Oh yes! I am a Gujarati. And just before the shooting commenced Ajai told me that I would have to speak Bhojpuri. He gave me only a few seconds and I had to decide if I wanted to go ahead with the show or not. I said OK. I was nervous, didn't want to make a fool of myself. But thanks to Vineet Kumar, my father-in-law in the show, who speaks only with a Bihari accent, I perfected the language in no time! I even received compliments for my flawless accent. Now, Vineet and I speak only Bhojpuri. You also have done some ads? Yes. I have done Revital capsules, Kinetic Honda, Vardhaman, Maruti, ICICI, Mahindra and Mahindra, Nutralite and IDBI advertisements. What are your other interests? When I am not working, I love to compose songs. I enjoy experimenting with new musical instruments and musical software. What are the projects you are working on?
His sapna, a music album
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I have just completed Anand Rai's comedy Kuch Khel Kuch Masti in which I play one of the lead characters. — Dharam Pal
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