MANINEE--Its just for fun

T he vain Pari from Jassi Jaisi Koi Nahin has now become a sassy anchor on Dhanno Bole Toh. She may be no Karan Johar but Maaninee Mishra is upbeat about hosting the talk show on Aaj Tak and Tez..and she gets to prove her acting abilities. Showing her prowess Here's how: On the show, as Dhanno, she comes dressed as a Haryanvi, Maharashtrian or a Bengali..depending on the theme of the episode. And she's smart, spunky and in your face in the show that started a couple of months ago. "It's just the way I am. When producer Anu Ranjan approached me with this show where I get a chance to probe celebrities in a tongue-in- cheek manner, I instantly identified with it," says Mishra. Dhanno is forthright and speaks her mind with fun- ny innuendoes, she adds as an after-thought. Tangy tales Prod her a little to reveal some juicy tit-bits on the show, and she says, "One has to read between the lines. When an actor announces he's on holiday, it actually means he is out of work. "A co-star once said she had allotted 10 days to a pro- duction house, which really meant she was jobless for the rest of the month." So, does that mean several embarrassing moments on the sets? "I try to tone down the script and adopt a healthy sense of humour..not offensive but funny," she adds. And before grilling her husband, Mihir Mishra, on the show, she's interviewed her ex-flame Varun Badola. "Mihir may be grilled soon," she says defensively. To add more flavour, Sumeet Raghavan is the co- host as Veeru. Soapy roles On doing soaps, Mishra appears in a negative role in Jeete Hain Jiske Liye. "In the coming episodes, my charac- ter will get prominence," she says. A little known fact about this actor is that she's a behaviour therapist and writes columns for publica- tions abroad.