Double whammy
Dimple Jhangiani on her dual role in Kuchh Is Tara and the new reality show Kabhi Kabhi Yaar...
She never thought she would make it this big in the entertainment industry, but Dimple Jhangiani has successfully essayed the lead role of Karishma in Ekta Kapoor's TV serial Kuchh Is Tara on Sony. Dimple was selected for her role after she was spotted in one of her TV advertisements. However, this nubile actress was not enthused with the idea of working in soap operas. "I was averse to the idea of working in those overly dramatic saas-bahu sagas. But when I heard the refreshing and unique concept of Kuchh Is Tara I just had to say yes," says Dimple.
In a latest development in the serial, Dimple's character develops a split personality. On the one hand she is Karishma, a sweet, simple but ambitious young girl and on the flipside she is Natasha, a wild, aggressive and angry woman. Dimple claims to be enjoying every bit of her double whammy on the show. "Playing a character with a split personality is double the fun. I get to play two characters in the same serial," she smiles.
One needs to applaud the young actress' enthusiasm as it takes courage to play psychologically disturbed characters. Though her character has negative shades, Dimple believes that playing dual characters only has advantages. "My split personality kicks in when I see fire. It is an interesting concept and challenge and it allows me to access the entire gamut of my acting skill set," she reckons.
Her popularity on the show has fetched her an innings on Ekta's new reality show Kabhi Kabhii Yaar Kabhi Kabhii Pyaar. Poised as a unique dance show, it clubs three TV celebrities, two of which are a couple and a third one a la Pati Patni Aur Woh. The aim of the contesting triangle of celebs is to see who has the better chemistry, the real couple or the reel couple. Dimple who teams up with Vishal Singh and his beau Parineeta is not a trained dancer, but is confident of her dancing abilities. "Vishal, Parineeta and I are good friends so we do not feel uncomfortable working in the awkward environment. In fact, we recently shot an episode for the show where the judges remarked that Vishal and I had better chemistry than his real girlfriend. It could have created hassles but we took in a lighter vein," said the bubbly actress.
Dimple does not rule out the scope for controversies as she remarks, "Later in the show, things could get ugly because the real partners could feel bad about sharing their partners. For now it's early days and contestants are taking it well." When Dimple is not juggling between her dual-role and dancing to tunes she dreams of a big screen debut with Fardeen Khan. "I adore Fardeen and I would prefer working with him over any other Bollywood star," she grins.
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