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Nupur Talwar moves child commission against serial on Aarushi


Nupur Talwar, the mother of murdered teenager Aarushi, moved the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) against Balaji Telefilms' plans to make a soap opera on the life of the victim whose father is the prime suspect of the murder.

Accompanied by her friends and relatives, Talwar, a prominent dentist, came to meet NCPCR authorities and urged them to stop any attempt to make a TV serial on Aarushi.

NCPCR member Sadhya Bajaj said that Talwar has requested that Balaji Telefilms head Ekta Kapoor should be stopped from making a TV opera on her daughter.

"We are going to serve a notice to Balaji Telefilms telling them not to make a serial on a child who is no more and where the investigation (into her murder) is pending. This is all for TRPs (television rating points). This is not the way to exploit a child's story when she is not alive," Bajaj said.

Kapoor is planning to include Aarushi's life and death in her popular soap opera Kahani Ghar Ghar Kii.

Arushi's body was found at her Noida residence on May 16. While police initially suspected missing domestic help Hemraj, his body was also found from the same home the next day.

Her father Rajesh Talwar has been arrested for the twin murder. The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) is investigating the case.

Bajaj said Nupur Talwar had already approached the information and broadcasting ministry against Kapoor's move and has written a two-page note to information and broadcasting secretary Asha Swarup.

Link http://howrah.org/top_story/17001.html

The 'K'ueen of soaps turns 33!

With her new mega serial launching and the woman turning 33, here's an ode to the absolute 'K'ueen of Indian television soaps – Ekta Kapoor! Let's trace the K-factor that brought her success and fame. We have listed some memorable soaps that started with the letter 'K' and created history for Jeetendra's little daughter.

Kyunkii Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi

Another joint family drama which took similar turns as the show that followed it, Kahaani has also stayed on air since times immemorial. If Tulsi is the star of Kyunkii, Parvati holds her own in this one. If Mihir decides to marry Mandira, Om does too. These two serials have been running parallel since their very inception and still there are loads of people who watch both!

Another woman centric soap, Kasturi is about, well, Kasturi – a simple middle-class girl and her love story (obviously, the eternal, timeless, undying sort) with Robbie Sir. And don't we all love Karan Patel as the rock star Robbie Sir? Marriages, remarriages, amnesia, near death scenarios, good boys turning to bad boys overnight and saas-bahu drama – this serial portrays all the quintessential Ekta Kapoor serial traits.

If it's a K-serial, we generally know what it would be about. Mostly, the main protagonist would be a girl. Here, it was Kkusum. And she obviously was a middle-class girl with good values and who could recite the gayatri mantra 24 times a day. Well, maybe not really. But this made Nausheen Ali Sardar and Anuj Saxena a huge success and though they had a fight with Ekta, they made up and were back shooting a party scene in another of her many soaps.

Rajeev Khandelwal as Sujal Grewal stole our hearts in the show. The story about five sisters, this serial was out and out a love story of Rajeev Khandelwal and Aamna Sharif. And we also heard that the two took their reel life a bit too seriously in real life too.

This was a serial of Sudha Chandran aka Ramola Sikand. The scheming plotting villainous saas of the unsuspecting bahu Mouli Ganguly, this serial was about the clash of these two women with Yash Tonk the stepson and husband hanging in the middle. We will always remember the big bindis and bold dressing of Ramola Sikand since this serial set the trend of fashionable vamps on the small screen.

Ekta Kapoor is often considered the person responsible for women's lib on the small screen. Her powerful female trio that starts at 10 pm IST with Parvati and then Tulsi is completed by Panchi Bora at 11 pm with Kayamath. And well, this is the serial where we all fell in love with Shabbir Ahluwalia – the rugged, bad boy who symbolises eternal love for the female protagonist.

Happy Birthday, Ekta!

Ekta and her serials may only consist of women but there is surely no dearth of men in her life. With good-looking men strewn over all her serials (c'mon she gave us Rajeev Khandelwal, Ram Kapoor, Anuj Saxena and the likes), Ekta has her share of a few good men too. And once we even heard the K-queen was all set to find her King in the man governed by the letter 'K' – Karan Johar. They sure would have made a kuintessentially happy kouple! Here's wishing her a very happy birthday. And we hope she finds the King of her heart soon enough.

Link http://www.buzz18.com/slideshows/tv/the-kueen-of-soaps-turns -33/61501/1

About maintaining his consistency at the nominations, Ali says, "Yes, it's become like a tradition for me and it's amazing that even after so many years neither the audience nor I have got bored of the character. Also the way the character of Kamal has shaped up over the years has been different thanks to Balaji .From a positive one to a negative one and then to funny one. So it is a remarkable achievement for me."

Speaking about Star Parivaar Awards, Ali says, "Star Parivaar Awards has become like a family now to me. It definitely motivates an actor. After all an award is a result of one's hard work. Initially, winning was important for me but as the years have passed, winning or losing has stopped affecting me." Further, jokingly Ali adds, "But yes not getting nominated in the same category of Favourite Devar does affect me."

Ali performed at the previous Star Parivaar Awards and considers himself to be a complete entertainer but would not be performing this year. "Even if I am not performing, I will always be there for the awards nite," Kamal signs off.

Youngsters rally against Ekta Kapoor on blogs

NEW DELHI: Blogosphere is agog with outrage over TV producer Ekta Kapoor's reported plans to serialise the murder of teenager Aarushi Talwar, with youngsters reacting angrily on social networking sites to any such move.

Calling Kapoor's reported decision as 'mean' and intended to 'cash in on the death of an innocent child', youngsters have rallied against the soap opera queen on social networking sites like Orkut and Facebook.

Kapoor's Balaji Telefilms has already earned the ire of the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights, which has written to the Information and Broadcasting Ministry to stop it from serialising the Aarushi murder case.

Various online social fora on these networking sites campaigning for justice for the girl have been flooded with postings flaying the reported move.

"This is the utmost decline of humanity. The poor girl lost her life and now people are cashing in on her death. This is so mean. How could they do this just to increase the TRP of their serials?" writes a member of the Orkut community 'Tribute to Aarushi Talwar'.

The criticism came after the promos of the popular TV serial 'Kahani Ghar Ghar Ki', having a close resemblance to the murder of Aarushi, were aired.

However, Balaji Telefilms has denied that story of the serial has any resemblance to the murder case.

"We are saying that the characters in the planned episode in the serial concerned have no resemblance to people in the actual crime. And if at all there is any, it is purely coincidental," Creative Head of Balaji Telefilms Nivedita Basu
said.

However, some members do not find anything wrong in serialising the murder case.

"It is a free country and everyone is free to express an opinion on every issue. It is a bold step to put light on such issues and to provide the common man with such re-enactments so that the common man can understand both the sides and may improve their sensibilities," writes a member on a community on Orkut.

Link http://www.dnaindia.com/report.asp?newsid=1170209

How did a project with Balaji Telefilms come your way?
It was a surprise for me when I got a call from Balaji Telefilms. All this while, I have grown up seeing their serials on TV and considering the fact that I had no prior experience in acting, it was quite an opportunity for me. I was just returning home from a shoot when I got a call from a Mumbai number. At first I thought it was a joke that my friends were playing on me but later I came around. The role that I was being offered was the lead role of Kuchh Is Tara.

But you finally landed in Kahaani Ghar Ghar Kii...
Yes, the lead in Kuchh Is Tara is a Marathi girl and I needed to have a strong Marathi accent for that. Since I had just begun with my Hindi classes, it would take me some more time to grasp Marathi. So they decided to me cast me as Shivangi in Kahaani....

So, did you have to audition for the role?
When I got the call from Balaji Telefilms, all I was asked to do was e-mail a few pictures of mine. I went there last September and didn't have to go for any audition. I had a bit of a problem with Hindi though. I was only told the next day that I was to act in Kahaani... and that too my first few days of shooting was with Sakshi.

Saakshi and most of the cast of Kahaani... have been there from the very beginning and are all good actors. As a novice, how did you feel?
I was extremely nervous initially as my part required me to behave very rudely with Saakshi. It was the first time that I was facing the camera and on top of that such a way to begin! But she was so very supportive that I sailed through smoothly. In fact, all of them have been so nice to me that I never was made to feel like a newcomer. I did have some problems with my dialogue delivery but they all helped me overcome my hesitance.

How was the experience of facing the camera for the first time?
(Chuckle) I wish it never happened the way it did. My entry, which was my first scene, had to be reshot.

Is it only the Balaji camp that you will work for now?
The way things are right now, yes. I am doing a cameo role in Kasamh Se of Santoshi mata. It's a
mythological character. Thirty days are blocked for these serials, where do I get the time for more? I have also been offered the role of Satyavati in 9X's Kahaani Mahabharat Ki but that hasn't been finalised yet. In fact, I couldn't do the Airtel ad that finally Bidita did because of date problems.

Are these daily soaps taking a toll on your health?
There have been times when we shot at a stretch for 44 hours. I probably just returned home to be called back again for dubbing. Time management goes for a complete toss. Also eating outside is another problem that I have to cope with on a daily basis. In fact, I have put on weight since I started eating food on the sets.

How do you rate your performance?
There have been times when I have come home and watched the repeat telecast of Kahaani... and feel that I am not doing too bad a job, considering the fact that I am a fresher. Of course, I still need to improve on a lot of points and I am working hard on it.

Finally, have you met Ekta Kapoor herself?
Yes, in fact, just after landing in Mumbai I was taken to her house first.

Link http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/India_Buzz/I_still _need_to_improve_my_performance_Barsha/articleshow/3145867.c ms