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hooked to a chain of soaps, they have also established new faces on the screen.

One of their better finds is perhaps Shabir Sebastian Ahluwalia.

This 24-year-old resident of Lokhandwala says he loves the world of acting and enjoys his space in the industry.

Playing the characters Rishi and Soumil in Kahin To Hoga and Kahani Ghar Ghar Ki, respectively, Shabir says he feels a kinship with both the reel life characters.

"When I was in college, I featured in a few episodes of Hip Hip Hooray. I then auditioned for Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi and acted in two episodes. I then got offers for other serials and landed into the roles I'm currently playing."

Shabir, who has also featured in advertisements for Microsoft and Euro Tiles, says he prefers to do something more concrete and fulfilling. "Advertisements are only a few seconds long. People watch them and then forget them. So I would like to act in television serials and films so that I am able to create a lasting impression in people's mind," he says.

A national level baseball player and university level soccer player, the lean Shabir says sports had always been his first love till he discovered acting. "I wanted to pursue a career in sports but that world is seeped in politics and it really got to me and I decided to do something else," he says.

Shabir then headed to Montreal, where he worked with a shipping company for a year. However, he came back to India and pursued a diploma in multi media and eventually got into acting. "I was always interested in theatre and acted in a few plays when I was studying in National College.

When I decided to pursue acting as a career, my parents were extremely supportive, especially my dad. He has always been my inspiration," says Shabir.

Busy shooting seven days a week, he does not get enough time to unwind. "My parents tell me they see me more often on television than in person," he says. But whenever he gets time off from shoots, Shabir says he unwinds by going on a long drive and listening to his favourite music — Enya and Robbie Williams.

'Al Pacino is my inspiration'

Shabir says life has been kind so far and stretching it far would mean acting in a film directed by Ram Gopal Varma or Karan Johar. He reveals, "Al Pacino's role in Scarface is the kind of character I'd like to play."

Speaking of competition Shabir says he has to face everyday he says, "Competition is good. It brings out the best in people. I am a very hard working person, and that's my USP," he says.

When reel life becomes real life…

While Piyush Raheja and Vishhal Mehra was bumped off in both the popular Balaji serials 'Kahin to Hoga' and 'Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi', Rohit Bakshi who was performing the hospital and the death sequence in both the serials, had no clue that the reel life incident was in some way repeating in his real life; destiny had its own game plan for this upcoming television actor.

At that minute Rohit's mother was being treated for jaundice at AIMS (Al India Institute of Medical Sciences), Delhi where she breathed her last on April 15.

"Life cannot be more ironical than this," Rohit is still trying to figure this out.

"My hospital and the death scene were shot after my mom's death. It is so funny. I was asking God 'why is this happening to me? She was in the hospital from April 3 to April 15. She passed away on the 15th and the same night Piyush's wife Kashish (played by Aamna Shariff) dreams about Piyush not being there. The scene where my body is brought home and people are mourning I just experienced all that in Delhi when mom passed away."

"I had to struggle for two years. I would meet people not get work, sit at home leading to a lot of frustration. I would circulate my photographs and wait for calls. Life was very comfortable in Delhi. Here, in Bandra I used to stay in a guesthouse with 26 people having two toilets. Coming from a three-bedroom huge flat it was difficult initially. I used to write my diary, write letters to my mother. I used to call her eight to 10 times in a day just to tell her small, little happenings. She was the one person I would share my experiences with." Introverted and shy, but not self-centred, this Libran lived in Qatar for about 14 years where his father worked and returned to India in 1987-88. He completed his B.Com and a two-year course in fashion designing alongside.

"I came to Mumbai five years back with the aim of becoming a model because all the big television commercials and music videos are being made here. Delhi is more famous for still photography. I did some jobs in export houses in Delhi but I was not too happy. I was already modeling in Delhi; I could have joined my dad's business also but I wanted to do something on my own. I gave myself one year. Facing the camera was a big thing for a shy person like me. I started circulating my photographs and started getting calls for auditions. I was destined to be an actor!" he says.

Rohit's television career began with 'Titliyan' for Sahara TV, which happened without any auditions. "They liked my looks. I played a Muslim character. Initially, it was very difficult for me to learn the dialogues and then to face the camera. Earlier, I had auditioned for ads but it didn't work out for me instead I made it in serials," he says.

'Chudiyan', 'Manzilein Aur Bhi Hain', 'Sukanya', 'Tanhaiyan' followed, but recognition came with Balaji. "I did a negative role in Ekta Kapoor's 'Kutumb' and then 'Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi' (KSKBT) happened. Now, people started recognising me," says Rohit.

Prior to 'Kahin to Hoga', Rohit was doing inconsequential roles - as one of Sudha Chandran's henchmen in 'Kaahin Kissi Roz' and Tulsi's son-in-low in (KSBKBT). "I will be back in KSBKBT soon. My track is developing again now. But KTH was special. I was one of the main leads. I enjoyed it the most because the character was very strong and I had an identity. In KSBKBT, I am Payal Mehra's son, Tulsi's son-in-law and Shobha's husband, and Payal's character is very dominating, so there is not much scope!" rues Rohit.

Will Piyush Raheja come back?

"No how can he come back, they have revealed my face as a dead body. The character is dead, he will not come back. He will come back in flashes, sometimes in dreams. Had they shown that I fall in a khadi and am lost then it would have been possible people would have hoped that he will come back but now that they are revealing my face then how is it possible!" he declares.

Rohit has moved on; he is enjoying playing Nikhil in 'Lavanya'. Although, bestowed with soft and gentle looks, Rohit finds negative roles far more exciting, "because you have more freedom in gesticulating while coding negative roles," justifies Rohit. --By Special Arrangement

Fiyes: You began to touch the popularity from the series Kahin tho
hoga……. Did u have any clues that you had such big fans in Maldives too?
Rajeev: Frankly saying when I came to Maldives I had no clue that I had
such big fans in Maldives too.

Fiyes: Is this your first visit abroad?
Rajeev: Yes…… I have never faced such a big audience…. This is my first
visit…..of such

Fiyes: How do u feel about Maldives?
Rajeev: I was totally speechless, I came to Maldives at 5:30am in the
morning, my first view was the sea. I haven't seen such a beautiful
scenery before. I have been to places like Maldives but….. not this much
beautiful.

Fiyes: Sujal, you must have by known the support you get from the show.
How do you feel about it?
Rajeev: I was shocked, moved by there love…… when I heard them yelling
my name…… I never thought I would get this much love….. no never (
smiles)

Fiyes: how do you feel about the Maldivian girls?
Rajeev: I would say they are very pretty, they have got all the
qualities to steel a mans heart ( laughs )

Fiyes: Did you receive any phone calls, any message, from any
Maldivians?
Rajeev: no I did not receive any phone calls…… yes I did receive an
e-mail

Fiyes: Will you take a Maldivian as your girlfriend or as your wife?
Rajeev: to be someone you don't look at their tradition, religion…… but
all you need is love…….. And the question to marry a Maldivian….. if a
Maldivian wins my heart than yes.

Fiyes: Have you met anyone such so far?
Rajeev: No, not yet

Fiyes:'do you get this much response even from your own Country ( India
)?
Rajeev: yes, I do get but not this much

Fiyes: During the interview session with Kashish she has said that she
would want to marry someone like you….. Is there anything inbetween
both of you in your personnel life?
Rajeev: no, nothing like that, if she has said so I would say that, she
is a very nice and outspoken girl….. even I like her.

Fiyes: You have told that you would love to act in a feature film. Have
you got any response so far?
Rajeev: yes I am getting side roles, but I don't want to do them if I
can do the lead role in Kahin tho hoga why cant I do the lead in a film.

Fiyes: Ok than can you compete with Shahrukh?
Rajeev: yes, why not….. we all are humans all we need is believe in
your self and courage, I don't find any reasons why I cant compete with
Shahrukh

Fiyes: Have you tasted any Maldivian foods?
Rajeev: yes, Mussamma ( A maladivian Curry) as I am staying in a resort
I don't get these things, but I would love to go to the Capital City
and go the hotels and taste the food.

Fiyes: How do you feel about the Maldivians?
Rajeev: they are very nice. Very kind and very outspoken….. they love
me so I love them a lot a lot

Fiyes: If you got a chance to be in the Maldives?
Rajeev: I will have to think about that, as for now my future is in
Bombay, maybe after twenty years that is if someone gives me a plot.

Fiyes: Sujal can you tell us about you?
Rajeev: I am a very simple guy, who loves simplicity, from an army
background, if I wasn't acting then I would be an army officer.

Fiyes: Any girlfriends?
Rajeev: no not at the timebeing.

Fiyes: As you have said not the time being means you had one, how many
have you had?
Rajeev: only one, but some problems and all gone.

Fiyes: To be in the respected field whats important good looks or great
acting?
Rajeev: both are important.




Hope u enjoy reading this .By the way thanx Choco.

Aqsa

RAJEEV KHANDELWAL, WHOSE ACTING IS IN THE AIR NOW A DAYS.HE IS PLAYING SUJAL 'S ROLE IN ,KAHIN TO HOGA.

HE IS AN ACTOR WHO SPEAKS LESS THEN HIS MOUTH BUT HIS EYES SAYS ALL THE THINGS. BASICALLY RAJEEV IS FROM ARMY BACK GROUND & HE DID HIS GRADUATION IN CHEMISTRY.

HE HAS PRODUCED & DIRECTED MANY DOCUMENTRY SERIALS, BUT HIS HOBBY FOR ACTING

BRING HIM ON SMALL SCREEN . RECENTLY HE HAS WON FAV. JODI AWARD ALONG WITH HIS CO-ARTIST AMMNA SHARIFF.

RAJEEV, YOU WAS STUDENT OF CHEMISTRY THEN HOW YOU CAME IN ACTING WORLD?

RK: I'M FOUND OF ACTING SINCE MY CHILDHOOD.BUT IN MY HOME ALL THE PREFERENCE GOES TO STUDIES . BEFORE THIS I USED TO STUDY CHEMISTRY & NOW I'M SHOWING ON-SCREEN CHEMISTRY. NOW I REALISED THAT HOW MUCH CHEMISTRY IS IMPORTANT . IN 1999 WHEN I WAS IN DELHI , I HAD STARTED MY PRODUCTION WORK .SINCE MY CHILDHOOD I WAS FOUND OF STUDYING SO I STARTED PRODUCTION & DIRECTION WORK.BUT DIRECTION HAS ITS LIMIT & I CAN NOT BOUND MY SELF IN THESE LIMITS. SO I DECIDED TO MOVE ON PRODUCTION,

LABOUR & WOMEN WAS MY FIRST DOCUMENTRY SERIAL .

HOW DO YOU GET KAHIN TO HOGA?

RK: WELL USUALLY PEOPLE SAY ME THAT YOU ''LL LOOK GOOD INFRONT OF CAMERA.

BALAJI WAS TAKING AUDITION IN DELHI FOT KAHIN TO HOGA. I SWA THAT THIS IS A GOOD CHANCE SO I GAVE THE AUDITION & THIS WAY NOW I'M SUJAL.

WHY ALL THE BAD THINGS HAPPENS WITH SUJAL?

RK: I'M SHOWING IN THE MODE OF OTHER CHARACTER IN THE STORY.DUE TO SOME CIRCUMCHANCES ALL THE BAD THINGS HAPPEN TO ME .BUT NOW IT'S NOT THIS. I'M PLAYING A DIFFERENT ROLE I HAVE TO PRESENT IT THAT IT CAN GAIN SYMPTHY OF PEOPLE.

BUT THE LEAD CHARACTER IS KASHISH.

WHEN YOUR FAMILY MEMBERS WATCH YOUR SCENE THE WATS THEIR REACTION?

RK: I KNOW ONLY ONE THING THAT WHEN MY MOM SEE ME SOROUNDED BY ALL THE DIFFICULTIES THE SHE ALSO CRY LOOKING AT MY CONDITION. WHEN YOU FEEL THE CHARACTER IN REAL LIFE ONLY THEN YOU CAN PLAY NEAR TO THE REALITY.

THE CIRCUMCHNACES HAPPEND IN THE STORY, WILL OUR SOCIETY ACEEPT IT?

RK: SUJAL 'LL GET KASHISH'S LOVE OR NOT I CAN'T SAY ANY THING ABT IT.

ALL THIS DEPEND ON STORY. I CAN SAY ONLY THAT NOW EVEN SOCIETY ALSO WANT THAT

TWO LOVE PAIR SHOULD MEET NOW. TODAY WHEN ANY LADY MEET ME SHE BLESSED ME TAHT SUAJL & KASHISH GET MARRIED.. IF OUR SOCIETY VIEWS NOT CHANGE THEN THE PEOPLE 'LL NOT ACEEPT THE WAY I ASK KASHISH TO MARRY ME IN PIYUSH'S TERAVI.

PEOPLE HAS ACEEPTED IT.

HOW MUCH PROFIT YOU HAVE GAINED WITH KAHIN TO HOGA?

RK: IN THESE 10 MOTHS I HAVE GOT TOO MUCH LOVE & AFFECTION OF PEOPLE.HOW CAN I GATHER IT I DON'T KNOW. TODAY BECAUSE OF MY SERIAL EVEN 880 YRS OLD WOMEN ALSO BLESS ME.

''MAIN AKSAR FURSAT MAIN SOCHTA HOON KI MERA PYAAR BHI , KAHIN TO HOGA AKHIR KAHA HOGA AUR KAUN HOGA, ISKA JAWAB MAIN ABHI TAK NAHI DHOOND SAKA HOON.''

TEEL US STH ABOUT YOUR FAMILY IS ANYONE ALSO IN ACTING FROM FAMILY?

RK: I'M BORN IN JAIPUR .I'M ONLY IN FAMILY WHO IS IN THIS FIELD.

FOR THIS ALL THE CREDIT GOES TO MU MOM SMT. VIJAY LAXMI, WHO ALWAYS PRAISED ME & SHOWS HER FAITH IN ME. MY FATHER MR. C.L.KHANDELWAL WAS LEFTINENT CONNEL . MY ELDER BROTHER SANJEEV IS IN ARMY & YOUNGER ONE IS RAHUL WHO IS DOING MBA.

SUJAL HAS LOTS OF FEMALE FANS . SO WHEN R U GETTING MARRIED?

RK : '' SUJAL HAS TOO MANY FEMALE FANS ITS DIFFICULT TO COUNT .

NOW TOO WHOM I SHUD GET MARRIED , I CAN'T SAY BUT I''LLL MARRY TO THAT GAL WHO IS LIKE ME & WHO CAN UNDERSTAND MYSELF.

BUT NOW I 'M NOT GETTING MARRY TILL 2-3 YRS.

I HOPE U ALL 'LL ENJOY IT.

WITH REGARDS

MARYAM😛

hey guys here an interview of both Aamna and rajeev sorry if its already on the forum i do give you permission to delete it if thts the matter but do inform me plz and do Comment and also sorry if the interview looks a bit messy:

hey guys i found another interview so hope you enjoy it and get to know him even more hve fun reading it and do comment plz!

Rajeev Khandelwal

He loves to ride horses, he has written and directed documentaries, and experiments with cooking to relax. He plays the role of Sujal Garewal in Kahin To Hoga, a man who walks the thin line between passion and obsession. Meet Rajeev Khandelwal, the man who has managed to touch so many hearts and sent the TRP ratings flaring. Sindhu V. Roy chatted with him for Showbizindia.com viewers, as Rajeev tells it like it is.

SB : Where is Rajeev Khandelwal the man from?
RK : I am here to realize my dreams and give a shot at making them a reality. I come from an Army background, and have done my degree in chemistry and science from St Xaviers, Ahmedabad, although I am originally from Rajasthan. I had joined engineering but I quit within two months and joined Xaviers because it was too boring, and I wanted to join something that had more co-curricular activities, more creative stuff. I did try to get into the army but my form was rejected, so then I decided to give acting a shot because at least I could make an effort to join the field of my dreams.

SB : So how did you reach Mumbai city?
RK : I came to Delhi and went through the usual struggle you know. The first year went in just survival and I started writing and directing some documentaries, on social subjects like old age, women labour, a few on the Indian army. I directed a fiction series for DD, called Samarpan on the guys in the para-military forces who won the highest award, we shot in Kashmir.

Then I produced a pilot for a series, wanted to go big, and burnt my fingers, (he shrugs stoically) and that's how I came to Bombay finally. I came to sell the product I had made, of course I was down in terms of finance since I had lost a lot of money, and the product did not find any buyers. I thought fine, I had always wanted to be in the limelight as an actor anyway, I had even acted in a couple of serials at DD while in Delhi. But that did not take me anywhere. I was told by a number of people that I should at least try at acting, and I went in for an audition just to find out if I deserve all that appreciation which I got from people, and also to check my own self confidence whether I can stand out as more than a face in the crowd.

And then commercials started happening, one led to the other, like the ones for LML Bike, Green Label whiskey, Kodak express, to name a few. I did make some good money with these.

SB : In the meantime was you family supportive of your career decision?
RK : No they did not since I was a good student and like all parents mine too wanted me to join civil services, but now they see me around on the screen more, and they feel that I probably have it in me,and maybe I will .. some day.. (he trails off modestly).

SB : How did you storm the Balaji bastion then?
RK : When I was in Delhi they had come to audition for some shows of theirs, and I was prompted by my friends to give it a try. I thought well there was no harm, and I auditioned for Sujal Garewal's character, and today I am playing Sujal Garewal.

SB : Is this your first serial?
RK : This is my first main role in a serial, though I actually featured in the first story of Kya Hadsa Kya Haqeeqat. I was the main protagonist, but it came and went so quickly. Then for the next six to seven months I waited it out till this show was launched because I had a conviction that this show, the content, the way we were working, the director everything put together, should work in our favour.

SB : Tell us a little bit about the role…
RK : I am playing Sujal Garewal who is a very intense and passionate guy who believes in himself a lot to the extent he does not believe in others. He is very passionate whether it is work, whether it is love, whether it is jealousy...

In fact you do have negative shades creeping in…?
RK : I walk on a very thin line between positive and… you can't call it exactly negative… since it is a very human trait. Wanting to take revenge... it is more that he wants to rectify the things that have gone wrong in his life. It is a very thin line that I love treading on.

SB : Are you anything like that in your life?
RK : Hmmm, in my personal life I am a very simple guy. I mean I am not complicated even though I come across like that. I am not like Sujal except that like him, yes, I believe in myself and I do not care what others think about me, unless my conscience pricks me. The similarity ends there, the rest is just a portrayal. But I could understand the character because it is a very human character, there are real emotions like love-hatred-jealousy. The man undergoes all of these, but even after seventy or so episodes I have people who come up to me and say we understand you. Which means that they understand the character.

SB : Honestly how would you say the serial is different from the other prime time soaps airing now?
RK : There is nothing novel about the show, but for the treatment. And the fresh appeal of the actors and the whole packaging, that is appealing. The slot of eleven is not meant for the youth, and yet the show is doing well with all audiences, right from children of ten to people of seventy who come and tell us we love your show. Especially in today's competitive times we could manage without a big star cast we have held our own. Our TRP ratings have gone up. Of course it's a very intense romantic story, which is all through helping us.

SB : Can you give us a hint how it is going to turn out?
RK : I cannot tell you that but I can tell you that the serial is going to get more intense, we are yet to touch the peak, and the graph is going to go right on up, maybe some twenty-thirty episodes here on you will see it.

SB : What expectations do you have for future work?
RK : Obviously like any actor my Mecca-Medina is also cinema, but television as of now is no longer a small medium. At time the kind of popularity some television actors enjoy is far more than the people who do films even. It is a different feeling altogether of course, I love television because I have received amazing affection from people. But, to be a part of celluloid is a dream for any actor, so it is my dream too. I look forward to working in films, I do not have any particular role in mind, I would do anything that my instinct tells me to do.

I am not approaching people directly for film right now, I am sending out feelers through most of my interviews that yes I would want to do something on celluloid.I want to give my best to this show as of now, I don't believe in doing three to four shows. This first one has given me satisfaction and peace, and I would want to give my best here first.

SB : What is a personal challenge for you as an actor?
RK : The most challenging part for an actor is to make people feel for you, although Kashish in the serial deserts me in just about the thirteenth episode, I pursue her knowing she is a married woman and should not be looked up to. I still get the sympathy. That is important because it is not just your acting; it is your mannerism, your eyes, and the whole package. The other person has to feel your pain. There have been people who come and tell me, 'Rajeev you should not cry, you make me cry with you.' That is … what is difficult and what I could just manage.

SB : In the future what would you like to try?
RK : I would love to try action, I am very good at out door sports, I love riding horses and am very adventurous, so I would love to do action. Action comes very naturally to me. I would love to jump over cliffs, and I do rock climbing too, because I love taking risks.

I feel I can carry it off humour too. I don't think its too difficult to cry in front of the camera. I do use glycerine, yes, one has to when one gives a shot ten times. But I would love to do a film like Hera Pheri, the timing was fantastic in the movie. As for dancing, I have been a gymnast and I am very flexible, so I think I would do it fine

SB : How has it been working for Ekta Kapoor?
RK :Ekta Kapoor is a workaholic who knows her job very well. She is very passionate about her work; and it is this passion she transcends to other artistes, whoever can absorb it can do well. I was given a brief about my character by her, a brief that was as passionate as the character that I am portraying. She is pretty clear about every show is, it is very important the person who conceives the shows be crystal clear about the characters and this clarity was given to me. I think she has been okay with my portrayal.

SB : Any Kashish in your personal life?
RK :The only special person in my life is me, I am in love with myself. And nobody comes before me for me:)

SB : Your inspiration if any?
RK :Shahrukh Khan. Not necessarily for his acting but for whatever he achieved for himself in such a short span of time with confidence.

SB : What are Rajeev Khandelwal's interests in life?
RK :I love cooking, yes. I love making my own food. After packing up I shut myself up in my house and just maybe put on some music and think of what experiment I am going to make with my food. I love it. I have been cooking for the last six years, and I don't even enjoy my mom's cooking so much anymore. Purely experimental. I would boil some lauki, I would put in some sprouts, chopped mushrooms, and have it with brown bread, of late with olive oil.

SB : Anything more?
RK :I am a Libran, born on the 16^th of October, my favourite colour is black. I appreciate sincerity and honesty and I look for the same in others. I cant stand injustice I can't take it, I am not a very social guy.

I feel you have to believe in goodness, I have been told there are set patterns but I've never followed that. I think if you do good work, I hope it will be enough.

SB : Any message to Showbizindia viewers?
RK : Believe in yourself, believe in God, believe in destiny, believe in luck; but most importantly believe in yourself it will show.
16/1/2004