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Prachi Desai: Kasamh Se made me what I am
Kasamh Se concluded this month on Zee TV and even though Prachi Desai was no longer with the show when it wrapped up, the original Bani still misses her debut show.
Kasamh Se concluded this month on Zee TV and even though Prachi Desai was no longer with the show when it wrapped up, the original Bani still misses her debut show.
PRACHI says, "I am still attached to the show; I was a part of it for more than two and a half years. It made me whatever I am today so I feel bad that it has ended. What happens with these shows is that if you have a strong character which is associated with a face then it is hard for the audience to accept a new face in that role. That's what happened with the character of Jigyasa."
Explaining the show's predicament with examples, Prachi says, "We had one of the most famous vamps, Jaya Bhattacharya, as Ashwini Kalsekar's replacement but it did not work and we had to bring back Ashwini. The same thing happened with Bani too I guess and with Arunima Sharma, who played Rano on the show."
The actress, who stopped shooting for Kasamh Se last April, still tried to keep up to date the serial. She says, "I did watch a few episodes here and there. My grandmother was a big fan of the show so she used to update me with all the details."
Prachi was there on the last day Kasamh Se was shot for. "I went for last shoot when I came to know that a holi sequence was being shot. They were not aware that I was in Mumbai. I went there and told them to think about an interesting way to end the show. That is when they added my two minute scene where I say a few lines about my character," says Prachi.
And even though Prachi is now doing films, she still has times for her old television friends. She says, "I am still in touch with all of them; Arunima, Ashwini, Ram, Dilkhush who replaced Arunima and everyone. I even keep in touch with the new star cast who came on the show after the leap. We call or message each other. The show wrapping up was an emotional moment for all of us and it is very tough to accept."
Kasamh Se wrapped up within a year after Prachi left. It is said that the channel was not getting good enough TRPs in her absence.
Explaining the show's predicament with examples, Prachi says, "We had one of the most famous vamps, Jaya Bhattacharya, as Ashwini Kalsekar's replacement but it did not work and we had to bring back Ashwini. The same thing happened with Bani too I guess and with Arunima Sharma, who played Rano on the show."
The actress, who stopped shooting for Kasamh Se last April, still tried to keep up to date the serial. She says, "I did watch a few episodes here and there. My grandmother was a big fan of the show so she used to update me with all the details."
Prachi was there on the last day Kasamh Se was shot for. "I went for last shoot when I came to know that a holi sequence was being shot. They were not aware that I was in Mumbai. I went there and told them to think about an interesting way to end the show. That is when they added my two minute scene where I say a few lines about my character," says Prachi.
And even though Prachi is now doing films, she still has times for her old television friends. She says, "I am still in touch with all of them; Arunima, Ashwini, Ram, Dilkhush who replaced Arunima and everyone. I even keep in touch with the new star cast who came on the show after the leap. We call or message each other. The show wrapping up was an emotional moment for all of us and it is very tough to accept."
Kasamh Se wrapped up within a year after Prachi left. It is said that the channel was not getting good enough TRPs in her absence.
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