adjusting the dates of the three leads in the serials - Cezanne
(Anurag), Ronit (Bajaj) and Shweta (Prerna)
- Ekta Kapoor
A couple of weeks ago, when a unit of Balaji Telefilms
headed for Kolkata to shoot for the soap Kasautii Zindagii Kay,
producer Ekta Kapoor had been bubbling with excitement.
On the cards were plans to shoot crucial scenes -
Prerna (Shweta Tiwari) meeting with an accident resulting in amnesia;
Prerna and Bajaj (Ronit Roy) sailing on the serene waters of Ganges;
a dhunuchi dance in Dakhineshwar temple; shots of Howrah bridge. A
ten-day work-filled schedule was on the agenda.
Man proposes, God disposes
But from what we hear, only half of what was originally
planned, could be shot after withstanding disruptions in the
schedule. A source from Balaji, who didn't wish to be named
confirmed, "Yes, half of the shooting in Kolkata was left undone, and
it will now have to be shot in Mumbai."
We talked to the Kahani ki Rani, Ekta Kapoor, who
admitted, "Yes, there were lots of disruptions on the Kolkata
outdoor. These occurred because the time schedule of the actors
couldn't be managed properly. This is always a problem in Kasautii
Zindagii Kay.
The problem becomes larger because it requires
adjusting the dates of the three leads in the serials - Cezanne
(Anurag), Ronit (Bajaj) and Shweta (Prerna)."
Things that went wrong
Cezanne Khan (Anurag) and Shweta Tiwari
Cezanne Khan (Anurag)
The setback began with the principal star of Kasautii
fell ill. Two days of shooting had to be postponed because Cezanne
was held up in Mumbai with a bout of food poisoning.
Ronit Roy (Bajaj)
Ronit made things worse by behaving like a star to the
hilt.
Ronit Roy (Bajaj) of Kasautii Zindagii Kay
He created an ego issue about arriving on the sets
before Shweta and Cezanne. He would not step out of his make-up room
till he made sure that his other two co-stars - Cezanne Khan and
Shweta Tiwari - were ready.
Shweta Tiwari (Prerna)
She sat and twiddled her thumbs when Cezanne was
recuperating in Mumbai. But when he landed in Kolkata, she only shot
for a day. Our source added, "We could only shoot for a day.
> We could only take a couple of long shots of the Howrah
Bridge and a few shots of Dakhineshwar temple. More than Cezanne, it
were the other cast members who created a bigger problem," he said
hinting at the other two protagonists.
"The next few weeks," says Ekta Kapoor, "will have
interesting twists and stings in the tale, as Prerna will try to kill
Bajaj. How she executes it will be a big surprise."