Originally posted by: tweety_me14
As Star's stars continue to descend on the city, Saurabh Malik catches up with the shiniest of all reel-life couples, Neev and Praachi
He may not lead her to the altar in Kayamath till the D-day, but the late night saga's protagonist Neev aka Jay Bhanushali drove into the city late Friday night with Panchi Bora, prevalently branded as Praachi Shah.
As the starry eyed duo spend some relaxing moments in a Sector 10 hotel with the Star Plus team after a long and arduous journey, fans rushed to catch a glimpse of their favourite luminaries, all set to twinkle on the city's horizon for the promotion of their show. We too hopped on the bandwagon to scoop out a slice of their tele lives. Excerpts:
Glamour Clamour
After making it big on the small screen with the straightforward image of the girl-next-door, the young college student hailing from Assam is not averse to the idea of displaying her flair before the arc lights in a glamorous role.
'Who knows, Praachi Shah may shed those flabby feathers and eventually fly just a little bit on the wings of glamour. It all depends on the storyline,' asserts Panchi. 'After all, Alishah in the same soap was nothing more than plain Jane when the character initially entered the living rooms, and the lives, of so many viewers a few months ago.'
Flashing her characteristic charming smile, the twenty-something actress , free from her final year examinations, says, ' Look at other Star Plus serials also. Both Parvati and Prerna now display a stunning attitude after leading an unadorned life for loads of episodes.'
But currently, doesn't the popularity of Prachi Shah's character an indicator of the fact that the Indian audience is mature enough to accept non-glamorous roles like in the West?
'Praachi has received large scale acclamation due to strength of character she constantly displays. Faced with the ups and downs of life, she accepts all odds and does not allow the circumstances to cow her down,' she says, adding, 'She's someone most of us would like to be in real life.'
Well, that does not answer your question, but surely reminds you of Ernest Hemingway's 'The Old Man and the Sea'. A man can be destroyed, but not defeated. So the next obvious question is, ' Are you trying to drive home a message through the serial? Is the industry eventually moving away from purely entertainment-based programmes to the ones with strong themes?
And the answer is: 'It's all about taking things in a rather positive manner, without allowing negativity to creep in. Any other girl in Praachi's place would have broken down after losing the love of her life, but not Praachi. She does not even turn into a cynic'.
Good! But what is the secret of her simple success and what are her future plans? 'No movies for me, please! I wish to stick around the small screen and give my 100 per cent to the Kayamath. And fellows, there's no substitute for hard work. If you have the talent and the luck, and if you are on the right track, you will discover success in your endeavours.' Well said, Panchi! Keep it up.
Pleasure Principle
The happy recharge guy in a mobile phone advertisement, Jay Bhanushali, is just 22. He's seen quite a bit of the entertainment industry through his modeling assignments but it's Neev's role in Kayamath that's connected him to popularity.
So you know it's experience speaking when he says in an unbroken voice that actors 'play with the emotions of the audience' and the serials actually have little role to play beyond entertaining the television viewers.
Ask him whether Kayamath has strong undertones of anti-revenge and anti-avarice theme like in the play, the Duchess of Malfi, and the romantic hero says it's nothing like this. 'There is no message. The soaps are there to entertain you and one should not try going too deep into the things.'
Okay, if you say so. But what about your future plans? Serials, modelling, movies? 'I just do not think of the future. Currently, I am into modeling and serials. But will shift to movies if I get a real good role to play. Until then, I have no plans'. Ah! That's called crossing the bridges of popularity as they come.
One last question. How did you get your big break? 'I was always interested in this field and was into modelling. I applied through e-mail and was called for the screen test. I cleared it and here I am.'
Well folks, you may not know it, but Jay is quite popular with gals. In fact, his girl fans come to him and say he's cute, but no gal has actually proposed to him in the real sense of the word. So gals, the dude is single and is available. All the best! saurabh@tribunemail.com
Dilsha is this the article you were talking about???
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