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Amit Varma
Many girls come up to me and say the 'usual stuff' like, "You act really well, can I have your cell number?"

Amit Varma, a pucca Mumbai guy, spent his early childhood in Shivaji Park. He studied at Don Bosco, and after finishing school, his family moved to Andheri, where Amit studies Arts at Mithibai college.

His first brush with fame was when Amit started getting a lot of offers for doing ads. Close-up and Airtel ads with Shah Rukh Khan are recalled as the most memorable ads he's done. Khichdi was the first serial Amit did, where he played the lovable Raju.

Amit is also in the new avtaar of Khichdi - Instant Khichdi - and Hotel Kingston on Star One. In the latter, Amit plays the central character of Vish. He feels Vish is quite similar to himself in real life.

Birthday/ Zodiac sign: October 6/ Libra

Favorite show on telly: Friends

TV or films: Both

Three words that describe you: Cool, intelligent and sensitive

Favorite romantic getaway: Holiday in Goa

Sexiest women on television: Shweta Salve

Favorite co-star: All of them

Last time you traveled by public transport: Four years ago, I was delayed for a shoot. So took a train from Andheri to Mahalaxmi (Famous Studios)

Biggest fan: 16 year old girl from Dubai, who kept calling me, and one day she surprised me by actually landing up in Mumbai just to meet me. She made this trip after saving loads of her pocket money.

Morning or Night person: Night, definitely!

If not an actor you would be: Cricketer

Three things, which you would never leave home without: Parents & Lord's blessings, cellphone, and wallet

Favorite bedroom line: What's next?

Worst pick-up line you ever heard: Many girls come up to me and say the 'usual stuff' like, "You act really well, can I have your cell number?"

Five years from now you will be: Better actor, looker and, above all, a better human being

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passionate about cricket: Amit Varma
Amit, the first boyfriend of Kittu in Kittu sab jaanti hai, talks about his career
Were you interested in acting since childhood? I was very passionate about cricket and acting. In school, I took coaching in cricket from Ramakant Achrekar (Sachin Tendulkar's coach) but had to give it up because of education. I was equally passionate about acting so I made up my mind that for acting, I will not let any reason be a hindrance. How did your modelling career start? In college, I realised that ramp modeling isn't the kind of career I was looking for. So I started modeling in studios for products immediately after my graduation. It took me roughly six months to get my first break in advertisements. The thums up commercial provided the mileage for many more ads to follow like Lifebuoy, Surf, VIP, BSNL. Then I did the Airtel commercial where I featured with Shahrukh Khan. How about videos and serials? After these ads, I did a music video for HMV for Kishore Kumar's song "Haan Pehli Baar" Then I got the role of a sweet weird flirt called Raju in the serial Khichdi. Then I bagged the central character of Vish opposite Sonal Sehgal in serial Hotel Kingston for Star One.
What do you like...apart from acting?
I enjoy music, dancing, cricket, watching films and sleeping. —Dharam Pal

Television stars describe the funny, emotional, exciting moments when they first felt like stars…

Amit Verma

It was two and a half months after Hotel Kingston went on air, I was in Malad, and I was mobbed by a group of college students. They were all so excited to see me and clicked my pictures with their phone and took my autograph.

They wouldn't let go off me. I was surprised at the response, because Star One was a new channel and it was already so well-known and I felt even more overwhelmed because I was seen on television in small ads and in Khichdi, but this was the first time I was playing the protagonist in Hotel Kingston and that's the moment I felt like a star. It was a very special moment.

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Kittu… director sacked

Puneet Gandhi has been replaced owing to differences with producer

Kunal M Shah

Certainly, television directors come with an expiry date. Almost every significant show has had its director replaced. The latest addition to this list is Kittu Sab Janti Hai, Sahara One's fledgling show.

According to reports director Puneet Gandhi has quit the show owing to some creative differences with producer Manish Goswami of Siddhant Cinevision.

Gandhi agreed that he has left the show but rebuffed rumours about having differences with the producer, "Yes, I have quit the show but nothing happened as such. I just quit the show to move on in life and there is no bad blood between us at all. I will now be working on something new in January. It was an amicable decision and it was a wonderful and amazing experience working on the show."

Manish Goswami, on the other hand spilled the beans, "On a personal level I have no problem with him. He is a very competent director and has a great future. I would definitely like to work with him in the future. But the channel was not very happy as far as the tempo of the work was concerned. Kittu… is a daily and it has to work that way. You can't treat a daily as a weekly. Also, there were certain actors who were feeling sidelined and were not feeling important on the sets. So, as per the requirement of the channel we had to replace him from December 14 onwards. It was a combination of many things that led to his ouster. I wish him all the best for the future."

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Amit Varma cooks new Khichdi with Kituu

By: Divya Varma
December 7, 2005

Amit Varma

Born and brought up in Mumbai, Amit Varma is all ready to carve a niche for himself on the small screen.

This Kandivli resident started his acting career with TV ads and has established a strong fan following since then.

Currently he is seen as the multimillionaire Rohan Kapoor in Sahara One's new programme Kituu Sabb Jaantii Hai.

Speaking more about his character, he says, "I play Kituu's love interest in the serial. My role is of a millionaire who is not like a typical rich brat. He is attracted to simplicity which is why he gets attracted to Kituu, who is a simple and ordinary middle-class girl."

This is the only serial he is doing presently and Amit says it's because he wants to take things slow. "My ultimate objective is to get into films and I am going to start trying soon," he says. Apart from films, Amit says he plans to start modelling again. "I enjoy modelling and want to get back to it," he states.

Speaking about his foray into acting, he explains, "When I was a student of Don Bosco School, I used to actively participate in dramatics. However, after I joined Mithibai College, which is famous for its fashion shows, I started doing ramp shows for college festivals instead of theatre." He adds, "But I realised I did not want to take it up as a career. So, I started to audition for TV ads."

It took Varma about six months to get his first break with a Thums Up commercial. Following that he did many other commercials including ones for Lifebuoy, Surf, VIP, BSNL, Airtel, Kinetic Nova, Birla amongst
others.

From commercials, Amit ventured into plays and acted in several of them including some with veteran actor Kader Khan. But never losing sight of acting in front of the camera, Amit says his first breakthrough came with his role in Khichdi on Star Plus, where he played the compulsive flirt Raju.

Soon he was soon offered Hotel Kingston for Star One where he played the central character of Vish. Talking about his characters he says, "I can relate to all my characters in bits and pieces especially to Vish because of his happy go lucky persona and simplicity."

Amit believes his interest in acting has a lot to do with his family. "My uncles are producers and so I have always been connected to the film world. I have always known that I wanted to act. So, it didn't come as a shock to anyone when they came to know I wanted to be an actor."

Apart from acting Amit's other passion is cricket. "If I wasn't an actor then I would have been a cricketer," he says. In fact in school, he took cricket coaching from Ramakant Archrekar — Sachin Tendulkar's coach, but had to give it up to concentrate on his education. "I was equally passionate about acting so made up my mind that this time, I will not let anything be a hindrance to my acting career," he says.

Amit's favourites

On Kandivli "The suburb is very peaceful and I love that about it. It makes it a great place to live in."
Favourite restaurant Yoko's
Favourite hangout Vie Lounge, Juhu

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Amit Verma in DETECTIVE NANI

By Correspondent, Bollywood Trade News Network

After playing love interest of 'Kittu' in Kittu Sab Janti Hain On Sahara Television its now films for Amit Verma. He will be playing the lead in Romila Mukherjee's film DETECTIVE NANI. This film is a crossover film that talks about the life of the residents of a residential complex.

This film is a thriller and has a commercial aspect to it. "I play the character of a women charmer. I am this athletic cool dude natured person who has a very attractive personality," smiles Amit.

The film shot in all the real locations also starrs Shweta Gulati, Amrita Saliya and Ankur Naykar. The film is produced by Romila and singer Jolie Mukherjee.

Khichdi boy to star in Detective Nani Amit Varma, famous for his role in Khichdi, Hotel Kingston and now Kituu... Sab Jaantii Hai, is all set to carve a niche for himself on the big screen. He will now be seen in a crossover film titled Detective Nani, which will be produced and directed by Romilla Mukherjee. It is a two-hour 45 minute full length beautiful feature film. It's based on a teenager named Rohan, who is the heartthrob of the society he lives in. He is an athlete, a football player and is considered the golden boy of the colony he lives in. There's this nani (played by Abha Mukherjee of Himalaya ad fame) who lives in the colony and she witnesses the kidnap of one of the children. So she decides to put an end to this and goes around trying to find the child. In the end, we all join in to help her," he adds. Amit, an alumni of Don Bosco School, used to actively participate in dramatics. He started participating in ramp shows during his Mithibai College days. He says, "I realised I did not want to take it up as a career. So, I started to audition for commercials." Varma got his first break with the Thums Up commercial followed by Lifebuoy, Airtel and Kinetic Nova ads among others.It was during one modelling assignment that he was noticed by the director and offered a role in Detective Nani. Shweta Gulati aka Tia Ahuja of Remix plays the lead opposite him.

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I just eat to live, says Amit Verma

As Raju of Khichidi and Vish of Star One's Hotel Kingston, Amit has made his mark on the small screen. This model-turned-actor has many commercials to his credit and some good offers in his kitty. Recently he was signed for one of Sahara One's biggest shows, Kittu Sab Janti Hai. This young lad is sure to go ahead with his acting skills and picture perfect looks.

Shaaditimes spoke to the chocolate boy to know his secret mantras for good health.

I am health conscious
I'm crazy about food. But since I'm a health freak I have to really control myself from eating. When I was in college I use to live to eat, but now I eat to live. I easily put on weight so I have to be extra careful and so I follow a strict diet.

I don't restrain myself from eating good and healthy food. The only thing I remember is to eat in a limit. First thing in the morning, I have 4 glasses of water. For breakfast I have 7 egg white omelette's or boiled or just raw egg white if I have no time and 3 brown breads. Sometime I just have fruits or yoghurt or paneer. Before lunch if I feel hungry I have some fruits or low cal biscuits or chips. Lunch is from home even on the set. Usually some dal, 2 rotis, some salad, curd, 1 or 2 pieces of dry chicken or fish. I avoid rice completely. Evening after I come back from the gym I have 4 glasses of milk. Dinner is always light, sometime idli sambar or salad or just sabji and 2 rotis.

I eat Marie biscuits as sweets
I love having sweets, but since I am very much health-conscious I have Marie biscuits as sweets. Caramel custard is my favourite, though. Once in a while I like to have a proper meal. I like Mughlai, sizzlers. Kobe, Yoko, New Yorkers are my favourite eating spots. I avoid eating at non-healthy food joints. Even if I am freaking out with my friends I have very less quantity of food outside.I am addicted to tea
I don't cook at all. I love eating all the tasty meals that mom cooks. I am addicted to tea and have at least 10 to 12 cups of tea daily with less sugar or without sugar. Except for making tea I don't know to do anything in the kitchen.

Keep fit and look good
One has to exercise regularly to keep fit. I go to the gym in the evening. Do weight training, cardio. I don't go for jogging because I run rigorously on the treadmill. I don't believe in taking steriods, but I do take proper whey protein supplements. I am also planning to join dance classes and kick-boxing. I enjoy it and at the same time dancing will keep me fit.

By God's grace I have naturally good skin, so I never had to go to the parlour to pamper my skin. Of course, at home I use astringent and moisturiser. I drink a lot of water and wash my face regularly.

I would advice readers to eat healthy, feel healthy and look healthy. It will help in the long run. Have a better life style and eat less oily food.

Sabina S Mary

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Nasir to play Bali Chachu in Kituu...

Nasser Abdullah will cross the threshold of Kituu Sab Jaanti Hain in the next few episodes during the month of December. The show right now witnesses the love angle between Rohan and Kituu played by Amit Verma and Ami Trivedi respectively. Naseer will play Bali chachu to Rohan who is a very cool, intelligent, philosophical and the man of the world type of a persona.

"I enter the track when the budding love between my nephew and his girlfriend needs some rally round. As Rohan's parents are against Kittu I am there to help her and elevate her standard by training her. I will aid her to look good, teach her how to eat and behave in parties and so on," says Nasser who is currently doing Bombay Talking on Zee Caf.

Nasser in real life has a very optimistic nature. On asking him about his working style he says, "As of now I think it is a continuing character, but I am not really sure about it. I never worry about how long I will be in a particular serial, I am happy with whatever I get. I of course talk about the money part! (Laughs)."

He adds, "its been a fortnigt that I have started shooting for Kittu.. and I am quite liking it. I enjoy with my co-stars, and I am good with who are good to me."

Nasser Abdullah has been in the industry for a very long time now. Apart from serials he was also seen and will also be seen in quite many movies. Mitr, The film, Page3 (where he did a bold scene of sodomizes children), Kuch Meetha Ho Jaaye and will be noticed playing Shahid Kapoor's father in 36 China Town. Keep up the good work Nasser.

link:http://www.tellychakkar.com/y2k5/dec/21dec/news_bali.php

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Ami Trivedi (Kituu) honoured with a special memento

Courtesy: Goher Iqbal Punn
Monday, December 26, 2005

Ami Trivedi, is that name that appeared on the television topography just now with Sahara One TV's much-talked about and watched show 'Kituu Sabb Jantii Haii', is swathed with whopping amount of theatre experience and this what she is showcasing in the serial currently and stealing the viewers' hearts with the heart-hitting performance. Undoubtedly, she does not look a new face on television from the acting front. The gorgeous Trivedi got instant recognition with this show of Sahara One and that came through her acting prowess. She is a household name now....since every girl of the country likes to be Kituu.

Now the girl has one more reason to smile, as was honoured with a special memento of 'Promising Upcoming TV Star' at the prestigious Young Achievers Award instituted by the Indo-American Society. The sparkling ceremony was held on 3rd December at The Hilton Towers in Mumbai where the young talents in varied spheres were encouraged. Ami was overjoyed after being honoured with the award. She looked flying at cloud number nine at the function. Ami Trivedi expressed her joys saying, "I'm elated about winning this honour and this has been possible because of the role of Kituu that has been so well received by the viewers. I thank SaharaOne Television for acknowledging my talent and routing it in the most suited way."

The glorious event was graced by chief guests Mr. & Mrs. Robert O. Blake-Deputy Chief of Mission, US Embassy, New Delhi and the Guest of Honour, Mr. & Mrs. Michael S. Owen - US Consul General, Mumbai.

"Ami is SaharaOne Television's prodigy and she has definitely made all of us very proud. SaharaOne Television is on a threshold of programming that projects women who bend the rules rather than bend, this award is an acknowledgment of our programming belief", SaharaOne Television COO Mr. Purnendu Bose utters with conviction.

Ami Trivedi has just begun to sail on waves and she has a long way to go.....good luck to you.

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Kituu stars in Chicken Little!

Ami Trivedi, who plays Kituu in SaharaOne's Kituu Sab Jantii Hai has lend her voice to the popular Walt Disney film, Chicken Little, which will be released in India on 23 December.This film is also Disney's first fully computer-generated feature film.

Ami has dubbed for Abby Mallard, who's obsessed with Teen Duck magazine and acts as a powerhouse of information for Chicken Little.

This is not the actor's first brush with voice overs. She had dubbed for The Incredibles too, offering her voice to the daughter of the character that Shahrukh dubbed for.

Chicken Little is a hilarious film about a chicken who causes widespread panic when he mistakes a falling acorn for a piece of the sky. Having spread panic Little is determined to restore his reputation. So he joins the local baseball team with the hopes of reviving his reputation and winning the respect of his father, Buck Cluck. He soon becomes the local hero and just when it seems like things are finally falling into place, something falls on Little's head. This time, it is indeed a piece of sky! Scared that he will once again be labelled crazy, he is reluctant to tell anyone what has happened. So he enlists the help of his closest pals - Runt of the Litter, Abby Mallard (aka Ugly Duckling), and Fish Out of Water - in an attempt to save the day without sending their town Oakey Oaks into another tizzy.

Ami has also dubbed for numerous Gujarati films and has been the voice of stars like Ayesha Jhulka and the infamous Monica Bedi.

"I love to dub. It's very challenging and loads of fun. But after I have started doing the show, I have been doing less of dubbing because I perhaps people think that I am too busy to do voice overs! What a pity!" laughs Ami who longs for more dubbing assignments.

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Kittu asked to lose the kilos

It's Work Out Time:
Ami Trivedi

Don't be surprised if you see a slimmer and leaner Kittu on SaharaOne's Kittu Sab Jaanti Hai in the coming days. Ami Trivedi, who plays the lead role, has been asked by the producers to try and achieve a leaner look.

Camera adds bulk

Confirming this, Ami said, "Yes it is true that I have put on weight in the last few weeks. I think it's due to the fact that I am eating delicious unit food, and sitting on the sets for long hours. I have hardly been indulging in any form of exercise."

She adds that the camera also adds extra kilos, so she has to be careful. "People around me have mentioned that I have become a bit plump. Even though I have minimal makeup on, I know that on the screen, one tends to look more chubby than in real life."

Battling the bulge

To fight the fat, Ami has started going to Nautilus, a health club close to her house. "I love my workout sessions now. In fact, my lethargy has reduced and I feel more fit and fresh." When does she have the time to work out? "I try and do it a few hours before shoots, or even in between. In fact, my friends complain I have no time for them, since my days are divided between work and the fitness club."

Ami says her main issue is that she puts on weight easily. "It shows on my cheeks; they become puffy. I have learnt to have a controlled diet and a healthy workout routine."

On the personal front, Ami says she is happy about the success her show has had, but there are also downfalls with popularity. "My biggest regret is losing touch with my close friends. We would make it a habit to meet at our local park in the evening, despite my shoots. But now, with my workouts, that time too is occupied."

There is loads of romance on screen for Kittu, but Ami doesn't see anyone suitable off screen. "If I get a boyfriend, he will probably leave me in a couple of days - I won't have any time for him. So it is better to stay single, at least for the moment."

Kituu compared to Waheeda Rehman
Noted film director Priyadarshan complimented Ami Trivedi (of Sahara One's Kituu Sab Jaantii Hai) after watching her performance. "I saw the episode last night. Kituu's performance reminded me of Waheeda Rehman in the olden days. Ask her to keep up the good work." This compliment came through a text message to the director of the show. "I am elated," was all Ami could say when asked for a reaction.

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