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Posted: 18 years ago

#151

Dr Shalini turns cheerleader
By: Tushar Joshi
November 21, 2006

Aparna Tilak

Few know that Aparna is a champion badminton player.

So when her husband Amod enrolled himself for the Bombay Gymkhana badminton match this Sunday, Aparna (Dr Shalini of Left Right Left) knew she had to be there to support him.

An annual event, Amod has been playing the tournament for the last few years. "Both of us are badminton enthusiasts.

In fact, if we have to de-stress and relax, we hit the club for a gruelling session."

Passion play

Playing since her school days, the actress has also won a State-level doubles title. "As a kid, badminton was my favourite sport. Till date, I have won inter school and district level matches, but the biggest high was playing on the national level," she says. "It is physically exhausting, builds your stamina and also requires a lot of concentration."

Talking about Amod, she says, "He's very popular in the Gymkhana. In fact, a lot of betting goes on over whether his team will win the match or not!"

After attending his match on Sunday, Aparna says, "I went there as his cheerleader. Sadly, they lost the best of three matches. But still, watching him play was exciting."

Ladies man

Calling Amod a hit with the ladies, she says, "He gets a lot of cheering from the women at the club. It's funny watching all of them walk up to him and wish him good luck."

Besides LRL, Aparna has recently shot for the kids show Lucky on Star Plus. "I play the role of a witch.

The make-up would take hours to get done. However, I remember how scared I got when I saw myself in the mirror! They have truly made me look like one of the ugliest witches ever!"

The actress is also proud of her show getting multiple nominations at the Indian Television Awards.

"I hope we pick up all of them. It's really nice to see hard work being appreciated."

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Posted: 18 years ago

#152

Kuchh katti... (l-r) Vikas Manaktala, Priya Arya, Aparna Tilak, Gazal Rai, Arjun Bijlani and Kunal Kapoor

The sets of Left Right Left seem to have transformed into a war zone these days. Co-actors Vikas Manaktala (Huda), Gazal Rai (Pooja), Priya Arya(Lolita Sen) and Aparna Tilak (Dr Shalini) have stopped talking to each other. Says a source in the production house, "The three girls and Vikas had hit it off really well, initially. But, their equation has changed drastically these days. Vikas behaves as if he is already a star and the girls can't get along with him. A few days ago, they had a major showdown on the sets. There have been many heated altercations between them."

When contacted, Vikas Manaktala said, "I don't feel like talking to them again. I have been born and brought up in a family where I have been taught to respect girls. I have tried my best to be friendly with them, but things didn't work out. The three of them start screaming without any reason and create a ruckus on the sets. Now, I have decided to maintain a safe distance from them. I have a hunch that they are insecure with the prominence I am getting in the serial."

Said Priya Arya, "Yes, it's true that I get along well with other girls and have stopped talking to Vikas. He doesn't know how to behave with his colleagues. He creates problems for everybody and always threatens to get us kicked out of the show. Being a senior, I always wanted to be friendly with him, but he doesn't know where to draw the line. Sometimes he hurls abuses at us. So, we have decided to keep a safe distance from him."

As if echoing Priya's remarks, Gazal Rai said, "We don't speak to each other. We have had a major problem with each other. I don't want to get into details now. He is verbally abusive, which is difficult to tolerate. It's better to stay away from him."

So what about doing the scenes together? "We are all professionals and we know our job well. I don't want to create any problem for the production house by not doing the scenes together," Gazal added.

Aparna Tilak said, "All I can say is that I am hurt."

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Posted: 18 years ago

#153

Huda, the goonda
By: Vickey Lalwani
November 22, 2006

Bad boy: Vikas Manaktala

Several members from the cast and crew of Left Right Left are fed up with Vikas Manaktala's (who plays Huda) ill-mannered attitude. Worse, the actor has been threatening some of his co-actors that he will get them chucked out from the show.

Nawabgiri

Recently, Vikas had a showdown with both Priya Arya (Lolita Sen) and Gazal Rai (Pooja).

It happened when Priya told Vikas's good friend Priyanka Bassi (who plays Naina on the show) that she was happy that the truth about Vikas and Priyanka's relationship was out (Naina Huda's powder room affair, HiTLIST, November 17). After hearing this, Priyanka dashed off to Vikas and told him what Arya felt about the story.

Vikas threw all caution to the wind and confronted Arya. "Yes, we did have a showdown two days back. Vikas even abused me. The production guys had to literally intervene and pull him away," says Arya.

According to Priya, Vikas even makes them wait even when the shot is ready. "He will wait in the van until someone specially goes to call him. Plus at times he insists on having an energy drink before facing the camera and will not shoot until that drink arrives!"

Panga na le

Even Gazal Rai was subjected to torture last week. Gazal had a terrible pain in her back after doing a scene, which required her to lift a cycle. When Gazal wanted to lie down, Vikas was present in her make-up room and made all efforts to see that she did not get rest. Finally, when she did lie down, Vikas pulled the pillow from beneath her head and continued irritating her.

Prior to this incident, Vikas and Gazal had a difference of opinion, which snowballed into a major tiff. An eyewitness tells us, "That time too he threatened Gazal that if she takes pangas with him, she won't stay in the show for long."

Gazal confesses, "Yes, such things have happened. Vikas has been terrorising and threatening us. Everybody on the set is aware of this. He has never even realised his wrongdoings or apologised."

Left Right Left's executive producer Jameel endorses, "We have explained to Vikas that this is the beginning of his career and he shouldn't indulge in these things, but he does not want to change."

Why is nothing being done about this? Jameel expresses helplessness, saying, "We can't do anything. Frankly, it is not in my hands or the director's (Anshuman Singh) to take a call on this. The producers also cannot do much. Aisa lagta hai ki Huda ko channel (SAB) ka support hai."

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Posted: 18 years ago

#154

Stage set for the sixth 'Indian Telly Awards'

Indiantelevision.com Team

(23 November 2006 7:22 pm)

NEW DELHI: The stage is set for the sixth edition of the Indian Telly Awards, the oldest and most credible annual celebration of creative excellence in the Indian television industry. The glittering ceremony, host to the who's who of the Indian television firmament, will be held tomorrow at the Chitrakut Grounds in Mumbai's western suburb of Andheri.

The brainchild of indiantelevision.com founder Anil Wanvari , the awards celebrate excellence and are given out to the best performances, programmes and various other important categories which determine talent in the television industry during the year.

Labeled as the Oscars of the Indian television industry, the Emmys of India - the sixth Indian Telly Awards are this time going to honour winners who have been nominated in more than 30 popular categories.

Various TV celebs have been roped in to render performances on the night of the event. To name just a few, TV actor Sangeeta Ghosh would be delivering an inaugural performance and the team of the TV show Left Right Left would also be presenting an act.

Akashdeep Saigal (Ansh of Kyunki...) and Ejaz Khan (Kavya of Kavyanjali) are all set to keep the audiences wanting for more with their dance performances and Naveen Prabhakar of The Great Indian Laughter Challenge fame will keep the audience rolling with his completely new and never seen before comedy act.

Nominees of the top three popular categories are:

- Best Television Personality:
Javed Jaferi
Rajdeep Sardesai
Navjot Singh Sidhu
Ram Kapoor
Ronit Roy

- Best Actor (Male)
Rajeev Khandelwal - Left Right Left
Eijaz Khan - KKavyanjali
Ronit Roy - Kasautii Zindagii Kay
Shakti Anand - Ek Ladki Anjaani Si
Ram Kapoor - Kasamh Se …
Arvind Rathod - Thodi Khushi Thode Gham
Hussain Kuwajerwala - Kumkum.. Pyara Sa Bandhan
Pawan Shankar - Siddhanth

- Best Actor (Female)
Sangeeta Ghosh - Viraasat
Aamna Sharif - Kahiin To Hoga
Anita Hansnandani - Kkavyanjali
Saakshi Tanwar - Kahaani Ghar Ghar Kii
Smriti Irani - Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi
Shweta Tiwari - Kasautii Zindagii Kay
Kanchi Kaul - Ek Ladki Anjaani Si
Sarita Joshi - Baa Bahoo Aur Baby

http://www.indiantelevision.com/headlines/y2k6/nov/nov289.ht m

The entire list of the nominees is available at www.indiantellyawards.com.

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Posted: 18 years ago

#155

By Sneha Hazarika /

Till recently, the director was the one who decided the course of action in his television serial. But times seem to have changed now. The director is no longer in-charge of his ship. He is governed under the supervision of the writers and the creative heads. They are the ones who guide his path and show him the directions in which he has to sail. And the director is required only to carry out their orders.

"In today's time, most of the directors are mere executioners. The directors shoot the serial based on the script. They don't apply their creativity. I would love to work with people who are real directors and believe in their abilities," says Purnendu Shekhar, writer of the top rated show Saat Phere. "In the last 8-10 years, the new breed of TV directors who have been groomed are more than happy to work in this atmosphere. Besides, with these kinds of serials, you hardly have scope to use your creativity," comments Sukesh Motwani, Creative Director of Left, Right, Left.

"Times have changed. The television industry has now become more revenue based. It's been run by MBAs and other business management people. I really feel sorryfor directors with real talent," says veteran director-producer Ravi Rai. Mohit Jha, who has directed hit shows like Kyunki Saans Bhi Kabhu Thi and Kareena Kareena agrees with the fact that the system has changed. "At first the creative heads were a major help. But they are now dominating the directors. They don't understand what the director needs or what his requirements are. Their only concern is TRP. Unfortunately, the television industry, once a creative landmark, has turned into a marketing exercise," says Mohit Jha.

We understand that the system of working in the television industry has changed after the introduction of the daily soap pattern. But why aren't the directors taking a strong stand against it? Why are they proving to be mere puppets controlled by the channels and the writers? "Everybody has to work. Channels are calling shots. The directors are scared to go against them. They are not allowed to incorporate what they feel. It's really sad for the directors who are really good at their work," feels Purnendu Shekhar. "It's the question of survival. You don't have any choice than to follow their orders. After all, they are bosses and the paymasters," says Ravi Rai.

It seems that the current crop of directors like Mohit Jha have accepted the present environment. Jha has learnt the art of diplomacy which is the best way to survive in this industry. "I will not rebel against the present system. I am happy with what I am doing now," he says. Undoubtedly, insecurity is the main reason behind the directors being puppets in the hands of management guys. But isn't this insecurity killing the creativity of directors?

Says Ravi Rai, "The creativity is already dead. Mention one single television director whom the audiences recognise by name. No one knows about these so-called directors," shoots back Mr Rai. Looks like the directors have learnt to go with the flow.

http://www.deccan.com/TV%20Guide/TV%20GuideDescription.asp#D irector%20is%20no%20longer%20the%20captain%20of%20the%20ship

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Posted: 18 years ago

#156

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Mumbai, Nov 25 (IANS) TV actors Aamna Sharif - "Kahin To Hoga" - and Ram Kapoor - "Kasamh Se..." - bagged the top acting awards at the annual Indian Telly Awards (ITA) held here.

While Aamna's performance as Kashish in "Kahin To Hoga" (Star Plus) fetched her the accolades, Ram's characterisation of Jai Walia in Zee TV's "Kasamh Se..." got him a big round of applause at the ITA's sixth edition at the Chitrakut Grounds here Friday.

TV actors were nominated in over 30 popular categories in what is labelled as the Oscars of the Indian television industry - the ITA. The glitzy evening witnessed star-studded performances and celebrities from the television and film fraternity.

The onscreen chemistry between Ram and his co-star Prachi Desai (Bani) established them 'the Couple of the Year'. Prachi also shared the 'Fresh New Face' of the year award with Zee TV's "Saat Phere" lead Rajashree Thakur.

For energising and developing the southern Indian cable and satellite television market, Kunal Dasgupta - Sony Entertainment Television CEO - conferred Sun Network chairman Kalanithi Maran with the 'Contribution to Television' award.

For the runaway success of Balaji Telefilms, Ekta Kapoor, who is the creative head of Balaji Telefilms, received the 'Hall of Fame' award, which is given to young professionals for their contribution to the television industry.

The evening was further electrified by performances by the "Left Right Left" cast - Arjun Bijlani (Alekh), Gazal Rai (Pooja), Vikas Manattala (Huda), Priyanka Bhassin (Naina), Harshad Chopra (Ali) and Kunal Kapoor (Yudi).

Sangeeta Ghosh, Eijaz Khan, Akashdeep Saigal and Mona Singh also rocked the audience with their dance performances.

http://www.teluguportal.net/modules/news/article.php?storyid =22757

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#157

Just good friends?

Vikas Manaktala aka Huda and Priyanka Bassi aka Naina of Left Right Left have been grabbing all the attention for their chemistry on-screen. Now the two can be seen emitting the same spark off-screen too. Says a source in the production house, "There had been a big showdown recently between Vikas and other three girls on the sets. But, surprisingly, Vikas never fights with Priynaka. They are always hanging out together. Vikas played the host at Priyanka's birthday party, a few days back. Their chemistry is noticeable both on and off screen."

When contacted, Vikas says, 'We are the best of friends. She is very different from my other female co-stars, who keep on screaming on the sets and are jealous of the other person's success. We have bonded really well since we working together. Moreover, both of us are from Delhi."

What are the good qualities about Priyanka that he likes most? "Priyanka is special because she is a positive person. She is also a very god listener. Sometimes, when I am stuck in a bad situation, she gives me the right advice. She is very friendly and not into back-biting about anyone. Lastly, both of us are happy go lucky person." he adds.

When contacted, Priyanka said, "I think he is a nice person. He is very friendly, but is a little short tempered. That's why people often misunderstand him. But I know he is very good at heart. People often misinterpret our friendship."

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#158

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TV actors have gone from acting to scripting and directing.

Wonder if it's the lack of new ideas or just good ol' creativity taking root? TV actors are setting aside their make-up and taking to scripting instead. Actor Mannish Goyal already has a script in hand and is in talks with production houses. "I am not writing a soap—my serial won't be the kind that's on air for years," he says. Besides the plot, Mannish has also written the lyrics for the title track.

Actor Kushal Punjabi too is ready with a 100-minute film. "I wanted to write for kids, but as the idea developed it became a film about Indian culture and families," says the actor. Kulraj Randhawa, of Kareena Kareena fame, too is turning storyteller. She says, "I used to freelance when I was staying in Bangalore. I have many scripts ready which just need a finishing touch." Kulraj plans to pitch her ideas to producers, rather than make them herself.

And no, the actors don't think it's lack of scripts that has prompted them to turn writers. All of them say it's the creative urge. Actor Akashh Deep Saigal is busy with his documentary film. Rajeev Khandelwal too was a documentary maker before stepping on to the small screen.

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Were Rajeev and Aamna holidaying together?

Rajeev Khandelwal went to Rishikesh for a holiday and Aamna Sharif was there too!

SUBHASH K JHA

Television star Rajeev Khandelwal seems to be at the crossroads. "I've deliberately got just one serial on hand Left Right Left and I'll be starting my first feature film soon." How soon? "By the beginning of next year. At the moment the details are being finalised. All I can say is, it would be a romantic lead."
Rajeev who had been working round-the-clock for his sole serial recently took time off for a holiday. "I went rafting in Rishikesh," confides Rajeev. "Actually I do that quite often. Usually there're some friends accompanying me. But this time, I took off on my own. I needed to restrospect, to get my house in order. I've reached a stage in my life and career where I know a turning point has arrived. I've to change lanes. I've come back relaxed, clear in my head to start afresh."
Could marriage be that big change in Rajeev's life? "No chance for a long time. I'm too much of a loner. Too into myself to create space for another person in my life."
Does it mean there's no marriage with Aamna Sharif on the cards? "Not on the cards… Not even on a banana leaf," he jokes. So was it just a coincidence that Aamna Sharif too was on a holiday at the same time as Rajeev? "Yes, at the same time. But in different places. She went on a holiday with her friends, not me."

http://epaper.timesofindia.com/

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Cabbie waited four hours to return cellphone to Aditi!

...Bangalore girl Aditi Pratap is full of praises for Mumbai nagariya, as are other TV actors who have made this city their home

GITA HARI

There are a number of actors from the small screen who have left their home and family to make it on their own in the big and opportunistic city of Mumbai. Apart from the initial struggle in their career, some have had personal experiences that are worth a read.
Priya Arya, of Left Right Left on SAB TV, has been staying alone in this city for the past nine years. A Delhiite, Priya talks about her weird encounters, "I had just shifted to Mumbai and was living alone in Yari road with a yesteryear actor who had acted in Dev Anand films as my next door neighbour. She used to come drunk at unearthly hours and bang on my door, insisting that I let her in." This was terrifying for the actor, as she did not have any close friend or relative to turn to, but she learnt to put her off, "Gradually, I invented ways to keep her out of my way and the situation came under control." Bangalore boy Raahil Azam wanted to make it on his own. A quiet and low-profile person, he had just a handful of friends who would come to his place and had seen his mother's picture in his house. His friends knew that he does not like to be intruded the few days he gets to spend with his parents. Recollecting an incident, the actor says, "My friends got to know that I was taking my mom shopping to Lokhandwala, so they quietly parked themselves in their car and observed us." After which, they smsed him about how they could not resist having a glimpse of her after seeing her photo at his place and complimented on her beauty. "People here are very friendly and observant but they respect your privacy," says Raahil.
Another Bangalorite who vouches for the spirit of Mumbai is Aditi Pratap of Saat Phere. "I settled in Mumbai six years back and the first time I visited my friend, I took a cab and disappeared into the building. I returned after four hours only to find the cabbie waiting for me at the entrance of the building, all because he wanted to return my cellphone that I had forgotten in his cab." She finds Mumbai very welcoming, safe, rewarding and a progressive city. "I absolutely love Mumbai!" she declares.
Kamalika Guha Thakurta misses Kolkata from where she hails, "Kolkata is home and Mumbai is office. There is a vast difference in people's attitude—an apnapan back in Kolkata while in Mumbai every acquaintance is a professional relationship. Here, people are too caught up with their own lives. The dictum here is live and let live." That's the Mumbai Magic —gentle, endearing, caring with a live and let live attitude that makes it easier to make friends with Mumbai!

http://epaper.timesofindia.com/

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