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Romit Raj brings Ghajini to Maayka

Romit Raj's character Jeet in Maayka is currently suffering from a memory loss. The lad says he is inspired by Aamir's character in Ghajini and is hoping to give a similar inspiring performance on the small screen.

"Aamir has done a fabulous job in Ghajini. In fact he's just too good in all his movies," praises Romit, "We've gone the Ghajini way in our show… the way Jeet loses his memory is similar to how Sanjay Singhania loses his memory in the film. Cherry sends her gundas who hit Jeet hard thrice with a rod on his head and as a result he loses his memory."
Is his role completely inspired from the movie?

"Ya… you can say that but the only difference is that Sanjay Singhania undergoes a short term memory loss but it's not the same with Jeet. He doesn't have to click pictures and keep in his pocket to remember people," he laughs.

The Maayka guy says he's a big fan of Aamir and he has watched the movie 7 times.

"I've studied 3 actors in my life - Mr. Bachchan, Anil Kapoor and Aamir Khan. He's my biggest inspiration," boasts the star.

The actor tells us that there is something which he has even extracted from Aamir's character in the movie as he says "His approach definitely is different but the way he is curious to know about his past, that hope which he has in his eyes… I am following that in my character, just trying to get that eagerness."

"There are two scenes that I really enjoyed doing. One was when Soni who has now come in the form of Bela comes in front of Jeet and he doesn't recognize her but there are some flashbacks…this was too touchy. Secondly during Soni's death sequence, Jeet tries to jump from the cliff," adds Romit.

Romit says he loves this new role. "It's a fantastic experience... This is the 1st time I am playing something like this."

http://www.indya.com/news/newsDetails.aspx?xfile=2009/January/News_20090131_206

"Yes, we are seeing each other," confirms Romit, "all I can tell you as of now is that we are very good friends and are a couple."
Romit and Shilpa met each other on the sets of Maayka. Romit adds, "I saw her first in 2003 but we met each other on the sets of Maayka. Slowly, we became friends and now we are together."

Surprisingly, it has been only about three months since they started going around. The actor says, "We've been really good friends for a long time but our relationship grew only after she left the show. After she left Maayka, we realized that we were in love. Normally, people fall in love while they are working together but in our case it has been the completely opposite."

How does he spend time with Shilpa now that she's no longer shooting for the show and he is?
"It actually gets very difficult but I am glad I don't have any other show to do as of now (laughs). But we do manage to find time for each other," says Romit.

When asked about marriage, the actor says they haven't thought about it yet. He adds, "We haven't approached our parents but one thing I can tell you is still there is time. Filhaal toh we are getting to know each other better. Our families know that we are great friends so when the appropriate time comes, we will soon approach them."

Shilpa Shinde, who is presently relaxing at home, says, "Yes, we are very good friends and he even comes over to my place frequently. Romit is a very nice person and that's the reason we are still in touch. But we haven't thought about marriage as of now, we will let you know once everything gets finalized."

http://www.indya.com/news/newsDetails.aspx?xfile=2009/March/News_20090303_11

Vandana Shukla, Hill Road Media

Tuesday, March 03, 2009

TV's hate-filled LOVE stories!

Television relationships have a peculiar pattern: things start off rocky, tiffs and miffs galore, before couples fall head over heels for each other. Pretty much a hit formula right there.

Here is a look at onscreen pairs who have fallen prey to this tried-and-tested method of courtship.

Angad-Kripa, Kaisa Yeh Pyaar Hai (Sony TV) Kaisa Yeh Pyaar Hai started with the classic 'opposites attract' love story of Angad (Iqbal Khan) and Kripa (Neha Bamb), two completely different people. Angad was a rockstar and Kripa played an aspiring singer who gets an opportunity to work with him. Their relationship began with misunderstandings but unsurprisingly, they were destined to fall in love. Link http://www.indya.com/gallery/gallery.aspx?aid=290