Telly-ing a tale
Jasmine Singh
They sell dreams; they can beautifully and soulfully sell tears as well. They can alter your fashion statement, forcing you to refurbish the entire wardrobe. They can make you doubt your spouse; if they get nasty they can change the entire vaastu of your real-life relationships. They are the television actors, who live in the world of Gabriel Garcia Marquez and guess it is the audience who has to deal with their magic realism!
In Chandigarh to promote their show, Drashti Dhami and Vivian D'Sena of Madhubala Ek Ishq Ek Junoon (On Colors TV) fame, pour their heart out.
Love reel life
They can make you fall in love at the drop of a hat. Smile Drashti and Vivian. "I think every story has to have a love angle and Madhubala is set-up in Mumbai, which explains the mush factor in it." As for Vivian, who plays RK in Madhubala, a character has to believable. "As a character, I have to appear real so that people relate to it."
Road to Bollywood
With television actors like Sushant Singh and Prachi Desai getting into films, the future looks bright. Vivian is so busy with television that he hardly gets time to pursue football, a sport he loves. "Two hours of travel and more than half-the-day on the sets, where do I get time for anything else? As for films, if something good comes up I wouldn't mind."
The pretty looking Drashti, however, is content with what she is doing on television. "I wouldn't be able to answer why I don't want to leave television; I guess I am too content with it. If Sanjay Leela Bhansali offers a role, maybe I will take it up," she says.
Creatively yours
They go by the written word, but they aren't the dummies. Shares Vivian, whose name denotes victory, "I improvise on my dialogues. Sometimes I don't agree to the unreal and exaggerated things, which I bring to the notice of the team," he adds. As for the leading lady of Madhubala, "I get to play different characters. I played a Punjabi girl in Geet and now Madhubala is all about facing the challenges of love."
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