I am quite like Gauri: Pallavi

Going by the buzz and the systematic promotion being planned for the launch of Karam Apna Apna which replaces Kavyanjali on Star Plus from August 28, Gauri, the protagonist of the show played by Pallavi Subhash is being promoted as the new prime time face of Star Plus.

Whether Gauri will displace Tulsi and Parvati from the coveted pedestal and Pallavi will succeed in reaching the height of popularity that Smriti Irani and Sakshi Tanwar have enjoyed remains to be seen. But Pallavi considers herself extremely lucky for landing lead the role in the Balaji serial without even having stepped into Balaji House to leave her photographs there.

The Marathi stage actress who has done theatre with late Laxmikant Berde and Kedar Shinde for the last four years besides a host of ad campaigns and Marathi serials for Zee Marathi and ETV Marathi was quite content with her work in regional language shows. The turning point came when she made an entry in Tumhari Disha on Zee a month ago.

"Ekta saw me in one scene and decided to cast me as Gauri in Karam Apna Apna. I gave an audition and things took off from there," says the young actress who's very ecited about doing a lead role in a Balaji show. "It's not only a challenge but a big responsibility to live up to everyone's expectations because it is a big show."

But she doesn't have to worry much. Ekta, the serial's creative team and director Anil V. Kumar are helping her to understand and play the character. "Anil is very helpful and I am following his instructions till the last word," confesses Pallavi.

Karam Apna Apna is the story of Gauri who hails from a small hamlet of West Bengal. She is a simple girl without any ambition who has put the interest of her family before herself. Gauri is is all set to get married to her fianc Shashank.

But destiny has something different in store for her. "I can easily identify with character because in many ways Gauri is like me – simple with middle class values," she adds.