Mobbed by Fame!

The upside to fame is that every one knows you; the flip side to it is that one often gets mobbed in public places. The popularity of their shows and characters has spread far and wide thanks to TV and media. We mobbed some TV celebs with questions on them being mobbed or doted on in places by their fans; and how elated or hapless they felt on account of their fame!

Ronit Roy
Usually in Mumbai mobbing isn't prominent, except if it's a mall. When one is mobbed whether it is Mumbai or a smaller town the response is the same, people ask you the same kind of questions. They throw questions on the shows you do and your co-stars and of course when they see me dressed casually in a denim and tee, they remark that I look younger in flesh than on screen. In smaller towns things can get embarrassing, at times people come forward and touch your feet courtesy Mihir of Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabi Bahu Thi. These are times when I feel hapless and pressurized, the only thing more hilarious than this is girls screaming out my name when they see me in public!

Anuj Saxena
In Mumbai mobbing hardly happens. People recognize you and do come forward for an autograph; sometimes there are hesitant watchers who maintain distance. Outside Mumbai mobbing does happen as public is not used to seeing stars on a regular basis. People abroad who are glued to television and films love to interact with stars. Places like Los Angeles where Kkusum was aired garnered a lot of fan following and people there often express their reactions freely. The most common question people ask me is how do I juggle my work with Maverick (production house), Elder (pharmaceuticals firm) and Blue Waters (restaurant) simultaneously apart from acting in soaps? They often joke if I get more than twenty-four hours to live, unlike others? In brief I have learnt that one needs to have a lot of patience when dealing with variety of fans as there isn't an actor who doesn't like adulation.

Anchal Dwiwedi
I have never been mobbed in Mumbai. Once at a shopping mall, I was quizzed whether I was the lady in Sindoor Tere Naam Ka and she commented 'tum bahut bura kaam karti ho'! Whenever people recognize me, they extend a compliment for my acting skills, looks, costume and even make up. I have been mobbed in my hometown Itawa, though. People keep asking my parents about me all the time. After Kaveri's success in Saat Phere whenever I go to Itawa, we need to keep the house gates closed otherwise people start gathering in to see and meet me.

Rajeev Khandelwal
Reactions across the globe are nearly the same. I get pleasant smiles especially from women. Questions with regard to serials are asked, they ask me about my shows, my look in different shows and about Aamna Shariff! Crowds in small towns end up pushing each other to have a glimpse of you. In Maldives and Dubai where my shows are watched, the recognition is instant. My best experience has been in Ahembdabad, it was my first commercial Dandiya amongst a crowd of nine thousand people. Cops were called in and they had little choice than to get tough with the crowd. Police were sent to escort me, amongst the chaos I lost the track of my nephew who had tagged along. One policeman even asked me who I was to be so mobbed!

Rohit Roy
Mobbing happens a lot of times. Recently I was mobbed at the shoot of Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Hungama. People ask variety of questions about Ronit and Sangeeta (Ghosh). Some people ask why I haven't got my wife Manasi and my equation over the on-screen or off-screen wives. Then there are requests, I can't tell and you can't print. Mumbai is relatively cooler as they are used to seeing stars but outskirts of the city prove to be crazy. Once, I was shooting outside Mumbai, where some college girls had come for a picnic. On seeing me they mobbed the set and it took a lot of time to get things back on track.