| | | Rahul gaya Elvis ban ne: Ajay Gehi | Pag ghungroo bandh Meera nachi thi and Goli maar bheje mein — after belting out these two Bollywood chartbusters on Sony's Celebrity Fame Gurukul, Miilee's Rahul (Ajay Gehi) struck the high notes. But on the serial front, Ajay's character Rahul has disappeared from Star Plus daily, Miilee.
The telly buzz was that Ajay was initially busy with the Gurukul shoot and after its completion, in a mood to savour the taste of being a singer.
What's interesting is the fact that his character is missing from the scenario just when the daily reaches its biggest highpoint, and Miilee (Mona Wasu) learns about her true identity as Vishal Rastogi's (Kiran Kumar) daughter, in whose house she works as a maid. Time lag
So why is Ajay not shooting for Miilee even post Gurukul? "At the Gurukul, we were not allowed mobile phones. They would be taken away prior to the shoot and returned late at night," says Ajay. "The only time I could return all the missed calls was around midnight – the time when those people's phones were in an answering machine mode." Elvis mode
It is learnt that all the communication between the actor and the producers was through missed calls and text messages. "I have no clue when I will shoot next for Miilee," says Ajay.
"I have not yet been told anything. I used to receive messages from Radhika (the producer) after watching me on Gurukul, saying, 'Hi Elvis, you rock with your pelvic moods', to which I once replied, 'Elvis has left the building'." New track for Miilee
Says producer Radhika Kumar, "When Ajay decided to take part in Celebrity Fame Gurukul, we had to alter our storyline. Miilee is a daily, so obviously, he could not manage a daily soap shoot with the Gurukul. We had to show that his character, Rahul, was away in Mumbai. As he is not shooting with us, we had to incorporate a new track for Miilee's high point. We had to make Father Manuel, Hirlal and Dadima key players, instead of Rahul, in revealing Miilee's true identity."
So when does Gehi shoot again? "We know he has finished with Gurukul but he is not part of the current shoot schedule so he will not be seen in the drama even in the coming episodes," says Radhika. "I guess he wants to sing now after Gurukul. He is still in that mood and has not got back to us," she adds.
"Post Celebrity Fame Gurukul, there have been offers my way for stage shows. People have realised that I can not only act but sing as well; I can be a performer," points out Ajay, who has two interesting offers on the film front. "I really don't know when I will shoot for Miilee again. I am waiting for their call," he says.
Meanwhile, Miilee will have to grapple with her new identity alone as the actor and the producers figure out the communication gap due to the missed calls and unreplied text messages. Blame it on technology?
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Gehi's Gurukul experience
"Suddenly people have discovered a new facet to Ajay Gehi — that he can sing and dance and be a performer," says the actor. But the fact is, I began as a singer. During college days (at H R), my claim to fame was singing.
I used to regularly belt out English tracks, especially hip-hop. Post-college, modelling happened and then acting, and singing took a backseat. It is like when you approach a production house and say you can act, sing, dance and write.
They will tell you make up your mind and do one thing. I took to acting. At the Gurukul, I was the top-rated singer; everyone knew I was the winner; the cameras even focussed on me when the winner was to be announced.
But eventually, it was Amit Sareen who was declared winner. All that I can say is that everyone knows how these contests are conducted and how winners are selected. | |
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