'Small' stars steal study breaks

'Small' stars steal study breaks

3 Mar 2009, 0412 hrs IST, Bharti Dubey, TNN

Don't be disappointed if you see a little less of your favourite child stars on TV for a few days. The reason is like most children they too busy

with their exams. Producers are trying to prepare episode banks or introduce slight changes in the track.

Be it Anandi of Balika Vadhu or Ichcha of Uttaran, the kids have been taking leave from the sets for studies. Even on the sets, they study between shoots. Producer Sanjoy Wadhwa said, "We are trying to make a bank of as many episodes as possible so that there is no hindrance to their exams."

Avika Gaur will get 20 days off from the sets. "Her exams begin in the first week of April. My daughter does not miss school and only shoots after school,'' father Sameer Gaur said. Currently in Balika Vadhu, the focus has slightly shifted to another character, Suguna.

Sparsh Khanchandani, or Ichcha of Uttaran has also been allowed concessions. Producer Rupali Guha said, "We have a small bank so there should not be much of a problem. Earlier we would shoot from 11 am to 6 pm but now Sparsh comes on sets by 1.30 pm after her exams and leaves early." Sparsh's mother Sarita, a teacher herself, said, "A special track of mama-mami has also been introduced in the serial so the kids in the serial can take a break for their studies.

Tutors are also seen on the sets helping the children during break time.

But Class VII student Sawri, the newest addition to the Saat Phere cast is practically there in every scene and is hence finding it difficult to study. Her father Gagan Gupta, said, "We were told the track would last for a month but now it may stretch further. My kid studies while travelling to the studio or at her tuition classes. We are trying our best to see her studies are not affected."

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