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Most small town girls don't have a choice when it comes to marriage. They simply go by their parents' wishes. For a change, we have girl from Lucknow, who choose her own groom, but not an ideal one. This was no love marriage but a compromise of sorts. Meet Pratigya of 'Mann Ki Awaaz Pratigya' fame, who opts to marry a goon.
Playing this character is the beautiful Pooja Gor, who played Kritika Kamra's sister in 'Kitani Mohabbat Hai'. That show is a matter of past now. Today, 'Pratigya' is the number one show on Star Plus and Pooja Gor is its queen. The pretty girl spoke exclusively to TellyCafe.
Excerpt.
Purvi to Pratgiya. Pooja Gor has now become a huge star. Do you agree?
No, I don't agree with you. I can never think like that, and if I do, it would imply that success has gone to my head. I'm merely an actor who does her job. For an actor, the fame is an added bonus. I'm just happy doing a job.
Not many gave the show a chance, before the show started,. Honestly, did you think that the show had the potential to be number one?
Number one is something which you can't predict, but after being briefed about the script, I was quite confident that it will appeal to the audience.
If you have to point out one single thing, what is it in 'Pratigya' that caught the viewer's imagination?
It's the reality in the tracks, the theme, and the base of the story. Viewers relate to the problems faced by Pratigya. It's this reality that has won them over.
In real life, would Pooja had gone the Pratgiya way and married a goon?
Ah…. no! It depends from person to person how she will react to such a situation. Pratigya and Pooja are two different persons. As Pooja, I don't think I would have done that.
The show has become a hit, but it appears to be just another conflict between a bahu and her in-laws?
No, we've taken up other issues too. First we took up eve teasing, then abortion, and now it's the beating up of women. These are issues which women face in most parts of our country. You need to have a total entertainment package.
Krishna and Pratgya are two entirely different characters. The guy is a goon while Pratigya is a well educated and forward thinking girl. Strangely, the viewers seem like this odd pairing. Why is that?
At times, even I'm shocked to see their reactions. Maybe the people are like Pratigya and Krishna because they are a different kind of pair. They haven't seen such a jodi before.
Can you remember how many men you've slapped, since the story began?
Two.
Just two! That's a surprise. Will any eve teaser dare to come to you now?
You guys (media) run such footage many times. Also in the show, a slap is aired at least three times. If you don't do that then it won't have the desired effect.
TV speaks of women employment, but sadly most protagonists end up being the idealistic and submissive bahu. Doesn't it beat the purpose then? And, is that how we'd like our woman to be known that too in the 21st century?
Every show portrays a girl in a different way. I can't be speaking about them. At the end of the day, we're just going by the script. Look, a new era has begun. People want to see reality in soaps. It's a new genre all together.
The channel and the producers are right in making shows that cater to the Hindi heartland, but there is a growing sense of frustration among the urban viewers who have been simply neglected. Don't such viewers deserve their kind of programming?
It's not as if the urban viewers aren't watching television. Besides, they've had their time. The earlier decade belonged to them. There is so much to explore. It's time for the rural masses to get what they want.
'Kitani Mohabbat Hai' is coming back. Is it wishful thinking to expect Pooja Gor to be part of it?
I'd love to be part of it if it depended on my wish. However, that's unlikely to happen. I wish the show all the very best.
There are murmurs that Pooja Gor is seeing someone. How true is it?
(Laughs) I don't like to comment on my personal life.
- Mayur Lookhar /TellyCafe.com
http://tellycafe.com/television-star-interviews/568-im-not-a-superstar-pooja-gor.html
Playing this character is the beautiful Pooja Gor, who played Kritika Kamra's sister in 'Kitani Mohabbat Hai'. That show is a matter of past now. Today, 'Pratigya' is the number one show on Star Plus and Pooja Gor is its queen. The pretty girl spoke exclusively to TellyCafe.
Excerpt.
Purvi to Pratgiya. Pooja Gor has now become a huge star. Do you agree?
No, I don't agree with you. I can never think like that, and if I do, it would imply that success has gone to my head. I'm merely an actor who does her job. For an actor, the fame is an added bonus. I'm just happy doing a job.
Not many gave the show a chance, before the show started,. Honestly, did you think that the show had the potential to be number one?
Number one is something which you can't predict, but after being briefed about the script, I was quite confident that it will appeal to the audience.
If you have to point out one single thing, what is it in 'Pratigya' that caught the viewer's imagination?
It's the reality in the tracks, the theme, and the base of the story. Viewers relate to the problems faced by Pratigya. It's this reality that has won them over.
In real life, would Pooja had gone the Pratgiya way and married a goon?
Ah…. no! It depends from person to person how she will react to such a situation. Pratigya and Pooja are two different persons. As Pooja, I don't think I would have done that.
The show has become a hit, but it appears to be just another conflict between a bahu and her in-laws?
No, we've taken up other issues too. First we took up eve teasing, then abortion, and now it's the beating up of women. These are issues which women face in most parts of our country. You need to have a total entertainment package.
Krishna and Pratgya are two entirely different characters. The guy is a goon while Pratigya is a well educated and forward thinking girl. Strangely, the viewers seem like this odd pairing. Why is that?
At times, even I'm shocked to see their reactions. Maybe the people are like Pratigya and Krishna because they are a different kind of pair. They haven't seen such a jodi before.
Can you remember how many men you've slapped, since the story began?
Two.
Just two! That's a surprise. Will any eve teaser dare to come to you now?
You guys (media) run such footage many times. Also in the show, a slap is aired at least three times. If you don't do that then it won't have the desired effect.
TV speaks of women employment, but sadly most protagonists end up being the idealistic and submissive bahu. Doesn't it beat the purpose then? And, is that how we'd like our woman to be known that too in the 21st century?
Every show portrays a girl in a different way. I can't be speaking about them. At the end of the day, we're just going by the script. Look, a new era has begun. People want to see reality in soaps. It's a new genre all together.
The channel and the producers are right in making shows that cater to the Hindi heartland, but there is a growing sense of frustration among the urban viewers who have been simply neglected. Don't such viewers deserve their kind of programming?
It's not as if the urban viewers aren't watching television. Besides, they've had their time. The earlier decade belonged to them. There is so much to explore. It's time for the rural masses to get what they want.
'Kitani Mohabbat Hai' is coming back. Is it wishful thinking to expect Pooja Gor to be part of it?
I'd love to be part of it if it depended on my wish. However, that's unlikely to happen. I wish the show all the very best.
There are murmurs that Pooja Gor is seeing someone. How true is it?
(Laughs) I don't like to comment on my personal life.
- Mayur Lookhar /TellyCafe.com
http://tellycafe.com/television-star-interviews/568-im-not-a-superstar-pooja-gor.html
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