| PROFILE: Rajesh Kumar |
| Nitin Joshi |
| Roshesh Sarabhai? ''Moma Moma ... Tumne mujhe janam diya ... sabse achcha karam kiya'', for you tellyfolks. Fabulous display of histrionics by the very talented Rajesh Kumar who in real life is no where close to Roshesh. Very humble, serious, well-spoken, no screech in his voice like Roshesh and no, he doesn't call his mom, moma but Mummy and Ma instead. ''Comedy is serious business,'' feels Rajesh who's got it all with Sarabhai v/s Sarabhai produced by Aatish Kapadia and Jamnadas Majhetia. Name, fame, money, recognition, awards - everything. ''And I am grateful to Aatish and JD. I remember I did an audition for Roshesh for over four hours and they were so supportive. I did a few episodes of Khichdi when they told me about Roshesh,'' recalls Rajesh who did plenty of home work for about a month before starting off on the show. ''I had to prepare for Roshesh. Pick up a few mannerisms. Work on that screechy voice. I had to get the chord right. It was a challenge. And I must say Roshesh is a difficult part to play. More so because I had not done comedy before,'' admits the actor. |
Rajesh has done serious roles in serials like Kkusum, Kaun Apna Kaun Paraya, Des Mein Niklla Hoga Chand, Ek Mahal Ho Sapno Ka. Of course these days you also see him in Ba Bahoo Aur Baby in which he plays Subodh, a complete contrast to Roshesh. ''He is a kind of Krishna of the house. Everyone likes him. He is the loving, obedient, sensible son. The bhabhis share everything with him. It's a nice character, very different from Roshesh. I needed that break,'' he smiles and confesses that it was Sarabhai that changed everything for him. ''Everything followed after that. Till then I was known as Kkusum's brother or the psycho in Ek Mahal Ho Sapno Ka. Sarabhai has given me everything''. Now, he feels very honoured and excited as they are on the look out for a bride for Roshesh all over the country. And it's really flattering as they have got a lot of entries from all over which they will shortlist and then choose that one girl who will be Roshesh's bride. ''It's a unique idea where a hunt for the bride is on,'' he sayss and adds naughtily, ''There have been a few guys who have also sent in their bio data''.
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