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Break toh banta hi hai boss!
Once their shows go off air, prime time heartthrobs often have a long wait before they can return to win the soap box in new, improved avatars
Sarah Salvadore I TNN
If the Indian film industry lives by the rule – you're as good as your last hit – then the Indian television industry swears by the adage,'you're as good as your last show'.
Whoever said the leading ladies of Indian television have a short shelf life have not taken a closer look at the careers of their male leads. After a promising start, most of the leading men of the small screen have failed to sustain themselves, past a few odd shows, unlike their Bollywood counterparts (read SRK, Aamir, and Salman). Popular stars, Hussain Kuwajerwala, Cezanne Khan, Hiten Tejwani, Aakashdeep Saigal and gang were once the darlings of the small screen. But once their popular shows wrapped up, the actors haven't been able to make a successful comeback. Instead, newcomers were chosen over them. Despite being big names, most producers and directors have steered clear of most popular leading men, thus making their shelf life, much like the leading ladies, quite limited.
As some popular dailies wrap up in the next few weeks, prime time hotties, Arjun Bijlani and Mohit Sehgal ("Miley Jab Hum Tum")
, Karan Wahi and Karan Singh Grover ("Dill Mill Gayye"), Angad Hasija ("Sapna Babul Ka ... Bidaai"), Neil Bhatt ("12/24 Karol Bagh"), Chaitanya Chaudhary ("Sarvgunn Sampanna") and Aditya Redijj ("Na Ana Is Des... Laado") will soon go missing from your screens.
Actor Arjun Bijlani who gained popularity through "Left Right Left" and then "Miley Jab Hum Tum" disagrees, "I don't think an actor's shelf life is limited. It's just that the phase of 'flavour of the season' is limited." After "MJHT" wraps up this month,the actor does not have another show in his kitty. Quiz him about that and he says, "A lot of shows are being made on TV today. The novelty factor is there with first two shows and by then people get used to the characters more than the star. So an actor needs to be careful about what he does next."
Angad Hasija who plays Alekh in "Bidaai..." which is slated to go off air by the middle of November, however, has a different take. "The repeat value of actors on TV is miniscule. Yes, you're as good as your last show and young actors always replace the older ones. But the phenomenal thing about TV is that people remember you by the character you made popular. Like Smriti Iraani is still known as Tulsi," says Angad who hasn't signed anything yet. Aditya Redij whose character in "Naa Aana Iss Des… Laado" is set to be bumped off in December, welcomes the break. "Working in dailies leave us with no time for personal stuff. After "Laado", I will take a break and enjoy life." Actor Aamir Ali, who hasn't done a TV show in a while, says he's making the best use of his time, doing, "stage shows with Sanjeeda (Sheikh). I promise to end my sabbatical next year with a great show," he quips.
Well, we hope the 'missing in action' superstars bounce back with bigger and better shows, because public loyalties as we all know, can be very fickle!
Actor Arjun Bijlani who gained popularity through "Left Right Left" and then "Miley Jab Hum Tum" disagrees, "I don't think an actor's shelf life is limited. It's just that the phase of 'flavour of the season' is limited." After "MJHT" wraps up this month,the actor does not have another show in his kitty. Quiz him about that and he says, "A lot of shows are being made on TV today. The novelty factor is there with first two shows and by then people get used to the characters more than the star. So an actor needs to be careful about what he does next."
Angad Hasija who plays Alekh in "Bidaai..." which is slated to go off air by the middle of November, however, has a different take. "The repeat value of actors on TV is miniscule. Yes, you're as good as your last show and young actors always replace the older ones. But the phenomenal thing about TV is that people remember you by the character you made popular. Like Smriti Iraani is still known as Tulsi," says Angad who hasn't signed anything yet. Aditya Redij whose character in "Naa Aana Iss Des… Laado" is set to be bumped off in December, welcomes the break. "Working in dailies leave us with no time for personal stuff. After "Laado", I will take a break and enjoy life." Actor Aamir Ali, who hasn't done a TV show in a while, says he's making the best use of his time, doing, "stage shows with Sanjeeda (Sheikh). I promise to end my sabbatical next year with a great show," he quips.
Well, we hope the 'missing in action' superstars bounce back with bigger and better shows, because public loyalties as we all know, can be very fickle!
Arjun Bijlani
Aditya Reddij
(Clockwise from left) Karan Singh Grover, Karan Wahi & Angad Hasija
Source : Delhi times
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