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Bad girls just got worse
They play the most hated characters of the television fraternity, but that's what makes them most loved by the audiences too. Remember the adage 'bad girls have all the fun'? Well, these bad girls are surely having a lot of fun. We decided to ask them their take on playing a vamp; how does it feel to be loved and hated to the extreme?
Urvashi Dholakia's character of Komolika in Star Plus's 'Kasautii Zindagii Kay' is perhaps the first name that comes to mind when one thinks of a negative character. Urvashi says, "When Ekta offered me Komolika, my first reaction was, 'No, I don't think I can do that!' But Ekta believed that I could and it was only due to her faith that I took - up the role. Honestly, I had never perceived it to become such a craze and it was flattering when Komolika became a buzzword. I think what made Komolika so famous, was the way in which she was packaged within the show." Komolika was neither the first nor the last vampish act that Urvashi has indulged in. She has also played characters like Kajol in 'Kahaani Teri Meri' and Noinika of 'Risshton Ki Dor'. As Urvashi says, "I enjoyed myself while playing Komolika and Kajol and am now having equal fun playing Noinika, who's a very close to life character, someone who could as well be your neighbour." The fact that Urvashi is having a ball enacting these roles is apparent from the fact that she is open to playing more negative characters. "A vamp, who is wicked just because it may be in her genes, makes no sense to me. With a properly sketched-out negative character, I'm ready to go for the kill again!" she says with a wicked smile.
Maninee Mishra's character Pari in 'Jassi Jaissi Koi Nahin' brought to television a different kind of a vamp – a dumb but conniving woman. In complete contrast to that was her character Yana in 'Sarrkkar'. Maaninee says, "In both cases the characters have reason to be negative and that is why I took up both the roles. In Pari's case, it is her need for the good life and in Yana's case, taking revenge for the heartache she suffered. Also, both the characters had been devised so differently, with Pari as this mad-cap and Yana as the cold, go-getter – it was fun to play both." reminisces Maninee . Initially, Maninee was shocked when she was offered a vamp's role. "In real life, I'm this serious person and to know that someone perceives me fit to play a negative character was a stunner for me," she says. In spite of getting a very good response from the audiences, Maaninee is wary of playing a negative role again. "It's an emotionally tiring exercise and drains off my peace of mind," says Maaninee.
However, unlike Maaninee, Ashwini Kalsekar, Jigyaasa of 'Kasamh Se' has a different take on playing the bad girl. "I was bored to death of the goody-goody roles and was dying to play a bad woman. So, when 'Kasamh Se' was offered to me, I grabbed the role! My take on doing a negative role is that, no character is really negative. It's just that when the story is told from the protagonist's viewpoint, the person who's opposite him/her will automatically seem wicked." Ashwini like playing Jigyaasa because "She has a valid reason for being mean and she can be mean without making weird faces into the camera while saying the dialogues," says Ashwini.
Kruttika Desai began her vampish stance with a role in 'Kkusum', but what really established her as household name was Gargi's character in 'Tumhari Disha'. What followed was her character Mohini in Sahara One's 'Hare Kaanch Ki Choodiyan'. "Gargi is so unabashedly wicked; it's as if the phrase 'moral values' just doesn't exist in her dictionary and she relishes that totally. It's fun to play such an uninhibited vamp. With Mohini, I love the mystique that the character has got," says Kruttika excitedly.In spite of the kind of popularity that the roles bring, the vamps are always on par, if not above, with the positive characters. As Kruttika says, "I enjoy playing a vamp because the canvas gets really wide. You can experiment with your clothes, makeup, gestures, tone, etc and also, the role is inevitably meatier." As Anchal concludes, "Who wouldn't like to play a positive role? I'm sure every vamp, if given a good author backed positive role would like to do it. But, if I don't get an opportunity, I wouldn't have a problem because the audience has accepted me."
The viewers love to hate them and they love to be hated. The television frat's screen vamps tell us why they love to play wicked...
They play the most hated characters of the television fraternity, but that's what makes them most loved by the audiences too. Remember the adage 'bad girls have all the fun'? Well, these bad girls are surely having a lot of fun. We decided to ask them their take on playing a vamp; how does it feel to be loved and hated to the extreme?
Urvashi Dholakia's character of Komolika in Star Plus's 'Kasautii Zindagii Kay' is perhaps the first name that comes to mind when one thinks of a negative character. Urvashi says, "When Ekta offered me Komolika, my first reaction was, 'No, I don't think I can do that!' But Ekta believed that I could and it was only due to her faith that I took - up the role. Honestly, I had never perceived it to become such a craze and it was flattering when Komolika became a buzzword. I think what made Komolika so famous, was the way in which she was packaged within the show." Komolika was neither the first nor the last vampish act that Urvashi has indulged in. She has also played characters like Kajol in 'Kahaani Teri Meri' and Noinika of 'Risshton Ki Dor'. As Urvashi says, "I enjoyed myself while playing Komolika and Kajol and am now having equal fun playing Noinika, who's a very close to life character, someone who could as well be your neighbour." The fact that Urvashi is having a ball enacting these roles is apparent from the fact that she is open to playing more negative characters. "A vamp, who is wicked just because it may be in her genes, makes no sense to me. With a properly sketched-out negative character, I'm ready to go for the kill again!" she says with a wicked smile.
Maninee Mishra's character Pari in 'Jassi Jaissi Koi Nahin' brought to television a different kind of a vamp – a dumb but conniving woman. In complete contrast to that was her character Yana in 'Sarrkkar'. Maaninee says, "In both cases the characters have reason to be negative and that is why I took up both the roles. In Pari's case, it is her need for the good life and in Yana's case, taking revenge for the heartache she suffered. Also, both the characters had been devised so differently, with Pari as this mad-cap and Yana as the cold, go-getter – it was fun to play both." reminisces Maninee . Initially, Maninee was shocked when she was offered a vamp's role. "In real life, I'm this serious person and to know that someone perceives me fit to play a negative character was a stunner for me," she says. In spite of getting a very good response from the audiences, Maaninee is wary of playing a negative role again. "It's an emotionally tiring exercise and drains off my peace of mind," says Maaninee.
However, unlike Maaninee, Ashwini Kalsekar, Jigyaasa of 'Kasamh Se' has a different take on playing the bad girl. "I was bored to death of the goody-goody roles and was dying to play a bad woman. So, when 'Kasamh Se' was offered to me, I grabbed the role! My take on doing a negative role is that, no character is really negative. It's just that when the story is told from the protagonist's viewpoint, the person who's opposite him/her will automatically seem wicked." Ashwini like playing Jigyaasa because "She has a valid reason for being mean and she can be mean without making weird faces into the camera while saying the dialogues," says Ashwini.
The latest in the ba(n)dwagon is Anchal Dwivedi, who has become famous for her menacing ways as Saloni's bhabhi Kaveri in 'Saat Phere – Saloni Ka Safar'. The girl admits that she was praying to God after the audition when she was told that she would be called back for confirmation. "I wasn't sceptical about playing the role at all or that I will get slotted as a vamp. I think it's more exciting to play a negative role than a positive one. You get to laugh, cry and backbite."
Kruttika Desai began her vampish stance with a role in 'Kkusum', but what really established her as household name was Gargi's character in 'Tumhari Disha'. What followed was her character Mohini in Sahara One's 'Hare Kaanch Ki Choodiyan'. "Gargi is so unabashedly wicked; it's as if the phrase 'moral values' just doesn't exist in her dictionary and she relishes that totally. It's fun to play such an uninhibited vamp. With Mohini, I love the mystique that the character has got," says Kruttika excitedly.In spite of the kind of popularity that the roles bring, the vamps are always on par, if not above, with the positive characters. As Kruttika says, "I enjoy playing a vamp because the canvas gets really wide. You can experiment with your clothes, makeup, gestures, tone, etc and also, the role is inevitably meatier." As Anchal concludes, "Who wouldn't like to play a positive role? I'm sure every vamp, if given a good author backed positive role would like to do it. But, if I don't get an opportunity, I wouldn't have a problem because the audience has accepted me."
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