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But some of our small screen hotties seemed to have realised that getting stuck to one kind of character will not add much to their resume. Probably that could be the reason why some former telly betis and bahus are now trading the good girl image for a shade of grey, on prime time shows. Sample this - Neha Sargam who played the character of the ever sacrificing Nivedita (Chand Chupa Badal Mein) is now essaying the role of a self-obsessed and spoilt rich kid, Ishita (Haar Jeet), Rucha Gujarathi who played an ideal bahu Suhana (Bhabhi) is now the scheming and manipulative Kriya (Saas Bina Sasural),Pavitra Punia who was bubbly Geet in Love u Zindagi, is currently playing the stubborn Simi (Sawaare Sabke Sapne...Preeto), Mona Wasu's moved on from being the hardworking young professional Rohini (Radha Ki Betiyaan Kuch Kar Dikhayengi) to turn an obsessed lover Richa (Parichay) and Aashka Goradia who once played the holier than thou Kumud (Kkusum) is the manipulative Kalavati (Laagi Tujhse Lagan).
The reason for this 360 degree turn? It's simple! The prime time belles insist they are too bored with the cliched images of ideal bahu / beti and want to experiment with their characters. Neha says, "The character that I am playing now is a complete contrast to Chand Chupa Badal Mein's Nivedita. Nivedita's character was too pious and sweet. Let's face it, such girls don't exist in real life! Ishita is someone you'll come across everyday. She is a self-obsessed girl who will do anything to get what she wants. Although the producer had reservations about signing me up as a grey character, I took it up as a challenge and even told him that he could replace me in case I was not able to prove myself." Rucha says being a bad girl in a TV show is tough. "When I played a positive character, I gave my hundred percent to it. But an actor needs to prove his/her versatility and that's where I took up a grey character in order to challenge myself," she says.
Producers and channel heads feel that negative roles give actors an opportunity to explore their verstality. It is a challenge for them and the experiment has proved to be good for the popularity of the shows as well. Producer Siddharth Kumar Tewary says, "When I want to cast a leading lady in a negative role, it's important that she convincingly pull it off and that depends on the actor's potential. It is not easy to play a grey character, it requires more skills than doing a regular lead role."
Giaa Manek who has so convincingly played the role of Gopi bahu in Saath Nibhana Saathiya, also echoes the same sentiment. She says, "I don't want to take up a similar role again. A role with negative traits would be a challenge."
If telly's new mean girls can add some spice to the otherwise predictable entertainment platter then, the going grey act would have served its purpose. After all, every actor on prime time TV's worth depends on the TRPs of her current shows.
Some Tellytown stars have shed their goodie two shoes image to play spunky, negative characters on screen. TOI tells you why
Well, we do know that the soapbox will continue to have its share of the too-good-to-be-true bahus and betis, since a large number of shows heavily bank on these good girls for their tearjerking act to garner TRPs.But some of our small screen hotties seemed to have realised that getting stuck to one kind of character will not add much to their resume. Probably that could be the reason why some former telly betis and bahus are now trading the good girl image for a shade of grey, on prime time shows. Sample this - Neha Sargam who played the character of the ever sacrificing Nivedita (Chand Chupa Badal Mein) is now essaying the role of a self-obsessed and spoilt rich kid, Ishita (Haar Jeet), Rucha Gujarathi who played an ideal bahu Suhana (Bhabhi) is now the scheming and manipulative Kriya (Saas Bina Sasural),Pavitra Punia who was bubbly Geet in Love u Zindagi, is currently playing the stubborn Simi (Sawaare Sabke Sapne...Preeto), Mona Wasu's moved on from being the hardworking young professional Rohini (Radha Ki Betiyaan Kuch Kar Dikhayengi) to turn an obsessed lover Richa (Parichay) and Aashka Goradia who once played the holier than thou Kumud (Kkusum) is the manipulative Kalavati (Laagi Tujhse Lagan).
The reason for this 360 degree turn? It's simple! The prime time belles insist they are too bored with the cliched images of ideal bahu / beti and want to experiment with their characters. Neha says, "The character that I am playing now is a complete contrast to Chand Chupa Badal Mein's Nivedita. Nivedita's character was too pious and sweet. Let's face it, such girls don't exist in real life! Ishita is someone you'll come across everyday. She is a self-obsessed girl who will do anything to get what she wants. Although the producer had reservations about signing me up as a grey character, I took it up as a challenge and even told him that he could replace me in case I was not able to prove myself." Rucha says being a bad girl in a TV show is tough. "When I played a positive character, I gave my hundred percent to it. But an actor needs to prove his/her versatility and that's where I took up a grey character in order to challenge myself," she says.
Producers and channel heads feel that negative roles give actors an opportunity to explore their verstality. It is a challenge for them and the experiment has proved to be good for the popularity of the shows as well. Producer Siddharth Kumar Tewary says, "When I want to cast a leading lady in a negative role, it's important that she convincingly pull it off and that depends on the actor's potential. It is not easy to play a grey character, it requires more skills than doing a regular lead role."
Giaa Manek who has so convincingly played the role of Gopi bahu in Saath Nibhana Saathiya, also echoes the same sentiment. She says, "I don't want to take up a similar role again. A role with negative traits would be a challenge."
If telly's new mean girls can add some spice to the otherwise predictable entertainment platter then, the going grey act would have served its purpose. After all, every actor on prime time TV's worth depends on the TRPs of her current shows.
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