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Pls, my show did not bring sex to TV
There's no need to blow things out of proportion, says Sakshi Tanwar, under fire for her steamy act with Ram Kapoor
Sakshi Tanwar has frequently found herself in the news after her 'bedroom scene' as Priya Kapoor in the TV show "Bade Acche Lagte Hain". But the actor is not happy with the way the scene is causing tongues to wag. In Varanasi to shoot for "Mohalla Assi", the actress says that people are creating an unnecessary hue and cry about the whole thing.
Reacting to the brouhaha, Sakshi says, "My serial has not brought sex to television. In fact, there have TV been serials in the past – from even before I started working – like "Tara", "Saans" and "Hasaratein", which were far bolder in content than this show is. In our show, the scene was the outcome of the gradual progression of a very mature relationship, which was eventually consummated. Though I agree that it is perhaps one of the longest such scenes, but shows like "Maryaada... Lekin Kab Tak?" also had similar scenes. In fact, ours was not even the first liplock on TV as is being claimed, so why is it being blown out of proportion?"
The actor, who started off with the role of Parvati, considered to be the epitome of 'Indian values' in tellyland, says, "I was apprehensive, initially, about doing such a bold scene since I belong to a conservative family. The creative team took a lot of time to convince me and then I needed time to convince my family. I spoke to my sister and it was she who spoke to my parents about it. Once I was prepared, then it was like any other take and I did it the way an actor is suppose to shoot any scene. Moreover, I feel it was beautifully depicted and aesthetically shot. I did not get any negative feedback from anyone."
The actor also dismisses criticism based on the grounds that television is a medium for family entertainment. "The scene was not aired out of the blue – the promos for it had been on air 15 days prior to it and were steamy enough," says Sakshi. She adds, "Viewers have this little thing called a remote, which I'm afraid they forget to use. The scene came at the end of the episode, so why did anybody wait to see the entire episode? Right now, TV is in a state of flux, where mature subjects are being accepted. Any phase in any medium that brings about a change should be welcome," she says.
Already successful on the small screen, Sakshi is graduating to the silver screen with "Mohalla Assi". The talented actor says that she is not ambitious. "There are no career plans for me. "Mohalla Assi" just happened, as did television. I don't act to prove myself. Had that been the case, I would not have sat at home for two and a half years doing nothing. Instead, I would have gone out, met people and looked for work. In fact, it took several years for Ekta to make me do "Bade Acche Lagte Hain", since she had planned to start this at the time "Kahaani Ghar Ghar Kii" was off air. But I wanted to take a break after "KGGK", so "Bade Acche Lagte Hain" got delayed. I work by instinct and I am always in a state of surrender to the Almighty, so I do not plan. So many of my friends call me lazy, but this is what I am," says Sakshi, who has been approached by several filmmakers.
Ask her if she is being choosy in Bollywood, and Sakshi clarifies, "The roles I have been offered so far are not the typical commercial ones, as only directors who are into offbeat cinema have sent feelers. In fact, I had worked in a film called "Saalon", made by Pritish Nandy's production house and directed by Nikhil Nagesh Bhatt, which has not hit the screens so far," she says.
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