Friday, August 18, 2006 23:40 IST
TV actor Ram Kapoor is quizzed by DNA reader/student Krithika Prasad on how he handles both female and male ardour.
Did you enjoy the hysteria whipped up by Jai Walia's death (in 'Kasamh Se')?
For me, it was a humbling experience. I was flooded with calls. The most interesting reaction came from the wife of a senior programming head of the channel (Zee). She refused to send him lunch till Jai Walia was brought back!
Is the 'back from the dead' gimmick that Balaji resorts to justified?
Balaji knows what the audience wants. That's why their shows are so successful. It's a game of TRPs. Characters are made to die to give a jolt to the audience. They are brought back also because the audience wants them. Balaji is clear and clever about how to get results.
For an actor who has been trained in the US, is the Indian idiot box a compromise?
The cinema that I did earlier was for niche and multiplex audiences. But doing TV has got me fan mail from as far as Auckland, New York and UK. TV is booming. Being a family man, I'm secure for the next few years. Here, you just don't make a living-you make a fantastic living!
Are you thrilled by your female fan frenzy?
I guess it's going through the roof these days! But one incident that got most bizarre was when I was buying boxers at a store and I was surrounded by girls. The girls insisted that I pose in my boxers!
But won't recent allegations of a gay relationship with co-actor Naman Shaw affect your image with women?
I love playing pranks and having a blast at work. That's what we were doing that day. And that got printed. I'm not angry with the report - the press has the right to write what they want. If you don't want people to write such stuff, then you must put on a faade. But I'm going to be myself. Whether this will affect my image is something that I don't dwell upon.
Co-ordinated by Farhana Farook
