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The Vamp Empire
Loud make-up, garish costumes, deafening histrionics… The vamps of our soaps can make Lalita Pawar and Bindu seem angelic in comparison. Here's a dekko at all the bad girls of television
COMPILED BY SHIKHA SAROJ
SAI DEODHAR-
Sai's role in Kasauti Zindagii Kay is that of Debonita who is obsessed with the man she loves. She is dressed like any regular young girl. The actress feels that it is acting skills (or the lack of it) that make negative characters convincing or unreal. Looks don't play much of a part in it.
ASHWINI KASLEKAR-
Ashwini as Jigyasa from Kasamh Se plays Ram Kapoor's sister who wants to get her hands on the family property. She has mastered the art of being subtly evil in the serial.
TASNEEM SHEIKH-
Who could miss the 'Mo-o-hiniii'. Her character as Mohini from Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi is a strange mix of comic and evil. She is one of the most animated characters on television who makes 20-odd faces in 30 seconds! Lovely hair, spare make-up and non-garish saris make Mohini a character you can love or hate. But you can't ignore her.
SHUBHAVI-
From playing a lawyer who secretly loves Mihir in Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi to an outright husband-snatcher, Shubhavi's role as Meera in Kyunki… is an interesting blend of a woman who is frustrated because of unrequited love and still manages to be liked by Tulsi's mother-in law. Her hallmark is her dark-colored saris that she drapes Mumtaaz ishtyle.
SUDHA CHANDRAN-
Here is one actor who made the TV vamp look scarier than ever before and expressed it effectively through sheer overdressing and loud gesturing. While Sudha's look as Ramola Sikand in Kahiin Kissi Roz was all about loud make-up, larger-than-life bindis and garish costumes, in K Street Pali Hill she is far more subtle. Although she still plays the dreaded vamp, in K Street… she is not glaringly evil but more cleverly portrayed as a sweet-though-cunning character. Is Sudha consciously trying to break away from the typical vamp mode by dressing realistically?
KAMYA PUNJABI-
Her eyes say it all. Playing Divyanka Tripathi's sister-in-law in Dulhann, Kamya is one of the more realistically portrayed vamps on Indian television. Pretty, without trying too hard, Kamya is the dominating s i s t e r - i n - l a w (Sindura) who wants to get back at her father because of whom her mother committed suicide. Cotton saris, natural makeup, minimal jewelry make her stand apart from other overdressed vamps.
URVASHI DHOLAKIA-
It is sometimes difficult to decide who is more overdressed - Ramola or Komolika. Urvashi's look as Komolika in Kasauti Zindagi Kay wins hands down at times. Her character Noinika in Sony's Rishton Ki Dor, though, is less gaudy. There is also a debate on whether Noinika is less evil than Komolika. The justification? Noinika has had a deprived childhood in Rishton… Whatever the justification, Urvashi plays the repelling vamp convincingly.
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