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How Paridhi Sharma bagged Jodha Akbar?

A lot has been said about how finicky the doyen of Indian soaps Ekta Kapoor is when it comes to the casting of her actors.


She is said to have gone through as many as 7000 audition entries in the course of a nationwide hunt spanning 8 months before she gave her final nod of approval to the beautifulParidhi Sharma to play Jodha in her historical magnum opus coming up in Zee TV's Jodha Akbar.


It is interesting to note here that there was one other prominent face amongst the 7000 aspiring Jodhas that had almost made the cut.

Insiders reveal that Toral Rasputra had also auditioned for the coveted role and the creative team was quite impressed with her. However, Ekta took one look at her and said, "That's not my Jodha!"

For Jodha, Ekta reveals, "I wanted someone who possesses the radiance and dignity of the loveliest Rajput princess Indian history's seen. I'm told Jodha was someone whose eyes conveyed humility, simplicity, courage and conviction. Paridhi embodies everything I had in mind for Jodha. When Paridhi stood there in Jodha's bridal finery and delivered some of her lines, I knew the role belonged to her!"

Paridhi Sharma has previously been a part of Ekta's productions but this is her first role as a lead. With a big smile on her face, Paridhi said, "Landing Jodha's role is a dream come true. To begin with, the fact that it's a lead role in an Ekta Kapoor production ... on a popular channel like Zee TV ... add to that the fact that I'm playing a famous historical figure in a lavish period drama ... Could I possibly ask for more?" She added, "I know the expectations are sky high and I have a tough task ahead...but I know I'll strive hard, work my strengths to my advantage and deliver."

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Posted: 12 years ago
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Ekta never ceases to amaze me. The lady has attitude, spunk, intelligence, business acumen and she has fine taste. She is responsible single handedly for spoiling the TV serials in India and making them long never ending dramas...but she is smart. She knows her audience and she caters to them.

Her movies..ohhh her movies. Path Breaking...really!

Hate her or love her..You cannot ignore her.
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Posted: 12 years ago
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Oh!! All I can say is Ekta is a pro...All the best to Paridhi! What a role she has bagged..Must be talented!

And Lavy, agree with you..You can love her or hate her, but cannot ignore her!
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Posted: 12 years ago
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Toral's loss, Paridhi's gain...Ekta Maayi ki jai ho!
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I have hated most of Ekta's serials and I dont like them. However her actors are PAR excellence. Some scenes in those K serials are finest examples of performance and dialogues working together.

The main scenes between Smriti and Apara Mehta are fascinating. The one time I saw such a powerful scene after the Tulsi Savita talk when Tulsi tells Savita about her husband's infidelity is in BV when Smita stops Prats from filling her maang. Golden Days!





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Posted: 12 years ago
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Well said L and Ritu. Well said.


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Posted: 12 years ago
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Ekta maiyya ki jai ho! She knows what she wants and how to get it...
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Posted: 12 years ago
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Ekta serials from past few years are flops. They start off well and go into drains. parichay, balh, kya hue Tera vada, pavitra rista. People tastes have changed but she till goes for unnessary leaps, multiple marriages and husband cheating or wife cheating. it's ok if she rejected toral but why publish it openly Nd hurting the colors channel. I hope she makes justice to jodha Akbar story and not make it as one of her regular run of the mill daily soap. For me jodha will always be aishwarya rai, she was perfect Rajput princess.
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Posted: 12 years ago
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rajat tokas z de main lead(akbar)
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Posted: 12 years ago
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Parkhi nazar 😉 no wonder her shows r hit.. formula jo bhi ho.. sure shot chalte hain uske shows..

When she said she is not my Jodha.. Sunjoy said aahhh she is my Anandi 😆

Ekta maan gaye ustaad.. loha garam ho tabhi hathoda maarna chahiye 😆 hell hath no fury than a woman scorned!!!

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