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Of Grit and Determination
Sony Entertainment Television has started beaming its new shows Durgesh Nandini and Jeete Hain Jiske Liye, that depict women of determination. A talk with Rinku Ghosh and Ashwini Kalsekar who essay important roles in the two serials... RINKU GHOSH
What character do you play in Durgesh Nandini?
I play Durgesh Nandini- a girl who believes in certain values in life like honesty, simplicity and kindness. But she is also very contemporary in terms of her street-smart attitude. She can be brutally aggressive and yet have a soft corner for somebody who needs her help. I play an out-and-out rustic girl, with a tomboyish twist to her. In fact she closely resembles my real persona. Does being a part of a rural backdrop suit you?
I accept that most of the TV shows these days have an urban appeal, but at the same time the fact is that most of our population still reside in villages. A show like Durgesh Nandini will cater to a larger population in that sense and I am confident that with the kind of theme this show has, it will definitely go well with the audiences. After working in films, how has the television experience been?
I won't say that I am totally new to television. In the sense, I've done TV commercials for brands like Kelvinator, Rexona and Sweekar Oil. Though I agree that my forte has been films - regional cinema to be precise. I have done films like Iyyer IPS (Tamil), Dravina Chaliya (Telugu), Joy Maa Durga (Bengali), Suhaagni Banade Sajana Hamaar (Bhojpuri) and two Hindi films, Koi Hai and Wrong Number. Durgesh Nandini has close shades to some characters that I have enacted in regional films. Moreover, both films and television have similar kind of demands from an artiste. On the whole it has been a comfortable experience so far.
Sony Entertainment Television has started beaming its new shows Durgesh Nandini and Jeete Hain Jiske Liye, that depict women of determination. A talk with Rinku Ghosh and Ashwini Kalsekar who essay important roles in the two serials... RINKU GHOSH
What character do you play in Durgesh Nandini?
I play Durgesh Nandini- a girl who believes in certain values in life like honesty, simplicity and kindness. But she is also very contemporary in terms of her street-smart attitude. She can be brutally aggressive and yet have a soft corner for somebody who needs her help. I play an out-and-out rustic girl, with a tomboyish twist to her. In fact she closely resembles my real persona. Does being a part of a rural backdrop suit you?
I accept that most of the TV shows these days have an urban appeal, but at the same time the fact is that most of our population still reside in villages. A show like Durgesh Nandini will cater to a larger population in that sense and I am confident that with the kind of theme this show has, it will definitely go well with the audiences. After working in films, how has the television experience been?
I won't say that I am totally new to television. In the sense, I've done TV commercials for brands like Kelvinator, Rexona and Sweekar Oil. Though I agree that my forte has been films - regional cinema to be precise. I have done films like Iyyer IPS (Tamil), Dravina Chaliya (Telugu), Joy Maa Durga (Bengali), Suhaagni Banade Sajana Hamaar (Bhojpuri) and two Hindi films, Koi Hai and Wrong Number. Durgesh Nandini has close shades to some characters that I have enacted in regional films. Moreover, both films and television have similar kind of demands from an artiste. On the whole it has been a comfortable experience so far.
How excited are you about the show?
I am very much thrilled about the show. I have a habit of taking up one thing at a time and concentrating on it fully. Right now my focus is on Durgesh Nandini. I feel lucky having got this kind of a role.
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