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Shruti

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Posted: 19 years ago

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Interview of the week: By Alok Hisaria

Akangsha Rawat is the new kid on the block who is making her Tv debut

There is another one of those great Indian sweet love stories in the offing. Solhah Singaarr on Sahara One will see newcomer Akangsha Rawat making her debut. Here she talks about her background, her new role and how this show might become a fortune turner for Sahara.

First tell us what's your role in Solhah Singaarr?
The story is based in Banaras. I am playing the lead role of Meera. Sudha Chandran is my playing my grandmother. Mrinal Kulkarni is my mother and Arun Saxena is portraying my father. I am very carefree and careless. You can call me a livewire that's full of life.

So has the serial been shot in Banaras?
Yes, the major part has been shot in Banaras. All the exteriors have been shot over there, while the interiors are being shot in Mumbai.

According to you, what's so unique about the story of Solhah Singaarr?
First of all, it's not a saas-bahu family drama. It is based on the beautiful relationship between a mother and a daughter. It shows the different stages and different shades of the mother-daughter relationship. After a long time, you will be able to see Sudha Chandran in a positive role. I think even Mrinal Kulkarni is playing a grayish character for the first time. Like how Meera was devoted to Lord Krishna, I am devoted to my mother.

What have you done before this soap?
I have done a lot of commercials. I have just shot a commercial with Amitabh Bachchan for Dabur. It will probably be on air within five to six days.

How did you bag this role?
A long time ago I had auditioned for Sahara for some other serial. Thank God, they decided to store my tape. Jay Mehta and Sahara were looking for Meera, when the Sahara people spotted my tape. Then I was recommended to Jay Mehta.

Can you tell us something about your background?
I'm a Gadhwaali. But I was born and bought up in Delhi. After that I came to Mumbai for higher education. I post-graduated in advertisement and marketing from St. Xavier's College. Along with the course I also did a lot of modelling.

How is the rapport with your co-stars?
Everyone has been good. Mrinal Kulkarni who's playing my mom is really maternal by nature. Sudha Chandran and Arun Saxena have also helped me a great deal. Two guys will be seen opposite me, out of which I have shot with one guy, Pankaj Badra, who's playing Shlok. The other hero of the serial is Karan Singh.

Your experience working with Jay Mehta's production house...
So far it's been very good. They have been very co-operative and helpful.

How has your life changed after taking on a daily soap?
Tremendously. We shoot for almost 16 hours a day to create a bank of episodes. I hardly get three-four hours sleep.

Are you thinking about any other project too?
Not at this moment. Right now, I am just concentrating on Solhah Singaarr.

Shows on Sahara have not done well compared to its other channels. Do you have fear of the show being not received well?
Sahara also realises that their shows aren't doing well. They have planned elaborate strategies to solve this problem. The channel now is planning to showcase six new shows. They have done a lot of research on what exactly people want to see. Even Zee wasn't doing well, before Saat Phere and Kasam Se.

https://www.deccan.com/TV%20Guide/TV%20GuideDescription.asp#' Even%20Zee%20wasn't%20doing%20well,%20before%20Saat%20Phere% 20and%20Kasamh%20Se'

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Shruti

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SaharaOne Television's GRP catapults to 122;
Narrows gap for the third position

MUMBAI: SaharaOne Television has witnessed a steady growth in its GRPs over the last few weeks and has shot to a 122 GRP this week (week 44), narrowing the gap between the channel and Sony Entertainment Television for the third position in the Hindi GEC segment.

Says Sahara One CEO Shantonu Aditya, "The channel has been at an upswing over the last few weeks and the recent leap in GRP to 122 has only intensified our battle for the 3rd position among the GEC players. Our reach has also gone up from 50 per cent to 55 per cent this week. I am certain that the new shows that will be launched succeeding Solhah Singaarr over the next couple of months will help us achieve that position."

The channel recently launched Solhah Singaarr with a huge marketing campaign which has brought in encouraging responses. Among a whole array of shows coming up, the next to launch will be Kuch Apne Kuch Paraye, starting 20 November. The channel will also present its viewers with the coming of the King Khan into television as Fauji makes a comeback on13 November at 10 pm every Monday - Friday.

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Shruti

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'I will kill myself on November 24'

Junior artiste Danush Khan is obsessed with actress Akangsha Rawat aka Meera of Solhah Singaarr; threatens to commit suicide if she doesn't reciprocate his love.

Ranjib Mazumder

Actress Akangsha Rawat aka Meera of Solhah Singaarr is going through sleepless nights, thanks to an obsessive fan who claims to be madly in love with her. A man named Danush Khan is not only harassing Akangsha by calling her on her cell phone and sending SMSes, but is also threatening to commit suicide if she does not reciprocate his love.

Akangsha says, "The guy first started giving me missed calls. I was really irritated and tried calling him back. But then he would not take my calls. A few days later, he called and told me that he loves me. He also told me that he is an aspiring actor and has visited the sets of Solhah Singaarr. I was taken aback. After that day, he started calling me every day."

Akangsha continues, "When I realised that he is a junior actor, I tried to contact the junior artiste supplier to call him on the sets where we were shooting. As soon as he came there, I confronted him in the presence of other crew members. But he was not intimidated and confessed his love in front of everybody and said that he wants to marry me. He went away only when we threatened him and said that we will hand him over to the police."

Though Danush stopped calling Akangsha after this incident, he continued sending SMSes stating that he will commit suicide on November 24. "I have stopped bothering about the whole incident. But, he has threatened that he will commit suicide by November 24 if I do not reciprocate his love," Akangsha adds.

When we tried to contact Danush Khan, he was initially apprehensive. On being probed further he finally spoke about his obsessive feelings for Akangsha. Danush said, "I am not crazy about her star status, I am crazy about her. I can do anything for her. I have fallen in love with her since I have seen her on the sets of Solhah Singaarr. I will kill myself on November 24, if she doesn't reciprocate my feelings."

Commenting on his family background, Danush said, "I am from Bihar. I have been in Mumbai for the past four years as I am a struggling actor. I have acted as a bodyguard in several films." But for now, the last thing on Danush's mind is his career. All he wishes is that Akangsha reciprocate his love. Danush says, "Yehi meri aakhri khwahish hai. (This is my last wish)."

Why didn't Akangsha file a police complaint? "I am shooting all day and I don't have the time. I am also scared. I don't want to blow the whole thing out of proportion by going to the police and creating a scene."

https://mumbaimirror.indiatimes.com/mmpaper.aspx?page=article &sectid=12&contentid=20061121044538406ab274a50

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Monika

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Posted: 19 years ago

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Shoot till you drop

Mrinal Kulkarni completed a week's shooting in one day before leaving for Egypt

Ranjib Mazumder

Non-stop sense: Mrinal Kulkarni

Mrinal Kulkarni aka Alaknanda of Solhah Singarr had to complete a week's shoot in one day. Mrinal who had to leave for Egypt, completed all her scenes yesterday. She had to do this to create an episode bank that will last for a week while she is away. Mrinal is going to Egypt with her co-host Milind Gunaji to shoot for a regional channel's travel show Happy Journey.

When contacted, Mrinal said, "I had to complete my scenes for the episodes that would be shown for almost a week when I will be in Egypt. As I am an integral part of the story, the serial can't do without my track. As a result, I had to shoot twice the number of scenes that we usually shoot in one day. Yesterday they completed most of my scenes. I knew I would be exhausted in no time, so I had carried a box of energy drinks which kept me going through the hectic schedule."

"We have covered many places like Singapore, Malaysia, and Nepal for Happy Journey. This time we are covering Egypt," she added.

Was it difficult to shoot non-stop? Mrinal explained, "I am one of the central characters of Solhah Singarr and I had to be shown daily in the serial. I know that it is a lot of hard work. But I had to shoot for both the shows as I had committed to both parties."

The producer of Solhah Singarr, Jay Mehtaa said, "As Mrinal will be in Egypt for a week, we had to complete the shoot. She is an indispensable part of the story and has to be in every frame of show. It had been really difficult, but we had to adjust to each other's schedule. Whatever be the condition, the show's quality cannot be compromised."

What about the pressure of shooting so many scenes? "Mrinal stayed back till late night to complete the shoot. As I am the producer, the pressure was on me and my team and I had to complete all the work," Jay added.

Was Mrinal apprehensive during the shoot? "She is a professional and she knows how a daily soap works," Jay said.

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Did he suicide ???? 😕 😕

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Shruti

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SaharaOne Television is about to make a big splash in the Hindi General Entertainment Channel (GEC) space by introducing not less than eight new programmes.

The channel, having set an ambitious 2006-end target of achieving the third position in the market, hopes a near complete revamp of the sensitive 8 pm to 11 pm prime time band would drive the turnaround.

"By the end of 2006, we want to become the third most successful general entertainment channel in the Hindi space. We will be unleashing a series of programming activities in the coming weeks. Two new soaps Kuch Apne Kuch Paraye and Solhah Singaarr will start the proceedings and four more soaps will be launched in the prime time band. The picture will be complete with the introduction of two big ticket format shows," Sahara One Media and Entertainment Limited CEO Shantonu Aditya tells indiantelevision.com.

The channel's most successful soap Woh Rehne Waali Mehlon Ki will however escape the revamp exercise. Another prime time soap Hare Kkaanch Ki Choodiyan is giving way for Solhah Singaarr. SaharaOne is yet to decide the slot for Kuch Apne Kuch Paraye, according to Aditya.

Speaking on the reality shows in the pipeline, Aditya said the channel was yet to finalise certain details and would be sharing information on the initiatives at a later period. However he hinted that one of the reality shows planned would be celebrity-based. "We had been planning to launch a celeb-based reality dance show Superstars. But, looking at the way the existing celeb dance shows are faring in the rating charts, we have decided to take a re-look at Superstars," Aditya says.

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Shruti

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'Solhah Singaarr'

SaharaOne Television presents Solhah Singaarr.

The new show is aired at 8.30 pm, Monday to Friday.

CONCEPT NOTE
Solhah Singaarr revolves around the wealthy and influential Bharadwaj family of Benares.

It's the story of Meerra played by 'Akangsha Rawat' a carefree teenager who thinks the world to be picture perfect & rosy. The apple of everyone's eye in the Bharadwaj family her life revolves around playing with children in and around the bylanes of Benares and tasting the pickle made by the elders of the house.

Lost in her own world, she is unaware of the underlying friction in her parents' marriage. She loves her family a lot although her mother Alaknanda, her grandmother – Ammaji and her best friend Shlok are very special to her. An unfortunate event in the family awakens Meerra from her near perfect world to face the harsh realities of life.

It makes her realise the importance of Solhah Singaarr in a woman's life…the significance of what it means to be loved by your husband…the meaning of why women apply sindoor, wear bangles, apply mehendi. The transformation begins…from that of a carefree girl to one of a sensible woman.

Being a woman of today, she fights for what is right for herself and her near and dear ones, especially for her mother who has suffered an ordeal ... And she wins.

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Akangsha dons role of Meerra

Akangsha Rawat

With small screen offering great opportunities to actors and many are seen making a name for themselves. Akangsha Rawat is one of them. Akangsha with her cute smile and girl next-door looks is a woman of substance. She is all set to play the character of Meerra in Sahara One Television's new show Solhah Singaar, which premieres on October 30 at 8.30 pm, Monday to Friday.

The character played by her is bubbly, charming and blunt... and yet so adorable. She is happiness and loyalty. She is virtue.... and she is pride. She lives in her own world, a world, which she thinks to be picture perfect.... a bed of roses. She is Meerra, the epitome of progressive woman in the serial Solah Singaar produced by Jai Mehta Productions and directed by Pawan Kumar who has previously directed shows like Sindoor...Tere Naam Ka, Ek Ladki Anjani Si and Piya Ka Ghar.

Akangsha Rawat takes on questions about her role in the show.

So Akangsha, how did you bag the lead role of Meerra?

I am really fortunate to be associated with Sahara One Television who saw the fire in me the novel opportunities to play the role of Meerra, a carefree teenager who thinks the world to be picture. The apple of everyone's eye in the Bhardwaj family. My joy knew no bounds when I managed to bag a great role.

What is the serial about?

It is the story of a young charming happy-go-lucky girl Meerra and her family based in holy city of Benares. The show traces Meera's life that is set in Benares, a city steeped in time, memory, devotion, knowledge and experience far beyond imagination.

How has the experience with co-stars and the crew been?

Overall a memorable one. Working with eminent actors Sudha Chandran, Mrinal Kulkarni and Anuj Saxena has been great. The cast and crew have been helpful throughout and working with them has been a learning experience. The production house is very professional and every encounter has brought in different realisations that will probably be useful for all future assignments.

Overall, I can say that Solah Singaar is one of a kind that is giving me, as also the audience, to show something new. — DP

Source:http://www.tribuneindia.com/2006/20061027/ttlife1.htm

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Fresh Supply

DECKED UP Mrinal Kulkarni in "Solhah Singaarr

Recently the Capital bathed in the light of television stars when Sahara One launched its two new daily soaps The shows are Kuch Apne Kuch Paraye and Solhah Singarr, which will be on air from November 13 and October 30 (Monday to Friday) respectively.

Kuch Apne Kuch Paraye is a star-studded show having 25 TV stars," shares Kalyan Sundaram, Production Head Sahara One Television. According to Kalyan the series is about Vijaypat Raichand, a business tycoon, father of six children and a strict disciplinarian. Krishna the main lead is the daughter-in-law of the house. Ego clashes and disputes within the family lead all the sons to leave Vijaypat. He considers Krishna as his daughter who can reunite the family. It's Krishna's journey for being accepted as the daughter of the house. Gunjan Walia, a fresh face, plays the main lead and veteran actor Vikram Gokhale plays the role of Vijaypat. Rakhshanda Khan and Chaitanya Chowdhary are also playing significant characters.

Family entertainer

Solhah Singarr is being placed as a wholesome family entertainer. It is the story of Bhardwaj family where women are progressive despite being rooted to Indian values," shares Shantonu Aditya, CEO, Sahara One Television.

Aditya says the main theme of the show is to take up the issue of widow marriage. "It's about Meera the main lead a carefree teenager whose life is changed due to an incident which make her realise the importance of the solhah singarr for a woman."

Akangsha Rawat makes her debut with this show. It also stars Sudha Chandran and Anuj Saxena.

"These shows are part of well-thought strategy and under this plan six fiction-based and three non-fiction based shows will also be launched soon," sums up Aditya.

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Akangsha Rawat aka Meera in Solhah Singaarr on Sahara One was denied entry at her residence, recently. Akangsha recalls, "Actually we were shooting my introduction scene in the serial. It happened to be a song sequence where we used a lot of gulal. After the shot, I found myself bathed in pink and green colours from head to toe. Since it was already midnight, I didn't have time to wash the colours and preferred to go home instead. I reached my apartment at around 1.30 am, but the watchman refused me entry. I tried to explain the situation but he wouldn't listen to me. Our noisy argument managed to wake up most of the residents of our building. Finally, I asked him to call the secretary of our society, who came to my rescue and let me in."

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