A case for dark women

A case for dark women

Zee TV kick-starts "Saat Phere - Saloni Ka Safar" thisMonday

Like a drop in the ocean, another serial is ready to join the sea of serials in the television world. This time it is Zee's Saat Phere - Saloni Ka Safar, marking its debut from this coming Monday at 9.30 p.m. The serial unlike its counterparts is neither a part of the saas-bahu bandwagon nor does it claim to be solely based on a love story. What makes it different, as the Programming Head of Zee TV, Ashvini Yardi, puts it is,"it raises the issue of stigma faced by some Indian women because of their dark skin colour." The serial revolves around the trials and tribulations faced by an average Indian girl with an exceptional talent in the backdrop of atrocities like colour discrimination, dowry harassment, subjugation, etc. While it is known the serial stars versatile actress Shweta Kawatra in a positive role with Rakesh Bapat, who kick-starts his television journey with the serial, the leading lady of the story in the meanwhile has been kept under wraps. All one can know is that she is some Rajshree Thakur, a fresh face in the television arena.
Says Shweta who is playing a music director in Saat Phere... ., "I am playing the role of a talented, kind but lonely and vulnerable girl. She goes to Rajasthan and gets impressed by Neel's (the protagonist played by Bapat) singing. She decides to bring him to Mumbai and eventually falls in love with him." Rakesh Bapat fell in love with the character of Neel the moment he heard the script. "Neel is a very endearing character. He is an orphan and a childhood friend of Saloni. Their chemistry is like that of Radha-Krishna. He is an excellent singer and his guru who also taught him music, is everything to him. Working for the serial has been like going to an acting school, and everyday I am learning something new. It is a very well made serial and will go down well with the audience."

Let's let the audience decide that!

Edited by sweet n sour - 18 years ago

wow, Rakesh has another chance now, after his movies all bombed!

thanks for the info. 😊


hmm... i havent seen Shweta in any of the U.S. epis yet.

Thanx for the info!!
Shweta came in on Wed 9th Nov episode in the UK...she seems like a good character..

thanks for posting
rakesh bapat is sooo cute! 😳