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Kratika Sengar: In Her Own Words...
"I'm like weather - always
changing. I don't stay long enough to be caught...On the contrary, I'm like a
baby or a cocoon - I think I'm still in a metamorphic stage, where I'm still
growing."
"I am all the time a risk-taker.
I can never play safe."
"Mera sochna yeh hai ki kisi bhi
kalaakaar ke liye apne aap ko prove karna woh yehi hota hai ke aap alag-alag
variations mein apne audience ko dikha sake ki kya kya kar sakte hai. Agar koi
actor ek hi cheez baar baar karega toh uske andar jo talent hai humein nahi
pata chalega."
"Kuch time pehle tak mujhe lagta
tha, 'Haan, main bahut khush hoon, I'm very satisfied here.' But I think - ab
mujhe aisa lag raha hai ki career mein stagnancy nahi aani chahiye. Aapko badte
rehna chahiye."
[Kratika's view on "camps" within
the Indian TV industry - do they strongly affect an actor's career?]
"Bilkul bhi nahi. No, no no no
no. Not at all. Yahan, I think television mein kaam zyaada dekha jaata hai
aapka. Like, for instance, aap Gurmeet ko hi le lijiye [gestures toward the
now-vacant chair next to her] Ramayan se shuru kiya unhone. Ram kiya, phir
unhone Geet mein itna alag role kiya, abhi Punar Vivaah mein kar rahe hai..."
Memorable Moments
Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi
Sanchi: "You know what? A smile
costs nothing but buys everything. [takes her drink and raises
the glass in a toast] Cheers, buddy. You just have to smile!"
Tulsi: "Arrey, ab kya giraaya tune?!"
Sugandhi: "Mera sir, Baa. Aate ki dibbi uthaane nikli
thi, haath mein toh aaye nahi, poore sir pe gir gayi! [pouts while Tulsi
laughs] Arrey! Aap hans kyun rahi hai, Baa?"
Tulsi: "Bhoot lag rahi hai,
bhoot. Subhe-subhe aate ki kya zaroorat hai?"
Sugandhi: "Baa! Mujhe sheera
banana tha! Aaj aapka birthday hai, na? Issiliye socha, subah subah sabse pehle
aapko apne haathon ka bana hua sheera khilaaoon. Sheera toh bana nahi
aur...pata nahi kya ho gaya."
Kasautii Zindagii Kay
"Bhagwaan se?Darr? Nahi, Big P.
Yeh toh mere dost hai! Kabhi naraaz nahi hote.Hamesha maaf kar dete hai mujhe!"
"Waqt ke hisaab se toh machiney
chalti hai. Hum insaan toh dil ke hisaab se chalte hai!"
[P2 about Saksham] "Pyaar?Aur
woh? My foot! Mera toh bas chale naa...toh main usse aisi sazaa doon...aisi sazaa doon ki woh zindagi bhar yaad rakhe!"
"Yeh pyaar-vyaar sirf kitaabon
mein hi achcha lagta hai.Asli zindagi mein pyaar-vyaar kuch nahi hota."
"Bahut badnaseeb hoga woh jo
mujhse pyaar karega."
[P2 talking about her baby (to
Saksham)] "Uski hansi mein, hum dono ki hansi dhoond loongi.Uske saath bitaaye
hue har pal mein, tumhe dhoond loongi."
Prerna: "P2, yeh zindagi hai na,
yeh har pal roop badalti hain. Jo kal tha, woh aaj nahi hain, aur jo aaj hain,
woh kya pata, kal ho na ho? Issiliye iss pal ko thaam le beta, yeh pal bahut
keemti hai."
"Itni adjusting ki kissi ke saath
bhi adjust kar legi. No class. No taste."
[P2 to Nihaal] "Yahan sawaal
pyaar ka nahi hai, Mr. Nihaal Garewal, ego ka hai.Agar main kisi ke saath kahin
chali gayi, toh tumhaari mardangi kahin ki nahi rahegi."
"Kisne kaha?Haan? Tumhaare inn
dono haathon mein mere haath hai, na? Toh phir yeh khaali kaise hue, Nihaal?
Jab tak tum mere saath ho na, mujhe zindagi se aur kuch nahi chahiye. Hum ek doosre ke taakat banenge. Hum dono ek doosre ka khayal rakhenge.
Kuch zindagi se seekh lenge aur kuch zindagi khud-bakhud sikha degi.Dil ki
duniya mein daulat ka kya kaam? Pyaar ki daulat toh hai na humaare paas? Aur
woh humein kabhi tootne nahi denge.Kabhi kamzor nahi banaayegi. Log kehte hai
pyaar dard deta hai, lekin main yeh nahi maanti. Pyaar toh dard baantta hai.
Aur hum bhi baantenge. Hai na? I love you, Nihaal..."
Jhansi Ki Rani
"Hey Deva...Pata nahi humaare
bhagya mein kya likha hai...ke hum apne Maharaj se ab kabhi nahi mil paayenge?
Itne varshon baad unhe jab dekha, uss samay aisa laga jaise woh samay
wohi...wohi tham jaaye. Kya woh...kya woh humein dekh kar pehchaan paayenge?"
"Yaad hai aapko, Maharaj? Aap
hamesha humaare haathon ko dekh kar kaha karte the, 'Lakshmi Bai, aapke haath
itne chhote kyun hai? Ab toh barabar ho gaye hai na, Maharaj? Aap hamesha kaha
karte the ki humaari aankhen hirni jaisi hai. Par ab pata nahi...kitne badal
gaye hai aap. Ho sakta hai...ab aap humein pehchaan bhi na paaye. Jab aapke
saath the, tab itna bhi nahi jaante the ki pati-patni ke rishte ka arth kya
hota hai. Sach kehti thi Moti Bai. Aaj aapke halke-se sparsh ne humein...humein
yeh ehsaas dila diya...ki ab hum badi ho gaye hai..."
"Jhansi humaare pati ki thi...Aur
ab Anand ki hai...Jiski rakshak hai Laxmi Bai.Rani Laxmi Bai. Aur hum apni Jhansi kisi ko nahi denge. Hum apni Jhansi kisi ko nahi denge!"
"Jaante nahi Damodar akele nahi
reh paata hai?! Jaao! Jaao, usko de kar - [stops mid-sentence, then thrusts the
toy horse into Sundar's hands] Jaao!
[lets out a cry of anguish as she falls to her knees, sobbing] Damodar!
Damodar! Damodar!"
"Humaare seene mein nahi...toh
aap sab ke seene mein sahi. Ho kahin bhi kranti...Bas...Woh aag jalni chahiye...Jalti rehni chahiye..."
Jhansi Ki Rani: Behind the Scenes
"Pehli baat toh maine socha nahi
tha ki main kabhi actor banoongi. Main karne kuch aur hi aayi thi Bombay ' main
apne interns khatam kar rahi thi, college ka project khatam kar rahi thi, ek
advertising agency mein internship kar rahi thi main. Bhali-bhaati zindagi thi
meri...Pata nahi kis keere ne kaanta, phir actor bann gayi! [Kratika and Ulka
laugh] But whatever's said and done, I'm enjoying my profession, and I want to
continue it because I think it's amazing and it gives me a very good feeling!"
"We have to be positive and as
it's said, rightly said, that life moves on. And this change is also welcome."
"While the show was a tribute to
her bravery, gallantry and patriotism, it also highlighted how the Rani played
each role in the life a woman ' that of a daughter, mother, wife and a warrior
with equal aplomb! I learnt so many new things through this role, be it
horse-riding, swordsmanship, the body language and diction for the Rani. As an
actor, portraying the Rani of Jhansi was a dream come true!"
Punar Vivaah - Zindagi Milegi Dobara
"Kho kar paane ke baad jaana hai
ki...ki pyaar kya hota hai.Sachcha pyaar
kya hota hai. Ab kisi se koi jhijhak nahi. Koi
darr nahi, koi sharam
nahi.Haan...Karti hoon main aapse pyaar.Bahut pyaar.Bahut pyaar..."
"I love you. [silence, except for
the waves crashing against the rocks] Main aapse bahut pyaar karti hoon, Yashji."
"Kaash...iss jhoot ke peeche
chhupe sach ko aap sunn paate, Yashji...Kaash...koi aisa chamatkar ho jaaye
ki...yeh sab sach ho jaaye."
[Aarti, writing in her diary at
night] "Samundar ke kinaare, bas iss shaher mein aate hi, yeh kaisa toofan
badaaya hai mere mann mein? Har pal ek ajeeb si kashish, ajeeb si khushi
mehsoos kar rahi hoon main...Aaina bhi dekh kar kehta hai, 'Yeh tumhe kya ho
gaya hai, Aarti? Tum toh aisi na thi...' Kya kahoon main isse?Mausam ka jaadoo,
ya kuch aur? [turns to look at Yash, who is sleeping] Haan. Pyaar ho gaya hai
mujhe. Apne Yashji se. Aur aaj ki subah, pyaar ki pehli jeet ka, pehla padaav
paar kar liya maine. Woh bhi uss chhote-se, alsaaye-se bazaar mein...Sagar ki
lehron ki tarah, apni iss khushi ka shor apni dhadkanon mein sunne lagi hoon
main..."
"Aap kabhi kabhi kya bolte hai
mere - mere samajh mein nahi aata.Sab kuch upar se jaata hai - bouncer!"
[Yash, thinking, speaking to
Aarti in his mind] "Main nazar aa raha hoon, Aartiji...aapki aankhon mein. Aur
shayad meri aankhon mein aap bhi nazar aa rahi hongi. Log galat kehte hai. Kisi
ko dekhne ke liye aankhen bandh karne ki zaroorat nahi hoti. Aise khwaab toh
khuli aankhon se bhi dekhe jaate hai..."
"Sahi kaha tumne, Prashant...Ansh
tumhara beta ho hi nahi sakta...Mere
bete ki ragon mein tumhaara ganda khoon nahi beh sakta!Ansh sirf mera beta hai...Sirf mera beta...Aur
ab uska...jisne apni jaan par khel kar...uski
jaan bachaayi.Ansh.Yash.Scindia. Aur
mujhe mere bete ke naam par naaz hai!
Aur khabardaar...khabardaarjo mere
bete ka naam apni iss gandi zubaan se liya tumne! Yeh haath jo tumhaare
prarthana ke liye uthte the, na...Inhi haathon se tumhaari iss gandi zubaan ko
kheench loongi."
"Kya kaha aapne? Main uss aadmi
ke paas chali jaaoon jo...jo apne biwi, apne honewaale bachche, apne maa-bauji
ko thokar maar kar chala gaya? Uske paas chali jaaoon jisne yeh kabhi jaanne ki
koshish nahi ki...ki hum kaise hai, kis haal
mein hai, zinda hai ya mar gaye? Apne dil par haath rakh ke kahiye, Yashji...ki
aapko koi farak nahi padega...Bilkul dukh nahi pahunchega - Aap...aap dekh
paayenge mujhe kisi aur...kisi aur aadmi
ke saath?"
"Meri zindagi, mera wajood, sab
aapse hai, Yashji...Aur aap keh rahe hai main kisi aur ke paas chali jaaoon?Kaise chali jaaoon...? Aapki har
naraazgi ko seh loongi main, Yashji. Lekin please...Dobara apne zubaan par aisi
baat mat laiyyega ki main aapki zindagi se door chali jaaoon! Yeh bardaasht nahi
kar paaoongi main.Kabhi nahi.Kabhi
nahi..."
"Aaj phirse mujhe meri takdeer
par naaz ho raha hai, Yashji. Jis dil mein galtiyon ko andekha karne ki itni
taakat hai...Uss dil mein meri liye jagah dekh kar...agar main khushi se mar
bhi jaaoon toh aaj koi afsos nahi. [pauses] Aaj meri ek baat maanenge, please?
...Apne zubaan se woh teen shabd keh dijiye...jo aaj tak sirf aapki aankhon aur
aapke dil mein base hai...Aaj unhe zubaan de dijiye, Yashji...Please..."
"Yashji'Chawal laana mat
bhooliyega..."
"Nahi, Palak...Mumma kabhi udaas
nahi hogi. Apne bachchon ki chehre ko murjhaane nahi degi. Jiski pariyon jaisi
beti ho, rajkumar jaisa beta...woh maa bhalaa kaise udaas reh sakti hai?"
Aarti: [talking to Yash, through
Aayu] "Aap hi kahiye na apne Papa se...Dekhiye...Meri koi baat nahi maante yeh.
Inse kahiye...agar yeh aise udaas rahenge, maayoos rahenge, toh humein kaun
sambhaalega?"
Yash: [leans down] "I'm sorry,
beta. Mujhe iss tarah kamzoor nahi padna chahiye.Lekin kya karoon?Aapke Mumma
ki tarah strong toh nahi hoon. Apnon ke khone ka darr sataata hai mujhe..."
Aarti: "Kya kaha aapne? Jab aap
udaas hote hai, aapko darr lagta hai, toh...toh aap Mumma ko kaske pakad lete
ho. Aur aisa karke...aapka saara dard, saara darr door ho jaata hai. [Yash
leans toward Aarti, who steps forward to hold him close to her] Jab tak hum
dono saath hai...Ek doosre ke saath hai...Hum akele nahi hai, Yashji...Hum akele nahi hai..."
"Baat-baat par kitni behes hoti
thi humaari. Ek number ke hum dono ziddi! Maine bola aise hoga, toh aapne bola
waise hoga...Maine bola yeh sahi hai, toh aapne bola woh sahi hai. Phir kab ek
doosre se pyaar ho gaya...Pata hi nahi chala."
"Waise toh aapne dher saari
khushiyaan di hai mujhe. Lekin woh ek pal jo main kabhi nahi bhool sakti...Jab
aapne hum dono ki pictures poore room mein lagaayi thi."
"Issi ko toh sachcha pyaar kehte
hai. Aur zindagi ka doosra naam bhi dhoop-chhaon hai. Kabhi hans kar, kabhi ro
kar...Kabhi rooth kar, kabhi manaa kar...Hamesha ek doosre ka saath dena. Aur
ek doosre ke saath rehne se mushkil se mushkil safar bhi aasaan ho jaata hai.
Sach mein, Yashji.Aapke saath bitaaya hua har ek pal mujhe hamesha yaad rahega.Thank
you...For giving me such beautiful memories..."
"Teri har adaa mohabbat si lagti
hai.Ek-ek pal ki judai bhi muddat si lagti hai. Pehle nahi socha
tha...Ab...Sochne lagi hoon...Zindagi ke har lamhon mein teri zaroorat si lagti
hai...Bas...Yehi iltijaa hai...ki
rehna mere saath...Aakhri saans
tak...Meri dhadkan mein..."
Punar Vivaah: Behind the Scenes
[Sumeet Mittal about Kratika]
"Bahut achche performers chahiye the iss kahaani ke liye...Kahaani mein ek hote
hai ke bina kuch kahe, bahut kuch kehnewaale kirdaar chahiye the humein, jo ek
doosre ko agar just dekh rahe, ussi mein bahut kuch convey kar de...So, uss tarah
ki gehraayi ko hum dekh rahe the...And Kratika ka, I would say ke, matlab, her face itself says everything!
Like...bachche ko dekh ke feeling aani chahiye woh character ke andar...Woh
mujhe laga ke, it's very much there on her face."
"To be honest, jab mujhe concept
sunaaya gaya tha, I wanted to do this show badly. And I think I'm blessed again
ki mujhe hi mila yeh show."
[Portraying a mother on-screen:
Is it a challenge?] "No, no. It's not, it's not. I love kids, and in fact, the
one who's playing my kid in this show, he's a darling. If he's not there on the
set, I'm actually sitting idle and not doing anything. I want him to be next to
me all the time, you know? He's very
cute."
Interviewer: "Hamesha se actress
banna chahti thi?"
Kratika: "Nahi, nahi, nahi..."
Interviewer: "Jaise aapke husband
toh second class mein the, woh tabhi se actor banna chahte the..."
[Kratika looks at them, confused]
Interviewer: "Yash. She's talking
about Yash."
[Kratika laughs]
"Director ka achcha hona bahut zaroori hai, actually, aur
humaare director bahut achche hai.
Toh agar uss character mein woh soul ko laaye hai toh woh director hi laaye
hai. Characters likhna aur unmein soul daalna mein bahut farak hai."
"Haan...Aarti toh be-intehaan
pyaar karti hai Yashji se."
"I keep doing masti on the sets,
I can't sit at one place, I'm a restless soul...And I keep throwing water on
people, main bahut pareshaan karti hoon unhe [I trouble them a lot]. They just
wait for me to pack up and then they are like, 'Okay! Where is she? I want
to KILL her!' So the moment I pack up, I just disappear from the sets so that
nobody can catch hold of me."
[Kratika about Aayu] "Ab yeh
dekho na yaar, Yashji ko manaane mein, pataane mein bhi toh mujhe kitna time
lag gaya! Unko 'I love you' kehne mein kitna time lag gaya! He is also taking
his own pretty, cute time. I'm sure...Bilkul apne dad pe gaya hai!"
{Kratika and Gurmeet: An
Inimitable Partnership}
Kratika: "Punar Vivaah is all
about remarriage - kaise ek aadmi jiski already shaadi ho chuki hai -"
[gestures toward Gurmeet, by her side]
Gurmeet: [interrupts] "Aadmi?"
Kratika: [turns, places a hand on
his shoulder] "Aadmi hai aap?"
Gurmeet: [elongates the word]
"Aadmiii..."
Kratika: "Toh kya boloon main?"
[chuckles]
Gurmeet: [to her, aside] "Achcha
hua 'mard' nahi bola. [both laugh] Just joking, just joking!"
Kratika: [composes herself] "Ek ladka jiski shaadi ho chuki hai..."
[looks to Gurmeet for approval]
Gurmeet: "Aaah!" [laughs]
"Yahan pe kya, kya bolna hai
mujhe...? Inke handsome hone ke baare mein baat karni hai, ya Punar Vivaah ke?
[to a question about chemistry] Yahan pe main woh baat nahi kar sakti kyunki
abhi woh chemistry hum share nahi karte...Ek baar shaadi ho jaayegi, then
humaari - agar inhone achche se treat kiya, hum tabhi inke tareef
karenge...Warna hum inke tareef nahi karenge..." [laughs at Gurmeet's
expression while she speaks]
Gurmeet: [to cameraman] "Close!"
[camera zooms]
[Kratika poses with her dupatta,
playfully mock-blushing]
Gurmeet: "Kitna hansti hai...Aur
kitna achchi lagti hai hanste hue."
Kratika: "Thank you!" [laughs]
Gurmeet: [suddenly] "Pan down!"
Kratika: [to Gurmeet] "Tilt
down!"
Gurmeet: "Achcha, aah, tilt down!
Sorry! Jaan-bujh ke, thoda sa...[camera shows Kratika, who is amused] Main soch
raha tha ki tum pakadti hogi nahi!"
Kratika: [knowingly, humoring
him] "Achcha, achcha, right!"
Gurmeet: [laughs] "Tilt down!
Dekhiye, 10 kilo ka lehenga hai. [to Kratika] 10 kilo ka hai?
Kratika: "Bahut bhaari hai."
Gurmeet: [chuckles] "Bahut khoobsurat
lag rahi hai. Jewelry jo inhone pehni hai woh bhi bahut, bahut achchi hai."
Kratika: "Dahej mein mili hai
mujhe."
Gurmeet: "Dahej?"
Kratika: "Gurmeet ki family ne hi
di hai."
Gurmeet: "Dahej mein? [Kratika
nods, laughing] Dikhaao, dikhaao, dikhaao! [examines her necklace] Utaar dena
baad mein! [after interviewer says something] Yash..." [grins as Kratika
corrects herself]
Kratika: "Aah, Yash ki family,
sorry! Yash ki family!"
[Kratika about Aarti]
Kratika: "Khud dukhi nahi rehti -
akele ro legi par kisi ke saamne rona manzoor nahi karti. Always smiling,
laughing, cheered-up girl...[Gurmeet lets out a quiet 'Hmm' next to her] So
that's all about - [turns to Gurmeet] 'Hmm'? What is 'Hmm'? What is 'Hmm'?"
[laughsalong with him]
Gurmeet: [looks at Kratika]
"Humaare beech mein bachcha tha? Kahan? Bachcha kahan se aa gaya? Beech mein
bachcha tha? [looks behind] Nahi! Bachcha nahi tha woh." [to Kratika, who is
fixing her nose-ring] "Kiska bachcha tha woh?"
Kratika: "Pata nahi!"
Gurmeet: [laughs] [to interviewer]
"Haan? Pata nahi!" [both he and Kratika laugh]
Gurmeet: "Aarti?"
Kratika: "Haan ji."
Gurmeet: "Arpita nahi?" [grins at
her]
Kratika: [smiles] "Hi, I'm Aarti.
Arpita aapki ex-wife ka naam hai."
Gurmeet: "Achcha. [they both
laugh] Aur main Yash!"
Kratika: "Nice meeting you!"
Gurmeet: "Dekhiye...Shaadi ke
kapdon mein bahut sundar lag rahi hai..."
Kratika: [grinning at him,
half-laughing] "Hans ke bol sakte ho!"
Gurmeet: "Bahut, bahut achchi lag
rahi hai, [as Kratika continues to laugh] muskuraate hue bhi bahut achchi lag
rahi hai!"
[Final words about the show
during the show's launch]
Gurmeet: [looks at Kratika]
"Uhhh..."
Kratika: [to Gurmeet] "Kahiye,
kahiye! Bahut kuch keh chuki hoon main!"
Gurmeet: [to cameraman] "Aayiye,
aap idhar aayiye. Zoom kariye...[points to Punar Vivaah promotional sign] 10:30
baje..."
Kratika: "20th February se..."
Gurmeet and Kratika: "Zee TV
par...Punar Vivaah."
[Gurmeet about Kratika]
February 2012: "Maine Kratika ko
hamesha dekha hai talwaar leke ghoda bhagaate hue. Toh main wohi soch raha tha
abhi ki yahan pe talwaar leke bhagaa na de, set-vet pe, aur shooting karte
waqt...! Toh woh bahut achchi actress hai, aur Jhansi Ki Rani kiya hai, aur woh
bahut hi strong character hai. Aur
bahut achcha show - hit raha hai - toh main lucky hoon ke main unke saath karne
ko mauka mil raha hai."
October 2012: "Aur woh Jhansi ki
Rani hai, woh talwaar leke hi chalti hai!"
Gurmeet: "Aarti ki nazar mein
Yash bahut hi gira-hua aur neech banda hai...[Kratika laughs]
Aur phirse yahan pe bad timing hai, bad luck hai, aap bol sakte hai, Yash
ka...ki jab woh dance karna start karta hai, wahan pe Aartiji aa jaati hai."
Kratika: "Par mujhe ek baat
samjhaiyye, aap dance kar kyun rahe the?"
Gurmeet: "Kyunki bhaiyyon ne
kaha, kasmein di ki..."
Kratika: "Karna padega?"
Gurmeet: "Arpita ki kasam de
di..."
Kratika: [shakes head] "I
swear..."
Kratika: "No, I'm not jealous,
but haan, thoda, I am taken aback ki 'Yeh kya ho raha hai? Ek akeli ladki aur
itne saare ladke, all of them are pouncing on her...'" [she and Gurmeet let out
little chuckles]
Gurmeet: "...Bahut! [as Kratika
steps away, laughing] Dil mein kya kya chal raha, main kya bataaoon?" [bends
over, also laughing]
[Kratika bends to look at him,
shakes her head in response to his silent inquiry, and they both double over in
laughter again]
"Well, uh, when I saw him for the
first time, I thought he's got bad attitude ' [casually glances off-camera,
presumably sees Gurmeet, then laughs] He's listening! [returns attention to the
interviewer] But now, I mean, I think he's a very nice, cute, cute guy, and he makes us laugh all the time on the set.
Bilkul bachchon jaisi harkatein he keeps on doing, so that way it's good to
work with him!"
"But yeah, till date, whenever we
have bolne-waale dialogues and we have a scene like that, he doesn't let you do
it because he makes you laugh at any time."
Gurmeet: "Neend nahi aati usse.
Waise bhi, jabse Aartiji aayi hai, bechare ki neend toh hoti hi nahi hai
[Kratika begins laughing], raat bhar bechara jaga rehta hai...Dekhiye, bachpan
mein kya hota hai, Yash ko ek keere ne kaanta hota hai' [Kratika and Gurmeet
laugh] Tabse woh bimaari hai Yash ke paas ki kuch bhi ho, lekin saaf -"
Kratika: "Cleanliness freak."
Gurmeet: "Bahut zyaada!"
Gurmeet: "Samajh nahi aata.
Aamne-saamne bhi aa jaaye, tab toh dikhenge nahi [Kratika laughs again], jaise
hi sir upar aayega dekhenge ek doosre saamne khare hai."
Kratika: "Haan. Phir
[demonstrates] aise, aise, aise, aise nazar churaayenge" [chuckles].
"Basically, Yashji ko bahut -
matlab Gurmeet ko thoda darr lag raha tha, but hats off, darr lagne ke baad bhi
[Gurmeet makes a "Nah, I wasn't scared!" face as she speaks; Kratika turns and
both laugh], darr lagne ke baad bhi, he still sat! Now I'm gonna take him to
the most dangerous ride."
Gurmeet: "Ji, bilkul sambhal ke
baat kijiyega, yeh Jhansi ki Rani hai, talwaar inke paas hai. Main toh kalti
hua. [taps a very amused Kratika on the knee before getting up and leaving the
room] Bye!"
Kratika: "Bye!"
"Actually, serious [take] ke liye
zyaada mehnat karni padti hai kyunki, especially jab aapke saamne Gurmeet jaise
actor ho. He is so good, I'll tell you...[proceeds to act out a rehearsal
scenario] Matlab, yeh Gurmeet hai [gestures to herself], camera mere peeche
hai, aur aap mein se koi Aarti hai.Aur main Gurmeet hoon. Aur unhe serious hona
hai, toh woh apne dialogues kaise bolenge...? [closes one eye, drawls slowly]
'Aartiji...' [bursts out laughing a second later] Yeh nahi toh phir kahin, you
know, sab jagah pe khujaane lagenge [imitates Gurmeet being fidgety], so nahi,
control nahi ho sakti aapse hansi! Toh uss taraf mehnat karni
padti hai but otherwise toh abhi itne time se karte aa rahe hai ki..."
"Yashji ne toh aise dekha aur
[pretends to turn away from the camera, imitating Gurmeet's reaction to her
"I'm getting married" prank] jaise toh main exist hi nahi karti, matlab even he
didn't believe that I'm getting married."
"Uhhh'I - Gurmeet is a very
fun-loving guy. You know, he just looks very serious, but he's DAMN adorable
and he's VERY cute and he makes us laugh like anything! And the
best thing is that he will not laugh, and once I start
laughing, I will not stop. So I think whenever he's around me, he does all
these mischievous things and he always makes us laugh...All the stress just
goes away when Gurmeet is shooting around."
"Oh! He's a bigger prankster than
I am. I always get caught! He...nobody can catch him, like, you know? Nobody
can even suspect him, that he's a prankster because [animatedly] he makes such
a serious face and if I am playing a prank on
somebody, it comes right on my face, so I'm like thrashed after that, and he
escapes.In fact, many times what has happened...He has played a prank on
somebody else, the blame has come on me. [laughs] I'm like, 'Nooo! I didn't do
it, it was Gurmeet!' and nobody believes me because I look naughty and I am
naughty, but nobody knows that Gurmeet is much, much far ahead when it comes to
playing a prank!"
Interviewer: "How hard is it for
you to do the emotional scenes in Punar Vivaah?"
Kratika: "Not really hard; that
ways Gurmeet is very understanding and he gives me that comfort level. He is a
very, very, VERY decent man, so I don't really get uncomfortable at all."
[February 2013] "Sabse lazy:
Yashji. Shot jaise hi khatam ho jaata hai, kone-kopche mein jaake so jaate
hai."
[May 2013: One of many things
Kratika will miss about PV] "...Gurmeet ka hamesha apne kamre mein pare-pare
sote rehna..."
"Hot male? [grins and playfully
bumps Gurmeet's shoulder] Guru!" [both burst into laughter]
"Waise toh koi bhi nahi hai jiske
saath main date pe jaa sakoon yahan pe [chuckles quietly]. Haan! Sab boring,
sab married! [gestures toward Gurmeet, who's standing next to her] Kisko leke
jaaoon date pe?! [dejectedly] Nobody."
[Kratika to Gurmeet] "Catch me if
you can!"
[Zee Rishtey Awards 2012:
Rehearsals]
Kinshuk: "Meri ek ichcha hai ki
[moves Kratika out of the way] main Gurmeet ke saath ek act kar sakoon yahan
pe. Gurmeet, main Aarti hoon. Okay?"
[Kratika looks at Gurmeet;
Gurmeet nods at Kinshuk, catches Kratika's eye...Kratika leans back, erupting
into a fit of laughter, and Gurmeet follows suit]
Gurmeet: "Aarti jaise behave karo
pehle."
Kinshuk: "Ruko. Main hansoonga
nahi, theek hai, aapko ek romantic dialogue bolna hai. Aur, uh, mere saath
thoda sa dance agar aap karte hai, toh...Main Aarti hoon, theek hai?"
Kratika: "Toh pehle Aarti jaise
bann ke dikhaao, matlab...Act toh
karo waise!"
[Yash and Aarti.Superman and his
Hockey Stick-waali Gundi.Gurmeet and Kratika.Unparalleled and Inimitable.]
Edited by Siddu246 - 10 years ago
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