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Ekta's warriors confident of fight back!
Kauravas
and Pandavas of 'Kahani Hamari Mahabharat Ki' are confident that they
can turn around the fortunes of the show, being aired on 9X. Speaking
to the media for the first time, at a plush suburban hotel in Mumbai,
they said in unison, "Give us a chance to prove. Don't write us off as
yet! The show is getting into its second phase – the golden era in
Hastinapur. This is where the real story kicks off!"
But the ratings, as of now, don't justify the confidence exuded by the Balaji warriors and speculations are rife that the mythological series might be pulled off air sooner. Uma Shankar, who plays Yudisthir in 'Kahani Hamari Mahabharat ki', says, "We will do anything to bring in the numbers. Going from the Greek God look to this new colorful avtaar is in one way to cater to what our viewers have always been used to." And he added, "And just in case, if the response is not good, then we will again go for a whole new look!"
From a 'Men in Black' look to a whole new get up, Balaji's boys are gung-ho about entering the new phase in the epic. Chetan Hansraj who plays Bheem, Aryan Vaid who essays Duryodhana, Sid Makkar who has replaced Harshad Chopra as Arjun…the hunks sizzled at the launch party.
Ronit Roy aka Bheesm, in our earlier tete-a-tete had mentioned how involved he was with his character. He had even adopted Bheesm's principles as his way of life. He was turning himself into a teetotaler and was trying to absent himself from the 'don'ts'! If that is indeed the case, then his absence from the party could be excused!
The absence of most of the female leads barring Jaya Bhattacharya and Pooja Bose, including a newbie who essays the character of Radha, was striking. But, a source says, "Mahabharat is a men's battleground…and all the men are here!" But, wasn't Mahabharata all about avenging Draupadi's 'cheer haran'…? So where was our Draupadi aka Anita Hassanandani?
We caught up with some of the characters for a quick take on their Mahahbharata experience. Aryan Vaid, who plays Duryodhana, sheepishly admitted, "If I could travel back, I would go back to the first episode and do away with my demonic laughter! I agree, that was a little overboard." But saying that, he is pretty confident of essaying his part!
Mrunal Jain said, "Krishna, as I play it, will set a new record in the history of Indian television." And Ekta's blue-eyed boys, Chetan Hansraj and Hiten Tejwani, who essay Bheem and Karn respectively in 'KHMK', did seem to possess an air of confidence.
We do hope that the golden period in the epic bring in the numbers for Balaji and the channel.
by Meenakshi Shankar
Sep 26, 2008, Mumbai
But the ratings, as of now, don't justify the confidence exuded by the Balaji warriors and speculations are rife that the mythological series might be pulled off air sooner. Uma Shankar, who plays Yudisthir in 'Kahani Hamari Mahabharat ki', says, "We will do anything to bring in the numbers. Going from the Greek God look to this new colorful avtaar is in one way to cater to what our viewers have always been used to." And he added, "And just in case, if the response is not good, then we will again go for a whole new look!"
From a 'Men in Black' look to a whole new get up, Balaji's boys are gung-ho about entering the new phase in the epic. Chetan Hansraj who plays Bheem, Aryan Vaid who essays Duryodhana, Sid Makkar who has replaced Harshad Chopra as Arjun…the hunks sizzled at the launch party.
Ronit Roy aka Bheesm, in our earlier tete-a-tete had mentioned how involved he was with his character. He had even adopted Bheesm's principles as his way of life. He was turning himself into a teetotaler and was trying to absent himself from the 'don'ts'! If that is indeed the case, then his absence from the party could be excused!
The absence of most of the female leads barring Jaya Bhattacharya and Pooja Bose, including a newbie who essays the character of Radha, was striking. But, a source says, "Mahabharat is a men's battleground…and all the men are here!" But, wasn't Mahabharata all about avenging Draupadi's 'cheer haran'…? So where was our Draupadi aka Anita Hassanandani?
We caught up with some of the characters for a quick take on their Mahahbharata experience. Aryan Vaid, who plays Duryodhana, sheepishly admitted, "If I could travel back, I would go back to the first episode and do away with my demonic laughter! I agree, that was a little overboard." But saying that, he is pretty confident of essaying his part!
Mrunal Jain said, "Krishna, as I play it, will set a new record in the history of Indian television." And Ekta's blue-eyed boys, Chetan Hansraj and Hiten Tejwani, who essay Bheem and Karn respectively in 'KHMK', did seem to possess an air of confidence.
We do hope that the golden period in the epic bring in the numbers for Balaji and the channel.
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