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Happy bookworm: Poonam Joshi with her books

"I don't lend my books to anyone as they are never returned," laments Poonam. "A friend borrowed this book called PS, I Love You by Cecelia Ahern and that was the last I saw of it. The book was lost and I haven't forgiven her for it!"

Booked!

The actress has a special corner of shelves for her beloved books. She takes care of that 'book nook' herself. "I dust the shelf and books myself. Every now and then, I rearrange them according to their subjects. At the moment, I have placed them in alphabetical order," she says.

Poonam has been a voracious reader since childhood. "Reading was a habit inculcated in me as a kid. Later on, I continued to read and added to my collection. At any given time, there are at least two to three books in my car. I carry my books to shoots as well."

She makes it a point never to buy books off the roadside or at traffic signals. "They are not of good quality and are often poor imitations. I prefer to purchase them at bookstores like Crossword and Landmark. At such places, you get to know the latest arrivals as well."

Food for thought

Her favourites include Ayn Rand's The Fountainhead and Atlas Shrugged, Robert James Waller's The Bridges of Madison County and Jeffrey Archer's Kane and Abel, which she keeps reading every now and then. "I must have read these books at least six times."

The latest additions to her bookshelf are books on Buddhism. "It is interesting to read about their school of thought. I buy all kinds of books, from Sidney Sheldon paperbacks to stuff by lesser known authors."

Just when telly soaps seemed to be saturated with flashy, over the top, vampish characters namely, Komalika, Ramola Sikand, Pallavi ….there seems to be a rising crop of hatke evil ladies who slowly but surely are on their way to redefine the 'vamps of the small screen'.

They have tried to strip away the layers of artificiality - from the garish greasepaint, from hamming their acerbic lines, from donning retina-pinching outfits and from air talking!

We are talking about the new age vamps - Sindoora of Banu Main Teri Dulhan, Maya of Karam Apna Apna, Kaveri of Saat Phere, Barnali of Kasamh Se and Tulika of Ek Ladki Anjaani Si.

Tellychakkar.com finds out from these oh-so-cool-and-evil vamps about the transition and difference between the previous and current genre of scheming ladies of the tube.

Aanchal Dwivedi- The current lot of vamps is smarter in terms of looks and attitude, and that is very much in demand. They dress very well and are realistic. Previously characters like that of Komalika were out and out negative. In comparison, my character of Kaveri in Saat Phere is quite human. To cite an incident, when in a recent episode my husband Samar became blind, Kaveri was hurt as any normal wife would be. Sometimes when I read the script I laugh thinking, 'Oh I have to be this evil.' I can easily emotionally disconnect from Kaveri post the shoot as I don't carry the character outside sets.

Geetanjali Tikekar- My character Maya in Karam Apna Apna has a humorous edge to her mannerisms. She has no good designs on her, is insecure and is an attention seeker like a page three butterfly. But she is not out to kill someone which Apo*na (my character in Kassauti Zindagi Kay) was capable of. Apo*na had no limits but Maya is quite real. Today's vamps are not loud and don't wear excessive make up. During the initial days, when I essayed Apo*na, I used to be disturbed at times, but now after four years of working I can comfortably switch off.

Kamya Punjabi- Till date I have mostly played negative roles. Right now I have Woh Rehne Wali Mahlon Ki as well as Banu Main Teri Dulhan in my kitty where I spread viciousness. Talking about the vamp's look, yes it does matter. Like in Dulhan my look is simple and subtle. My character Sindoora wears cotton saris, a nose ring and contact lenses. Also in Woh Rehne Wali…I wear chiffon saris and simple blouses sans contact lenses. Vamps of current times are negative as before but convincing at the same time. They are the hero from episode one. A heroine may get married four times but a vamp focuses only on the hero! Once the shoot is over , sometimes I do tend to remain in the character. At times my pals and co-stars have to come forward to tell me to better be normal!

Arzoo Govitrikar- Today's vamps are a little more subtle, do less natak and less make up. They are more realistic than before as the writer and director gives them strong reasons to behave the way they do. Vamps add more glam quotient to serials compared to the leading ladies. I don't carry my negative characters home, as I'm just acting in front of the camera. But, I believe that the common man does feel that in real life we are as bad as our characters on screen.

Nigaar Z. Khan- The previous vamps used to be little over the top in everything. My characters in India Calling and Kasamh Se are not born evil. I feel one need not look vicious to act vicious. The vamp of today is realistic. I don't put any extra bindis or fully loaded lipstick. I make the character look good and sexy and not gaudy. Once the director says cut I am Nigaar Z. khan.

http://www.tellychakkar.com/y2k6/nov/4nov/feature.php

Five more rounds to go and the competition gets fierce! Nach Baliye 2 gets all

the more interesting with exciting themes, rocking performances, raging vote outs and a slight taste of controversy!

With Shweta Tiwari and Raja Choudhry been shown the exit door in the last episode, this time it's Arjun Punjj and Gurdip Kohli who were there in the bottom two last time! "It was quite expected, they were there in the bottom 2 last time, and also, they had low scores," says the source.

The romance theme proved to be lucky for Hussain and Tina as they scored a 30 for the first time. Gauri and Yash Tonk too gave their in best and got the best scores.

And for the first time Manav and Shweta were trapped in the bottom two. Well lets see if their way of innovative campaigning can change their fate!

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