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Anuj has been riding the success wave with Kumkum, Saara Aakash, Praatima and not to forget, Kkusum, which was flag ship show of Sony in those days till Jassi...happened. All these shows have contributed in making Anuj a heartthrob of women folk.

Coming back to Rishtoh Ki Dorr; the damage is not grave. Give us more of Anuj and see how he develops a strong rishta with the viewers. Are the producers of the show listening?

She's been on the acting scene since 22 years and with Kasautii Zindagi Kay, Urvashi Dholakia shot to instant fame as the conniving vamp on the tube. These days she's busy with Gautam Adhikari's Risshton Ki Dorr, where she plays an overtly ambitious wife who's all out to get a good life. This striking lady shares a good rapport with every one in the unit which is quite evident from the fact that her colleague, Raza Murad, is teaching her Urdu.
Kavita Shyam catches up with the down-to-earth actor on life beyond Kasautii…

Risshton Ki Dorr…
I play Anuj's wife, Noyonika, who is a scheming, manipulative, middle-class housewife. Her sole aim in life is to climb the social ladder by seducing a rich businessman. There is nothing moral about her. She's got a doting husband (Anuj Saxena), but she ends up having a lot of clashes with him. This character appeals to me tremendously.

Television vs Films…
I've been working for television for donkey's years now, since the Doordarshan days.Today, television has a lot of scope in terms of showcasing one's talent and portraying a wide array of emotions. It's better than films, where one has to prance around trees and change 15 clothes for a song! Television welcomes actors from all genres. Not to forget, we get all the luxuries of a film actor.

Working with Gautam Adhikari…
I've worked with him as a kid, say 14 years back, during the Doordarshan days. It was for a show, Waqt. When he approached me for Rishhton..., I had to give in as I trust and respect him totally. I was sure he'd have a good role for me and I'll

cherish my old memories.

And Kasauti...
Ekta has always offered me meaty roles and now its Gautamji's turn. Talking about Kasauti..., I have taken a six month break due to health reasons. I have played a vamp in a widely-watched show so it's logical that I won't loose my identity easily.

Stress buster...
Sleep, sleep and more sleep! I'm basically a homebird, I like to spend time with my family. I watch the sitcom, Will and Grace and cartoons like Tom and Jerry. Besides this, I try to catch on films on HBO and Star Movies.

Anuj Saxena has added another feather to his already chequered cap - his production house Maverick productions has launched a documentary, directed by noted dircetor, Sahana Bhattacharya. The documentary is titled Fables of Birth.

Bhattacharya, who has been awarded the "Brouillion d'un reve" by SCAM (Civil Society of Authors and Multimedia of France) has taken as long as seven years to complete the project which she refers to as 'her labour of love.'

Fables... is a story about the midwives of India and the documentary traces the lives of two such mid wives in the village of Hessady in West Bengal. It's a poignant tale about the art of midwives, which is an integral part of the rural life in India.The docu moves forward following the two women as they go about their daily chores.

"As a producer, I am always on the look out for interesting and good subjects. This was an excellent subject for us to present ourselves as serious documentary filmmakers and the subject appealed to me both as a producer and as a viewer. Documentaries especially ones like this, have huge scope internationally and our aim through this will be to project ourselves as serious people in this business. We will be presenting Fables...at major International festivals and exhibitions, starting with the documentary Exhibition/Festival, 'Sunny Side of the Doc' in France in the end of June 2006," says a visibly excited Anuj.

Bhattacharya on the other hand relied on her instincts for research to fuel her imagination to explore the subaltern lifestyle in the interior districts of Purulia in West Bengal where a large tribal population of Santhals resided. "I stayed with the community for months on end during my trips from France and closely interacted with the midwives of Hessady. Having established a comfort zone, I took my shooting crew to the villages. The tribal folk, skeptical of civilised people and their 'mean machines' opened up with spontaneity and allowed the camera crew to take an intimate peep into their lives," says the director.

Fables...seems to be an interesting piece of work and with this Maverick Productions seems to have made its first foray into thought provoking content in the industry.

Courtesy: Malashetty

Mumbai……… the rudest city! Recently a survey held by Reader's Digest, one of the best-selling general interest magazine in the world, concluded Mumbai as the rudest city in the entire world. The survey was based on grounds like dropping papers to ascertain helpfulness, 'thank-you' responses from the customers and how often someone held a door open for others.

But then, we believe that's only one part of the story. Mumbai, the city that never sleeps, has people who struggle to make both ends meet - jam packed trains with people teeming out, dug up roads at every nook and corner. So when do they have the time to be sweet or polite? Rather what is their definition of being rude?

Riya V Anandwala quizzes television stars on what they think about the survey and whether they really think Mumbaikars are the rudest.

Gaurav Chanana-"People in Haryana are a little rude"

Though I am not from Mumbai, I have lived here enough to judge the city and its crowd. By no means, I think Mumbai is rude. It is a very subjective matter. There cannot be centralized or universal rules for cities, you see.. And the grounds on which the survey was conducted are not appealing enough. According to me, Haryana is a little rude, but then that's the way they talk, so no point generalizing!