People still call me Saloni: Rajashree Thakur Vaidya
Rajashree Thakur Vaidya famously known as 'Saloni' talks about her comeback on TV and the changes in the industry in a chat with TOI.
What kept you away from the small screen for so long?
I got married just a year back and so I was giving time to my family.
Working round the clock in TV soaps don't give us enough time to spend
with our close people. I did everything I could not do earlier like
socialising and indulging in my hobbies. Being a kathak dancer, I got back to practice as I had lost touch with it.
Most people call you Saloni from Saat Phere, did you take a sabbatical just to break that image?
I never thought of taking up a show because it will be a safe decision
or not. I also never thought if an epic show will work for me or not. As
a kid I would love to read about historical characters and history was
my favourite subject. I loved reading about Jodha Akbar, Shivaji and their likes. I took up Bharat Ka Veer Putra - Maharana Pratap
now, just because of the characters and show concept. Though I feel it
is important to break an image that is created in the mind of audiences,
but after Saat Phere nothing interesting came my way. People
yet call me Saloni and many don't event know my real name. But I am sure
with my new character Maharani Jayawanta Bai Songara, people will call me by this name and love me the same.
Do
you consider yourself lucky to get work in today's time where most
producers prefer fresh talent over the established artists?
The times have gone when only new people got work in the industry.
People like Sakshi (Tanwar), Mona (Singh) are there in prominent shows.
Today, audiences want to see good talent. I am not saying that newcomers
are not talented, but audiences want to see actors who they have loved
to see in the past. After my debut show, I had decided to return only if
I got something prominent on small screen.
Do you think television has changed since the time you left it last?
Producers are now in an experimenting mode. Gone are the days when only saas-bahu shows worked. Audiences are now accepting new story ideas and concepts. People are tired of watching the same cat fight in saas-bahu sagas. Historical and epic shows are working a lot €" my favourite one is Devon Ke Dev... Mahadev.
These kind of shows are not just entertaining, but can also be watched
by children. These shows also educate people about our history. This is a
new change welcomed by the audiences.
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