Sanaya Irani.. A name to reckon with.. a name that turns heads...for she has made a name for herself that is unparalleled on the small screen of Indian Television...
A Parsi girl from the City of Dreams Mumbai who grew up during her formative years in a boarding school in Ooty. And the self confessed geek harboured no dreams of making it in to the glamour industry. It was her mother who encouraged her to give it a try. And at the age of 21 she put the MBA she was just about to begin to the backseat to give it a try. And she has never looked back since she kept her first baby steps in to the industry.
She first forayed in to the world of adverts and for a while she faced many rejections and that is when she determination to try harder, and over the course of a year, she worked in over 100 plum projects in the ad world, including ads with Priyanka Chopra, Shahrukh Khan, Amitab Bachchan and other prominent BW personalities.
That is when she was noticed by YRFs and they gave her a call for a role in Fanaa with actors Aamir Khan and Kajol and after she had that experience she decided the film world was not for her. But by then as she started making a mark in the advertising world she realized she wanted to do more acting than what she did within 30 seconds. And that is when she concentrated on the world of television.
Initially she was offered only the roles of a NRI returned girl, a rich brat and the likes because most people couldn't see beyond her incredible beauty to recognize the untapped talent underneath. There were many who told her that 'she was not Indian looking enough' but some veterans in the industry like Rajan Shahi show saw the spark in her and offered her a lead role in Bidaai, which she turned down because the perfectionist in her wanted to excel at everything she did.. and as she put it in her own words 'I made a conscious effort not to take a lead in a show because I didn't speak the language, I didn't know how confident I was. So I didn't wanna go over there and make a fool of myself. I didn't want people to point at me and say 'she doesn't know how to act! Who made her a lead?'. I Made the industry as my acting school, I decided I was going to learn - and I am going to perfect it and then I am gonna take something good.'
And she worked hard making herself learn Hindi, a language she didn't know anything of, and on her request, her colleagues spoke to her only in Hindi, so that she could pick up the language faster. Her clarity of diction in Hindi is noticeable in her dialogue delivery, and is a testament to her dedication and sheer hard work. Her voice modulation is among the best on screen.
And that is when barely one year later her big break came when she was spotted by Nissar Parvez , who looked past her incredible looks to spot the even more incredible talent underneath. He signed her on as Gunjan for Miley Jab Hum Tum. Sanaya played the staid, quiet, geeky Gunjan, and made the quiet girl into a beautiful and graceful character, a girl who many girls could relate to, a character and love story which enthralled viewers. In a TV world filled with over-dramatic histrionics, she showcased the art of subtle acting in her portrayal of Gunjan. She had very few dialogues, she emoted mainly with her eyes, and with her fantastic voice modulation, which infused her few dialogues with incredible emotion.
After Gunjan came her next, and arguably her most successful role till date, the role which in her own words, made her a household name - Khushi in Iss Pyaar Ko Kya Naam Doon. With Khushi, she showcased her incredible versatility ... romance, comedy, deep emotions, heartbreak, quirkiness ... Khushi had it all. Comedy is widely acknowledged by actors to be the most difficult genre, and Sanaya aced it. She was also voted during this period as the actress most effective in emotional scenes. Her romantic pairing with Barun Sobti was a hugely successful pairing, and the pair swept all the Jodi awards during the year and a half of IPK's run on TV, and made a place in the list of iconic jodis on television, alongside Sanaya's previous Jodi with her real life boyfriend and costar from MJHT, Mohit Sehgal. Two shows, two hits, two successful jodis. Genres conquered - romance, emotion, comedy. The Queen of versatility indeed.
After IPK's untimely ending, Sanaya did Chhanchhan, another attempt to do something different, a role which she felt close to herself, the real Sanaya. Unfortunately, the show did not do well, but her performance and her pairing with Anuj Sachdev was appreciated again.
And then came Rangrasiya ...
A fluttering of lime green and pink, a dupatta held between her teeth, to the lilting tunes of the Rangrasiya title song, she danced her way across the burning golden desert sands of Rajasthan ... and straight into our hearts.
Thus started the journey of Paro ,Sanaya's fourth lead character, the most difficult one she has played till date. A character as far removed from her own persona as possible ... an illiterate village girl, a girl with small dreams and no ambition, a girl content to be wife and mother, her only longing a home and family of her own. So different from Sanaya, an urban educated city girl, a dedicated career woman, a multi-talented and hardworking professional.
And in order to conquer this role she shot in the harsh deserts of Rajasthan, (cast and crew needed to ride camels even to visit the facilities), learning a new dialect ... she did it all, challenged herself to the utmost ... and came out with flying colors. Paro won everyone's hearts, including Rudra's ... and is counted as one of Sanaya's best characters till date. Even Paro's modern alter ego, Myrah, played by Sanaya again, has not been able to win the same love and devotion that Paro did.
This is so typical of Sanaya - her drive to challenge herself, to outdo herself, to do something different within the confines of the narrow stereotypes of the television ideal bahu beti' world , to stretch her boundaries as far as she can.
And through her journey, Sanaya maintains the qualities that make her stand out from the crowd, and makes her the darling of TV audiences and her fans. Sanaya's positivity and sunny optimism, her grace under pressure, her ability to push the past behind her, forget and forgive all unpleasantness and tragedy, and look ahead with a smile - all these make Sanaya the wonderful actress and even more amazing person that she is. Paro showcases the strength of a woman, the strength that Sanaya shares, the strength and the resolve to overcome all the challenges that life throws at her, and do so with a smile on her face. That's why Sanaya spreads happiness and sunshine around her, and has the ability to bring smiles on the faces of everyone who sees her.
Sanaya brings to her shows and her roles, not only her talent and hard work, but also the cheerful, positive, deeply caring and loving person she is. Bold, bright, beautiful, bindaas, Sanaya's genuineness and honesty shines from her face and in her off-screen segments and is reinforced by the smile that comes straight from the heart and lights up the screen and our lives. She has gone from strength to strength with each role and each show, and has truly emerged as one of televisions finest leading actresses of her time. And Sanaya's off screen persona is as endearing to her viewers as her onscreen characters. Her smile and her natural friendliness, her charm and zest for life, her sunny nature and her positivity make her sets a wonderful place for her colleagues, and her off screen segments reflect the same positivity, and never fail to bring a smile to her viewers.
Full credit of Rudra's portrayal goes to Ashish Sharma. I am so happy to have got to know this dashing young actor whose dedication, sheer professionalism, honesty to work left me in awe of him. He just breathed life to Rudra and hayee the moonch which made many of us swoon to this angry young officer was specially grown by Ashish for the character and the hard work he put in did pay off. Amidst doing jalak, he managed to shoot for Rangrasiya with the use of minimum body doubles and gave equal importance to both ignoring his health. Such dedication will definitely take him to heights and he has earned a true fan in me and will continue to cheer him in his future projects. Wishing him all the best for Jalak and hoping to see him on my TV screen soon.
Rudra, the journey of a young boy whose mother left him at young age at the hands of his crippled drunk father and the taunts of the society to become a dashing young BSD officer who scorned beautiful women due to the betrayal by his mother until Paro walked into his life who discovered that beneath this cold hearted young man there lied a young boy who was craving for real love which he was deprived of for a very long time. He was a man who had his pain buried deep within himself and led a suffocated life. He had major trust issues because the one he trusted most in the world abandoned him. His maasa. He fought thru his attraction to Paro cos she was a khubsoorat young woman and his past did not let him move towards her and neither trust her. But he was always the Ultimate rakshak for Paro and stood by her at all time when she needed him despite his fake hatred towards her. With time Rudra learned to live again and smile and become a better human being cos of the love he had for Paro which cannot be explained in mere words. A love which was consuming and obsessive
Titli, a butterfly, her Rukmani, Paro's Rukmani, her companion , her true friend, who listened to her without judging her, a colorful fluttering thing , and Parvati, a good student she was, she has taken all the qualities of her friend. Parvati, a pure heart, who landed her doll to a stranger just to vanish the tears which were reflecting the little boy's anguish, his pain.
Parvati , everyone's beloved Paro , like a innocent fluttering butterfly had only one wish, to fill her loved one's life with colors, with happiness, with joy. A shy young girl, who lost her parents in her childhood, had only one wish, --- a loving husband, a husband whose name coincides with her beloved deity, her Bhoolenath, and two kids. And a happy married life where she leads her life with her husband, who loves her, and her two kids , on whom she can shower her all love. Parvati, a simple village girl, who had only simple dreams.
But life had some other plans for her, Bhoolenath had some other plans for his favorite devotee. A massacre happened, and she lost her everything , she lost her husband whom she believed to be her future, her life, and landed with a man, a BSD major, the very man who was responsible for shattering her life, her dream--- A dream which was just a illusion, and that very man tried to show her the difference between real and illusion. Parvati, the shy and coy girl, but she is nobody's fool, she believes in what she sees, and thus she stood her ground, she fought the BSD officer, whom she called Jallad, a destroyer of her dream. He challenged her belief and Paro fought him, fought for what she believed. But as she fought, her heart still cried for the small boy , who was abandoned by his mother , who yearned for his mother, who waited with a empty glass of milk for his mother---forgetting that it was the same boy who has now grown up into a Jallad, the same Jallad whom she believed to be the destructor of her dreams, of her future. Parvati, the owner of a pure heart , which even cried in her destroyer's pain.
But the day came soon when the truth stood screaming in front of her and splintered her all belief. The truth of a man, who was a father figure to her was out, and yet again the fighter she was, she fought. She , instead of running away from the truth embraced the truth with open arms and without any shame and fear accepted the defeat of her belief and thus, as always, she again fought for the truth. The same man, whom she called her destroyer, became her protector for her. She now saw him in different light, a light no one has seen him in. She wanted his forgiveness, forgiveness for not believing him, for not trusting the man who all along was telling her nothing but truth. And then she fought for forgiveness, a thing which was in her protector's hand to give, the same protector who now believed she was the reason behind his comatose father. Parvati, who has never hurt anyone, fought for the forgiveness, for not trusting the one who was nothing but her protector.
And then the realization struck her, the play of her Bhoolenath was in front of her and also she was aware of her part. Her prayers were answered , her innocent wish of wanting a husband whose name coincide her favorite deity was granted and her doll, in that every man's closet cemented her belief further. And she, living that beautiful feeling of finding her soulmate, fled to her soulmate, without caring about the world, without caring about her surroundings. She , with a small box of vermilion in her hand, stood in front of the man, whom she believed was her soulmate, a man her Bhoolenath had made for her. But her innocent love faced rejection. But her belief was stronger than any hurt of rejection, so, Parvati, the fighter, the follower of her belief, stood against all odd to prove her love , to tell the world that she had found her soulmate.
And her soulmate became hers, but not in the way she wanted. With her eyes brimming with tears, she allowed her soulmate to make promises, promises to never accept her, promises to give her pain. And she allowed him to do that , she allowed him, because she believed in her love, she believed in her soulmate, she believed in her Bhoolenath. And once again, the fragile, the tiny girl was ready to fight for her love, for her soulmate. And she fought, for herself, as well as for the honor of her husband. She promised him to return his honor back and for that she even sat bearing the scorching pain, all just to return the honor of her husband. And as a lotus, living in a muddy surrounding, but still known for its purity and serenity, she too glowed with the same serenity and everyone around her saw the purity and tenderness that she always carried with her. And her husband too saw that. Parvati, the always loving , forgiving, shining star, tussled inside her husband's heart and made a small place there, ready to conquer his whole heart and soul.
Then she was a spectator to a whole new world, a world she has never seen, never knew existed. But her husband, whom she was pulling to her with her innocent smile and tender love, showed her a world which bewitched those twinkling eyes owned by her. She, like a dancing fairy, discovered even the tiniest part of the world she had not seen. And as she lived this new feeling, the caring , fragile, the owner of that soft heart, she didn't forget to pray and ask for her husband's honor. With her hands joined, eyes reflecting genuineness, she asked for her husband's honor back. Parvati, the loving and caring wife, asked for her husband's honor with all the love for her husband shining in her eyes.
But yet again her gesture was mistaken, her pure and innocent request was mistaken and she was again reminded that she was not needed in his life, in the Jallad's life whom she believed to be her love, her soulmate and was now her husband, her Major Saab. But before she can explain anything, she saw her love, her soulmate, her life, lying lifeless, fighting for his life. And again she fought! With eyes pouring hot tears, legs bleeding, heart paining, she ran to her favorite deity, to ask for her life, to save her heart which was now owned by her man. She begged for his life, and when asked to offer something in order to get her wish granted, she gave her most prized possession. The only thing she believed that is hers, and she promised to leave him if her Bhoolenath promised to not take away the only thing she had, she loved, and she can't live without. Parvati Rudra Pratap Ranawat, promised to leave Rudra Pratap Ranwat, her soulmate, her love, her only possession , just for his life.
But her Bhoolenath had some other plans for her. Parvati , the giving and loving soul she was, shone through everything and her husband saw the pure heart she owned. She, without trying much, wrestled inside his heart, unknown to him and her. She fought, was defeated, she believed in his love, she again fought, stood her ground, cared for others, all she ever asked for was happiness and a tiny part of their love, a thing which she doesn't weights before giving. And all this was seen by her husband, the same husband who at every given time made her believe that he doesn't own any heart, a heart which is capable of reciprocating her love. But she proved him wrong, she discovered his heart and laid his heart, his feelings, his emotions in front of him, and made him question his own belief, a belief which was nothing but an illusion. And she helped him differentiate between real and illusion. And he believed, because now he believed her. He believed that innocent thing like his wife do exist in this world. And then when she was about to leave him, the same man who now can't imagine his life without her, who now don't know how to live his life without listening to her chirping talks, chiming laughter, those innocent giggles, who now don't know how to breathe the air which was not shared by her, fought for her. The always fighting Parvati had now earned a man who fought for her, and for that she had done nothing extraordinary, just those innocent smile and eyes which reflected the world of love and tenderness sparkling back at him and he was ready to give his life if she was not in that very life.Parvati , a chit of a girl, with her innocent talk and alluring smile brought a BSD Major down on his knees.
Life was always been a fighting field for Parvati and again she fought, this time for her family, for her husband, for a woman, who was her mother figure. She fought for her husband , to release him from his painful past, for his peace, for his troubled childhood, for his future. She fought for her family and her husband even when her love for her man was questioned by that very man, but still she, without giving up, fought, because she loved him. And yet again, Parvati Rudra Pratap Ranawat emerged conquered.
Parvati Rudra Paratab Ranawat, the beautiful soul, who always believed in spreading happiness, searched for a smile even in the toughest of situation, hoped for a small light of hope even in the darkest tunnel, she fought for her belief, she fought for her loved ones, she fought against all odd, for her , for her family and for the one whom she loved the most. She, never complaining about her life, fought to make it a better place to live. And the fighter she was, she even fought for her child, the symbol of her love, a symbol she had made with her Major Saab, the man she loved the most. She fought for her baby, and as she rested in her soulmate's arm, breathing her last, all she asked from her Major Saab was to love their child, her part, her fragrance.
And then a Titli she was, a fluttering butterfly, who only believed in happiness , fled away, but not before giving her Major Saab a reason to live. Parvati Rudra Pratap Ranwat, a giver of love and happiness, who only knew how to love, was gone, filling her loved one's life with happiness and colors, just like a butterfly.
Myrah; a girl born with a silver spoon. She leads a happy life and is from London and comes to India, where her father is a minister. She comes to Rajhasthan for sight seeing. initally she has no worries and tensions.She is the selfie queen as she loves to take selfies.
Her fiancee is Rohit and they are planning to marry. She looks just like Paro(rudra's wife) and Dhruv(Rudra and Paro's son) mistakes Myrah to be his mom and soon she enters their haveli, unaware of the fact tht she looks like Paro, so people in the haveli are uncomfortable with her. She dislikes Rudra for his rude behaviour but later on finds out that she loves Rudra.She comes to know tht Rudra's wife(Paro) is no more and she just looks like her but knowing Rudra loves Paro and cannot see any other woman she tries to hide her love from him. Later on she starts to mingle with people in the house and tries to be affecinate,she also helps maithali in adopting a baby. In the end she gets married to Rudra.
Maithili Samrat Ranawat is the eldest daughter-in-law of the Ranawat house and Samrat's wife. She is a sweet person in nature and shares a sisterly bond with Paro and Sunehri. She is very obedient,helpful and loves her family and husbad immensely. She stays timid in front of her mother-in-law, Mohini as she keeps on taunting her for not being a mother. She is supportive mostly and deeply cares for Paro. After Paro's death she had taken care of her son, Dhruv. She shares the same sweet and caring relation with Myrah even.
Shatabtdi aka Mansi: Shatabtdi wife of Sumer, very rich but not bad at heart. She was the bahu who put Sumer and Mohini in place by giving them back when needed. Her relationship with Maithili was very good. She always stood by her and gave her the due respect as her babisa. In fact her rapport with all the family members always had the fun element. She joined the show late but managed to make a space in our hearts cos of her spunky attitude. Mansi was amazing as Shatadbti and her acting was one of the main reasons shatabti was loved. Wishing her loads of luck as well
Koel aka Loveneet: The nani of the ranwats and just like her grandmother mohini. She was always a sister to her brother dhruv and sometimes took control of things. Loveneet was awesome as Koel and such a cutie pie. I loved seeing her onscreen and was pure delight to see her talk away.
Geetanjali: Always played cupid for Parud and I loved all the moments of hers even though it was for short space of time. One could never forget the role Geetanjali played in transforming a village belle like Paro into a sexy siren during the Jaipur ball which gave us many cherish able Parud moments.
Dhruv aka Kapil: He was a darling and had all the traits of his mother Paro. He cared for his dad and his interactions with his dad were a sight to see. Kapil was awesome and he got into the skin of the character very soon and was pure delight to see him and his interactions with sanish offscreen as well. All the best darling Kapil
Samrat Ranawat is Mohini and Danveer's son. He has a younger brother and sister also he is Rudra's cousin. He is a bit workaholic, snesible but always stays mum in front of his mother, Mohini. Even though he can't go against his mother, when she taunts him and Maithili he still loves his wife and family unconditionally. He likes to stay away from any kind of trouble and household fights.
Sumer aka Udit: This is one of my most favorite character after Sanish. Sumer was an easily spoilt brat who always helped his mom in all her evil deeds and could do anything for money. He was not evil at heart but due to Mohini's bad influence he turned out this was. His tractor wala dil and flowery shirts were the highlights of his personality. His expressions and acting made me love him despite him helping Mohini in all her evil plans. He was always able to carry of his character with a comedy tadka but was very careful not to go OTT. In fact I loved seeing Sumer's interactions with Rudra and Mohini. He manages to bring in a smile whatever the circumstances were. His marriage to Shatabdti was one of the best ever Indian weddings witnessed on TV. It was hilarious. Udit was superb as Sumer and I am so eager to see him in his new show. All the best Udit
Amandeep is a BSD officer who works under Rudra. A trusted person, a friend in need and an extremely dedicated person. He is a quiet and a calm person and follows his sir's orders at any cost. He sometimes teases Rudra regarding Paro but also gives him advice when needed. He is that only person whom Rudra could trust blindly.
Danveer aka Sanjiv : Kakusa whose was a spineless man easily manipulated by his wife, had no say in anything but loved his brother Dilsher and rudra very much. He also had immense respect for his babisa Mala and in fact to all women in the ranawat haveli. His affectionate nature towards Maithili, Paro was commendable and he always played the role of father and confidante to them. His initial interactions with Paro were always friendly and he was also a big supporter of Paro along with his brother Dilsher. He even loved Mohini which was the reason he could not go against her. He always chose to remain silent but did try to voice out his opinions towards the end. But his character was a honest and loving human being. Sanjiv portrayed it very well.
Dilsher aka Kali Prasad Mukherjee: I loved the character Dilsher cos of his witty humor and rapport with the people he closely associated with. He had a very close relationship with his son and loved his bahu Paro and treated her as his own daughter. He was a bitter man in the past but tried to reform himself towards the end when he realized the extent to what damage his words and actions had done to his son. His ego ruined his marital life and also the childhood of his only son. He filled it with so much of hatred that towards the end he repented. He loved rudra and even encouraged Samrat to start his own business. They love and care which he could not give to rudra at a time he wanted was showered upon Paro and he wanted Paro to take care of his son and replace all his bitter memories with lovable ones. I loved his interactions with Rudra, Paro and Mohini. Kali Prasad was phenomenal and I am sure nobody could have played Dlsher to this perfection. All the best Kali ji
Laila is a bold and interesting character. By profession she is a dancer and shares physical relation with Rudra from past 8 years. So far we didn't get to see much of her scenes but we can conclude that she loves Rudra love immensely and can go to any extent for him, even killing someone won't matter to her. In Last few episodes we are seeing how she is hell bend on destroying Rudra and Paro's relationship and not leaving any scope of physically hurting Paro. Lately she entered Rudra's house and is playing a Pawn of Mohini. She also tried to separate them but failed miserably as Paro and Rudra were destined to be together.
Mala is Rudra's mother and Dilsher's ex-wife. She is beautiful, humble and caring by nature. For some reason she abandoned Rudra and Dilsher and ran away from Chandangarh. After many years, it was shown that she is Param Singh Tejawat's wife and the Thakurain of Birpur. She shares a motherly relation with Paro and always cared about her. She misses her son, Rudra a lot and still kept her contacts with Danveer, who was her brother-in-law. She's unaware of Tejawat being a smuggler and trusts him blindly. But soon she got to know about Tejawat's deeds and was brought to Ranawat Houseby Laila as per her scheme.
Mohini Danveer Ranawat, a lady who has a sharp tongue. Never cares about how the other person feels be it her elder son or Maithli. She is Danveer's wife, Mala's elder sister, Samrat, Sumer and Sunehri's mom and Rudra's aunt. She envied her own sister and tried every possible way to break her family. She always thinks about her and her children's benefit even though she uses her crooked tactics. She tried her best to break Paro and Rudra's but all went in vain. She even tried to kill Dilsher and blame it on Paro. Still she always tries to scheme something with her new crime partner, Shatabdi [Her daughter-in-law] and her old crime partner, Sumer.
Rohit aka Gurpreet: Mangetar of Myrah and entered the show towards the end. He was shown as Myrah's fiance. Could have had scope for his character if the show was to run for a longer period. Gurpreet was ok.
Shanthunu aka Vishal: The brother of Paro's first husband came into the family to avenge Paro and he did succeed. I hated him for that. Short role but Vishal did manage to captivate the audiences with his negative stint. But his dimples and cute appearance again made many hard to hate him
Sunehri aka Khushbu: Bubbly, chirpy sunehri pampered by her mother and brothers but always good at heart. Easily manipulated and she loved Maithili and Paro babisa loads. Her dream was to get married to a Wardi wala, but alas her dreams were never fulfilled. Khushbu really fitted the bill perfect as Sunehri and unfortunately could not see her more in the show. Good luck Khushbu.
Thakur Param Singh Tejawat is man who is considered to be a "God" of Birpur. He is the Thakur of Birpur, who is very shrewd and cunning. The whole village, including his wife is unaware of his arms smugling business. From past a few years he had fed poison to the villagers about BSD. Every year he arranges a charade of marriage which is a medium for him to gain the arms and send money to the other side of border. He had killed Bindi as she got to know about his deeds and tried to kill Paro several times but he failed. He's wasn't traceable as he fled away with his wife, whom he loves a lot because the BSD officers are about to catch him as they had got proof against him. Lately everyone got to know his true colors.
Varun is the groom from 'Sarad paar' and is shown to be a very sweet character and is married to Paro as per custom. After the wedding, during the baraat it is shown that he is evil and is part of the gun smuggling and is Tejawat's partner in crime. He tries to shoot an unconscious Paro in order to save his life but is killed by Rudra in the process.
General VK Singh is Rudra's boss in the BSD. he is like a father figure to Rudra and understands him well. He is the only one who has control over Rudra. Him and his wife, Geetanjali play the role of cupids in Parud's life.
Edited by ...Pwincess... - 9 years ago
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