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Posted: 16 years ago
 
By A.L. Chougule


His entry in Virrudh as ACP Vikram Agarkar was supposed to last not more than eight to 10 episodes. But Anoop Soni who plays the character has already done over 100 episodes of the show. And it sure looks like the show will get another extension. ACP Agarkar's character of an honest and upright police officer who investigate sa murderous attack on Dheerendra Raisinghania's life has been well-received. But the upright cop has suddenly turned negative and is seeking revenge against Vedika. Not only is he blackmailing and plotting against Vedika but is also forcing Vasudha to marry him. The question being asked is: Why is Agarkar on a revenge trip?

"Initially, my role was supposed to be a special entry. But Smriti conceived an entire plot for the character. She had told me that the role will be extended and something substantial will be worked out," says Anoop who is happy that he accepted the offer because not only has the character worked well for him but also for the show. In fact, Anoop says Smriti had even told him that if he didn't feel happy with the character's graph he was free to leave the show at any point of time. "When the producer gave me so much liberty why would I say no to the offer?" he asks.

Anoop further says that Virrudh is a high-profile show that has been discussed avidly. "It's become a status symbol and adds weight to your bio-data," he says, adding further, "TRPs or popularity of a show has nothing to do with quality. If a show is successful it doesn't mean it is good."

But lately Virrudh's ratings have improved quite a bit. "The changes in the story after Agarkar turned negative have brought in more viewers," says Anoop. However, he says Agarkar is not a bad guy. "He has been hurt by Vedika. She fell in love with him but she didn't like his middle class status and therefore got him promoted to a higher rank by paying a bribe which Agarkar didn't like. He feels Vedika doesn't love him but his higher status as a police officer," he explains.

Try telling him that lately Virrudh has become a thriller and he argues that it's a wholesome show. "It has family, relationships, drama, conflict, suspense and little bit of thrill as well. Also, it is one show where the male actors have something substantial to do and I am quite satisfied with what I am doing in Virrudh," he adds.

He feels that television acting is no more a specialised job. "I don't have any problem with daily soaps. But unfortunately they don't need actors. Instead they need people who can say dialogues because the camera does a lot of acting," says Anoop who started his career about 12 years ago with Indian television's first daily soap Shanti and later did several weekly shows and one-off episodes of Rishtey and Saturday Suspense. Kahani Ghar Ghar Ki was his first daily for a satellite channel where he came as a replacement for Mohnish Behl. But after Kiran Karmarkar's recent comeback in the show, Anoop who played Suyesh Mehra has been shown the exit door.

"With Om around no man can exist in Parvati's life because Om and Parvati are like Ram and Sita. I don't know what the current story is and also don't have any clue whether I will be back in the show. But then in dailies all possibilities exist. When they run out of the story, old characters are resurrected," he explains.

Anoop is smart enough to realise that TV will remain a long term source of income while films are only a passtime.

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Posted: 16 years ago

End of the story

Smriti Irani's Virrudh will go off air in the second half of January 2008

Back to Section Stories Posted On Thursday, December 27, 2007

Vickey Lalwani

A still from Virudh

Smriti Irani's on-and-off show Virrudh, that was launched amidst much fanfare early this year, is finally being pulled off air. Interestingly, Sony TV wanted the show to continue, but Smriti felt that she had completed the story that she wanted to tell.

A source says, "In fact, Smriti wanted to pull it off this month but the channel heads asked her to continue since they did not have a show that could replace Virrudh."

Smriti confirms that Virrudh will indeed go off air next month. She says, "Virrudh is coming to a logical end. I am happy and proud that Sony TV gave me the opportunity to produce my first daily show. I have no complaints. The show won five awards in the recent television awards functions. I am signing off on a contented note."

If sources are to be believed, the channel has almost finalised Ratna Sinha's show Aabha that will replace Virrudh.

http://www.mumbaimirror.com/net/mmpaper.aspx?page=article&am p;sectid=12&contentid=2007122720071227033435625b546d146

Posted: 16 years ago
Karan Mehra in comedy show

Karan Mehra, who played Vedant in Virrudh, is doing a new show Pari Hoon Main which is starting soon on Star One.

"It is a comedy show - a story of two twin girls - a bit like Chaalbaaz. One of them is an actress but they swap roles sometimes. I am the key person who knows about this but does not inform the director. When he comes to know about it he throws me out of work," says Karan about the show.

Explaining his character, he says, "It is about a young guy who wants to become director. He is an assistant director who gets into trouble because of certain incidents."

Karan says his character is totally different to him in real life. "I am a Punjabi guy from Delhi and live my life lavishly. This not the case in this show where I will be politely replying to my director. Apart from this, the B.R production house is very good and no one surely wants to miss a chance to work with them. Since the female lead is having a double role in the show, the pressure will be less on me."

What according to you went wrong with Virrudh? "It was a power packed show with lots of drama and emotions but somehow it did not work. It is true that Virrudh has given me a lot of recognition but for someone like me who belongs to theatre and wants to do different stuff, it was similar to that of other shows on TV."

Karan recently had two shows of his play Daddy Cool - one for an NGO and the other a preview. For both he got a standing ovation. Karan is playing role of geek in first half of the play and a dude in the second. The play will have shows all over India, Dubai and London.

http://news.indya.com/newsDetails.aspx?xfile=2008/January/Ne ws_20080123_172
Posted: 16 years ago
The Global Indian TV Honours: Winners

The inaugural Global Indian T.V.Honours presented by Balaji will be held on Friday, February 1. Stars from both television and Bollywood sizzled on stage. Following is the list of winners at The Global Indian TV Honours presented by Balaji.

Best Actress: Prachi Desai
Best Actor: Ronit Roy

Best Couple: Hiten Tejwani – Gauri Pradhan

Best Show: Dulhann

Best Host: SRK

Fresh Face Female: Divyanka Tripathi

Fresh Face Male: Aditya Narayan

Special Honour: Karan Johar & Kareena Kapoor

Best Actor in Comedy Role: Deven Bhojani

Best Actor in Negative Role: Vikram Gokhale

Best Supporting Actor Male: Ali Asgar

Best Supporting Actor Female: Achint Kaur

Lifetime Achievement Award: BR Chopra

http://news.indya.com/newsDetails.aspx?xfile=2008/February /N ews_20080201_8

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