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Additi Gupta Ekta Kapoor
Smile please, Additi. Actually, no. Wait a second. Don't smile. Ekta
has instructed the lead girl of her new show, Kis Desh Mein Hai Meraa
Dil, Additi Gupta, to straighten her teeth so that she can have a
perfect smile. Additi's teeth are a little uneven.
Says
a source, "Ekta naturally finds Additi beautiful but she wants her to
look better. Hence, she told Additi to get her teeth straightened.
Additi's teeth are uneven and crooked."
When contacted, Additi
confirms that she has been given such a directive. "I was anyway
planning to get this repair job done in the next few days. I am aware
that a few of my teeth in the lower front are crooked. If the repair
job is done, I will have a much better smile." Additi added that she
would be visiting a dental surgeon for the same in the next few days.
Not so long ago, Ekta consulted numerologist Sanjay B Jumaani to ensure
that this show becomes an immediate success. He in turn told Additi to
add and extra 'D' to her name. Does D stand for 'dental', Additi?
Kis
Desh Mein Hai Meraa Dil has replaced Kasautii Zindagi Kay on Star Plus
from March 3. The show is set in a traditional Punjabi family. The
story revolves around a promise made by two friends and how the
consequences of this pact affect the lives of their children. It's
certainly affected Additi, but grin and bear it, babes! It's only for
the better says Balaji…
Ekta's long title obsession
Being superstitious is good for the producers and directors but only up to some extent. However Ekta Kapoor thinks otherwise. She does not believe in giving short titles to her daily soaps, one of which is her forthcoming Kis Desh Mein Hai Meraa Dil, which was earlier titled as Khandaan. Apparently, Ekta has also asked Aditi Gupta, who plays Heer in the soap to add another D to her first name. Ekta's numerologist Sanjay Jumaani clarifies, "I have been suggesting the titles for Ekta's shows till now and fortunately it has worked positively for her. As far as the title change is concerned, we decided on Kis Desh… because it gels with the mood of the story where as Khandaan sounded more like any other family drama." Ask him about adding a D to Aditi's name and he says, " An additional D will bring more glory to her."
Additi to shed excess flab
After having added a 'D' to her name, Additi Gupta, who debuts with
Kis Desh Mein Hai Mera Dil is obeying all instructions from her
director. Ekta is very particular about the way her lead actresses
look. That's why she has taken Additi to a very well-known dentist
because she wanted Additi's smile to be perfect. "Additi's teeth are
overlapped due to which her character was not getting the desired
smile. So far she has had two sittings with the dentist," says a
source. The actress has even been put on a diet. "Additi is on a diet
currently but she is not complaining because she knows that it's for
her benefit," adds the source. Talk about muscle power!
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Agree or disagree
with her, like or dislike her family dramas but it's difficult to
ignore Ekta Kapoor and her conviction about what gets eyeballs on
television. in her opinion women make exciting stories and men don't.
Hence her success formula is very simple — begin a show with a strong
female protagonist, add characters as the story progresses, refresh the
plotlines with new twists and turns but don't lose focus from the
central character and the show will go on and on. Ekta has followed the
formula for nearly eight years now and has delivered amazing results.
Others also copied her formula and some achieved similar results.
But lately things have changed. The formula seems to be losing its appeal. The days of glory and crackling TRPs are a thing of the past. The super K shows are struggling for decent ratings. As a result Kasauti Zindagi Kay had to be pulled off air and Ekta has come up with another love story to replace the bold and amorous tale of Prerna's passion for men.
"The germ of love and emotions are same but the setting, presentation and characters of Kis Desh Mein Hai Mera Dil are different," says Ekta, adding, "Prerna was bubbly and outgoing but Additi of Kis Desh Mein is demure and protected. Kasauti was a bold and passionate love story but Kis Desh Mein is a younger story about an eternal and predestined love that transcends borders."
Ask Ekta why Kasauti had to be cut short, and she shoots back, "How many love stories have survived beyond two to three years? Kasauti lasted for seven years." Since she believes in not ending her shows till viewers don't say enough is enough, did she take a cue from Kasauti's sliding popularity? And were the low TRPs a result of the show's new generation not making a connect with viewers? "It's not that the generation leap didn't work. Things were fine with the new generation but the older characters (read Prerna, Anurag and Bajaj) were showing signs of fatigue after seven years. I don't think it was possible to continue it any further," she clarifies.
Talking about casting new faces in all her shows, Ekta says today daily soaps require actors to work for 30 days in a month. "Older actors can't go through the rigour of taking that kind of work load. Also, older faces that have done television for a couple of years come with the baggage of an image that can make it difficult for viewers to relate to their new roles. New faces work better because they bring freshness," she reasons.
Draw her attention to falling TRPs of most of her shows or try telling her that none of her shows launched in the past one year have done well and Ekta says she doesn't have the magic wand to deliver good ratings. "My shows have mopped up 15 and 18 TRPs in the past. But I can't repeat such performance again and again. The TRPs of serials depend on the channel's ratings too. If channels don't do well I can't deliver great numbers. Kasturi is not doing badly. Kuchh Is Tara is the number one show on Sony. Karam Apna Apna is the number one show on Star's afternoon band. Kasamh Se is getting decent numbers. My shows on 9X are also doing pretty well vis--vis the channel's viewership. If channels lose their share I can't be blamed for low TRPs," she justifies.
Ask her why the sudden cloud of secrecy and speculation about her mega production Mahabharat for 9X and Ekta evades the query saying, "I will not answer this question." However, she doesn't mind telling which one is her favourite serial. it's neither Kyunki nor Kahani. Not Kasauti either. Well, it's not a Balaji show at all. "My favourite serial is Des Mein Nikla Hoga Chand," she says. Her favourite actors? "Ronit Roy and Hiten Tejwani," she replies. And who could be her favourite actresses? She takes a long pause before answering, "Smriti Irani and Prachi Desai."
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New Prem kahani 😃
harshad Chopra (of Left Right Left fame) has been chosen to play the male lead in Ekta Kapoor's new show Kis Desh Mein Hai Mera Dil (on Star Plus).
Says Harshad, "Yes, I have been selected for the role of Prem in Kis Desh Mein Hai Mera Dil."
A source from Balaji Telefilms also confirms the news and says, "Yes, we have chosen Harshad to play the male lead in Kis Desh Mein Hai Mera Dil. We felt that he had a lot of potential after seeing his work in Left Right Left."
Harshad who recently quit Amber Dhara refuses to tell us the details of why he left the show so suddenly. When quizzed about him being ousted from Tony and Deeya Singh's Left Right Left, our source says, "He had constant squabbles with the production house. Things got out of control at a point. Finally, he was asked to leave."
