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Model, veejay and now a TV actor, Vivan Bhatena claims that a rewarding career and job satisfaction can take care of monetary worries. The charming actor admits upfront that "money is not a priority" and "working hard" is more important. Even if that means, working round the clock for two prime time dailies (Maayka and Choona Hai Aasman). Considering he is playing the lead role in one of the serials and the bad guy in another, does Vivan even relate to the characters? "I am a lot like Shabd in Maayka. I am very relaxed, fun loving and chilled out," he offers. Any off-screen chemistry with co-star Neha Bamb? And the dashing actor surprises you with a predictable, "We are good friends. There are even times when we fights like cats and dogs, but we patch up quickly. Sharing good rapport with your co-star helps make the scenes look convincing," he says. The most important thing on his agenda is to get his Hindi right, he says. "I have been working in TV serials for a long time and I can see my spoken Hindi is getting better. It is a constant battle but I am rehearsing. There used to be times when I'd use a lot of English with Hindi, but that's changing," he admits. On the personal front, Vivaan's getting married to longtime girlfriend Nikhila Palat on the 27th of this month. "I am busy with the arrangements for my marriage and I am very excited," he blushes. |
From bahu to beti, soaps shift focus
25 May 2007, 0000 hrs IST,ROSHNI K OLIVERA,TNN
The focus in the saas-bahu soaps, from the bahu and her on-going battle with her saas , her problems with her vampish sister-in-law and her relationship with her husband, has shifted. From bahu to beti .
Several serials like Betiyaan Apni Ya Paraya Dhan, Ghar Ki Lakshmi Betiyaan, Maayka, Parivaar, Doli Saja Ke, Ghar Ek Sapna, Zara-Pyaar Ki Saugat have protagonists who are daughters. Even the most popular TV bahu , Smriti Iraani, chose the beti theme for her home production Virrudh on Sony, which is a story of a daughter who adores her father, unaware of his past.
Aroona Iraani's new show on SaharaOne, Doli Saja Ke , is about a girl who's considered manhoos by her father since her birth. The themes may seem grim, but producers insist their shows are not regressive.
Says Dheeraj Kumar, producer of Ghar Ki Lakshmi Betiyaan , " Betiyaan is the reality of society. We talk about the achievements made by women in various fields, but the unborn girl child is also being killed brutally. Our serial aims to acknowledge the fact that girls are no longer lesser than males."
Neha Bamb, who plays Mahi in Maayka , says there's one advantage, "As a beti your character is always young, but a daughter-in-law is usually older with kids!"
And what do audiences have to say about the new trend? "Women are still protagonists and their sob stories continue," laughs housewife Mrinal Mayekar. Adds Sunanina Gupta, a housewife, "Their opponents of course have changed. Now it's not a mother-in-law but parents or siblings!"
Ekta, a threat to women's education
26 Oct 2007, 0000 hrs IST,SHWETA TEOTIA ,TNN
Ekta Kapoor (TOI Photo) |
Neha's set to tie the knot this year
13 May 2007, 0830 hrs IST,TNN