New Actors Elbow out Seasoned Actors from Telly
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Bollywood Sunday, March 7, 2010 39 SCENE UNSEEN Konkona, Ranvir pair up for first time I Konkona Sen Sharma and actor Bipasha sashays Ranvir Shorey pair up for the first time as lead pair in a sus- pense thriller, which will go on floors soon. “They have worked together before, but as a lead pair they are at Lakme Fashion Week working for the first time,” Denis Selarkar, producer of the film, said in an interview. To be helmed by first time director Amitabh Verma, it is a suspense thriller where every charac- Bipasha Basu, who is mostly seen ter is knitting a con- spiracy against other. wearing bright and happy colours, It will be shot in Alibaug. wore yellow and beige sari with a “The film is yet untitled. In the story, every character has grey shade. Every character is trying to outshine the other. perfect ruby and diamond set There is a mastermind though; everyone is planning some conspiracy against other. This is a suspense thriller,” said Selarkar who plans to release it in November this year. Ranvir and Konkona previously starred together in films like Mixed Doubles (2006) and Madhur Bhandarkar’s Traffic SHILPA RAINA | IANS Signal (2007). ollywood actress Bipasha Basu sashayed on the ramp in a yellow and beige sari at the inaugural Mahesh Manjrekar lost 10 kg show of the Lakme Fashion Week recently for her close friend and designer Rocky S. The actress, making new film Bwho is mostly seen in bright and happy colours I It’s known fact that was a bit apprehensive about wearing the dull hue but actors hit the gym hard to Rocky took her into confidence and the end result was get rid of extra pounds, worth the try, as Bipasha looked simple yet elegant in the but actor-filmmaker light shade. Mahesh Manjrekar lost “When I showed Bipasha the colour of the sari, she was more than 10 kg while apprehensive. But she trusts me completely. After it was working on his movie City draped on her, she just loved the colour,” Rocky said at the of Gold. post show conference here. “I was so engrossed in “She tried a new colour today and she was looking beau- the process of making City tiful in it,” he added. of Gold that I never Matching the sari with a perfect ruby and diamond set, realised I have lost 10 kg. the designer said that the emphasis was on the neck line to City of Gold is very close to make sure that the diamond complements the sari. my heart and while film- Rocky said that his collection is for today’s women who ing, I really didn’t pay have great body and love to experiment with colours. much attention on what “It’s a traditional Indian line, mostly aimed at a younger was happening around crowd with softer designs. The colours are very soft. There me, or rather to me,” said are ivories, corrals in the design, the cuts are softer, the fab- Manjrekar. rics are much cooler for the summer. There is very little “I think not being aware embellishment but in the right place and at the right time,” of such a change is quite natural when you are passionately explained Rocky. involved in something that you wholeheartedly love,” he added. The saris, dresses and kurta-churidars, made of fabrics Co-written by playwright Jayant Pawar and Manjrekar, the like fabrics like chiffons, georgettes and net, were in various movie marks the latter’s return to direction after a long break. shades of beiges, ivory, pale yellow, peach, nude and blue. It also marks DAR Private Limited’s entry into showbiz. The film is a no-holds-barred look at the birth of the true underbelly and organised crime in Mumbai and at the mill workers who had to sacrifice everything so that the 21st centu- Bipasha Basu ry Mumbai could be built. New actors elbow out seasoned actors from telly PRIYANKA SHARMA | IANS actress Shubha Khote, television con- doing weekly serials and with dailies tent has drastically changed over the the pressures are completely different. any seasoned Indian TV years and looks have taken prece- Some of them are not ready for the actors have been edged out dence over talent. daily pressures of shooting at all. by the influx of high pressure “TV bosses are giving a lot of impor- “There are some actors who are M daily soaps and a younger lot tance to looks rather than how young away by choice. Otherwise, Mita who, some say, are chosen more for actors perform. Only once in a while Vashisht was seen in a long stint on their looks than talent. things come up when they really need Kahaani Ghar Ghar Kii and Alok Nath Actors Anita Kanwar, Mita Vashisht, actors and then they approach veter- is never out of work on TV. He is still Tanvi Azmi, Renuka Shahane, Pankaj ans,” she said. doing good TV shows.’ Kapoor, Jayant Kripalani, Benjamin But Purnendu However, there are some old hands lani Gilani and Firdaus Dadi are some of Shekhar, writer like Neena Gupta, Surekha Sikri, Alok t Krip Jayan the popular faces who have almost of series like Nath and Sooraj Thapar who continue disappeared from Indian television. Jyoti and Balika to be around and argue that the TV Jayant Kriplani “Our industry is full of actors with industry has space for everyone. immense acting potential, but unfor- On being asked about whether tunately today scripts are not writ- youngsters were dominating the TV ten the way that can help them screens these days, she said: “No, I exhibit their talent,” Shruti Ulfat don’t think anybody is dominating. said in an interview. Television content has Everyone is getting work, whether The actress has worked in hit young or old, and they are doing it shows like Love Story, Thoda drastically changed also.” Neena made her mark in the Hai Thode Ki Zaroorat Hai, over the years and industry with serials like Khandan, i Mumkin and Gharwali Uparwali. Saans and Dard. Azm anvi Supriya Pilgaonkar, who has been looks have taken Sooraj Thapar, popular for his Mita T Vashisht in the industry for 25 years and is role as the bespectacled Mr.Saxena known for her portrayals in serials precedence over talent in the comedy show Shri Sifarshilal, like Tu Tu Main Main, says she would is all praise for young stars. love to do challenging roles but rues “They are doing a wonderful job. I the limited opportunities for women look at them and take inspiration for her age. Vadhu, begs to differ. “It’s not that my scenes. I believe whether an actor “Everyone wants to make a charac- there is a dearth of roles for veteran is young or old he or she should be ter of my age a mother. There’s no actors. But sometimes actors have given due importance,” he said. experimentation. I would love to play their own reasons for drawing away There may be the lucky few. But a detective or an adulteress, but who from serials. For instance, Renuka many pivotal actors seen in popular will give me a role like that? Not on the Shahane got married, some went into serials like Hum Log, Buniyad, Khan- small screen and not even in films. films. In such situations, priorities for daan, Kashish, Gul Gulshan Gulfaam, nwar Anita Ka Roles for us are very limited,” she said. these actors change,” Shekhar said in Banegi Apni Baat, and Tara have According to actress Bhavana an interview. almost faded out - and their absence is Balsavar, daughter of yesteryear “Also, these actors were used to felt on television even today. Ranuka Sahane.