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BOLLYWOOD-BUZZ PERSONALITY 'Arjun' making debut Swantantra's journey from to Silver Screen Son of the soil Swantantra Bharat hailing from movies, which I Trikuta Nagar has brought laurels to the State of remember are Johny Gaddar, Welcome, Jammu and Kashmir by doing character roles on Singh is King, No Silver Screen. Problem, De Dhana Daily Excelsior Correspondent Ajay Raina caught Dhan, Yuvraj, Boss, Khiladi 786, Rowdy up with the Bollywood star in a coffee shop at Rathore, Rambo Trikuta Nagar who revealed the course of his Rajkumar, Welcome journey from Jammu to Silver Screen in . Back, Singh is Bling, Jocker, etc. Apart A very calm and cool personality, Bharat was born on April 11, from Hindi films, I 1976 to a couple Late Shivanand and Sudarshana. He did his school- did a Punjabi film ing from RRL Model Academy and SRML Higher Secondary School "Paaji in Problem", and later moved to New in 1994 to pursue Fashion Designing which was produced course. by my friend "Akshay From where did you start Fashion Designing career ? Kumar". A year ago I I started the career in Fashion Designing from Italian Export was approached for House in the year 1997, where I worked for five years. As I had jaun- TV serial with main dice I came back to my home in Jammu. lead roles on "Life Ok" After recovering from the disease, what did you do as channel. "Kaisa Ye there was no scope for Fashion Designing in Jammu at that ishq Hai" TV serial time? gave me the character As I recovered from the disease, I joined "Samooh Theatre" in of Choudhary Baldev Singh, which became popular and this Haryan- Jammu and did stage plays, which were highly appreciated by the wi character was appreciated by public at large especially Haryana audience. At that time I had no plans to move to Mumbai. residents. Apart from films and serials, I got the opportunity in pro- Making lovely expressions, budding artists preparing for a shoot for the upcoming movie alongwith Arjun We have heard that you went to Pune and then to Mum- moting brands through advertisement. Currently IPL add is on air as Krishna. bai in 2004. Was it a casual visit or your inner conscience well. South movies are also approaching me and my fans will see me Rajesh Dhar jita, Sheetal and Rajesh, besides Jammu's famous asked you to try luck in Bollywood?. in different 'Avtars'. Musician, Jeevan Sharma, the spectators including the Yes I visited Mumbai in 2004 to try my luck in Bollywood. When About Bollywood actors you have worked with? Son of soil, Arjun Krishna and daughter of soil, parents of the artists have also enjoyed the glimpses of I was in a bus from Pune to Mumbai to try my luck in the star stud- I worked with Akshay Kumar, Nana Patekar, , Anil Aprajita Mahajan are making a Bollywood debut on the the shots taken at tourist spots and prominent schools ded world of Bollywood I decided to give myself six months to this Kapoor, John Ibrahim, Paresh Rawal, Sunil Sheety, Sanjay Dutt, big screen with euphoric children oriented Movie 'Nan- of Jammu. line. I still remember my first day when I reached Chembur in Mum- Akshay Khanna, Katrina Kaif, Sonakshi Sinha, Kangana Ranaut, he Farishtey', being produced by Actor/Producer, "Watching a bit of shooting of Movie 'Nanhe Far- bai with no directions where to go and where to stay as Mumbai was Sushmita Sen, Amy Jackson, Shruti Hassan, etc. To top it all, I was Arjun and directed by Aprajita in assistance with ishtey', one gets a feeling that this big initiative, the first new city for me. I had no acquaintance in Mumbai so I stayed in a specially blessed to get the opportunity to work with the legendary Actress Sheetal Arjun Krishna. of its kind in Jammu, taken by the Producers, will Gurdwara at Chembur. As Mumbai was new to me and I had no Feroz Khan. Nanhe Farishtey, the euphoria of which has gripped achieve a big success," said one of the spectators. approach for work, I asked someone in Chembur to guide me to a Tell us something about your family and their support the City of Temples, even before the completion of its production house to work in films. The stranger guided me to go to in your struggle to Bollywood. "It was delight to watch the glimpses of the lead shooting way back in January 2016, will be released Worli, but when I reached Worli, I came to know that industry used I belong to a simple middle class family with no one from Bolly- actors of the Movie during several classroom shots, pic- very soon. to be here long before were shifted to Andheri side and later I took a wood background. My father Late Shivanand was in a white collar nic shots and shots in playfield, besides their splendid There is no-doubt that the magic of the Movie has bus and reached Andheri. job as a Scientific Officer in Jammu University. My mother is a house- act while staging 'Ram Leela' during the shooting in a succeeded in casting spell in Jammu just after the Was the arrival in Andheri fruitful as you were unaware wife and my sister is a PhD Degree Holder. They all were initially festive atmosphere," expressed another spectator. shooting of its first song. about the industry? shocked to my decision of a career in Bollywood but they supported The children oriented Movie offers funny moments, The Movie pulled big crowds during its shooting With God's blessings it was the 7th day in Mumbai, when I start- and trusted my decision. Today whatever I have achieved is with the attractive music and aesthetic aroma of the sons of the and people have high expectations for its big success. ed working and got a role in 'Dhaba Junction' on Sab TV in 2004 with love of my family and their trust in me and my family is proud of my soil. The Movie is the initiative of Hare Rama Hare Late Jaspal Bhatee and Upasana Singh. achievements in Bollywood. I got married in 2009 in Mumbai and I "It is a fun to work with budding artists. These lit- Krishna Productions, headed by its chairman Rajesh No family will allow their child to live in shanty condi- have a six year old son Aarnav Bharat. My parental and maternal fam- tle ones sometimes make you feel ecstatic and some- Gupta, who alongwith the Producer and the Director, tions as you lived in your early days in Mumbai. Was your ilies still dwell in Jammu. times leave no stone unturned to make you cry. The job has decided to shoot it in Jammu to provide opportu- family aware about it? As everyone in Jammu is promoting the Dogri culture is painful, but when done well, it is most enjoyable. The nity to the budding artists of Jammu to showcase their My father during that time was in Mumbai and he wanted to meet through various means, what are your comments over it? shooting had a different charm because of the involve- artistic skill and display their talent. me. I was reluctant as I was living in shabby condition during my People in Jammu are doing a wonderful job for the promotion of ment and the attachment of the budding stars. We "It is the special love for Jammu that has lured us struggle days. Papa came to me and begged me to come home back the Dogri culture. I too like to promote Dogri as I am a Dogra and to shoot the Movie here. However, shooting the Movie wanted to give social and moral message through this as he could not see me in such horrid living. But as I had decided to love to hear Dogri folk. I play Dogri songs "Bhalla Siphaiya Dogariya" in Temple City served us with a twin purpose of pro- give six months to this line, so I refused and continued my struggle. Movie ," expressed Aprajita. when I am driving. viding a launching pad to the budding actors of the As Mumbai is very expensive and it is said that the indus- It is pertinent to mention here that the duo of Arjun Something about future plans. Jammu for displaying their acting skill at the higher try doesn't pay hefty amount to new ones. How did you con- and Aprajita have been the students of cine star, Anu- Lots of plans are in the pipeline. It's a journey which started a levels and work within our budget limits," said Chair- tinue with your struggle? pam Kher's School of Art 'Actor Prepares'. decade ago and I still believe in a theme "A man without ambition is man of Hare Rama Hare Krishna Productions, Rajesh Yes I had to struggle a lot for my day-to-day needs in Mumbai but The success of this children oriented Movie, which like a bird without wings". My ambitions are yet to be accomplished. Gupta. I never had to face deep struggle for work as I was honest and capa- offers excitement, charisma and fun, will open doors I am blessed with many challenging character roles in Hindi films, Apart from the budding actors, who have enjoyed for the budding artists of the State to vie for excellence ble. My capabilities got me work wherever I went. Mumbai gave me with good actors but the role that I wish to see myself is yet to come. shooting of the Movie with the quartet of Arjun, Apra- in the Film World. fame and soon I enjoyed the feel of being recognized by people on road. Career graph started from here after I started regular work. I I think everyday is a new day for me and will try my level best to did lot of episodes in different characters in Chacha Choudhary Ser- accomplish my aims. ial on Sahara TV. I was lucky enough that it didn't take me long to As youth in Jammu are also trying their future in movies, ‘Am attracted to real-life characters’ enter movies. serials, etc, any message for them?. From which movie, did you make debut in film industry Acting is a thing you can judge yourself with your performance. line? After every performance in a film or a serial you feel the scope for My first small break was in "Rang De Basanti" with Bollywood star improvement in yourself. Try to give your 100 per cent as this will Aamir Khan. Though "Rang De Basanti" was a small role but it gave repay you. shape to my career and after this I got good character roles in films. You are now having a good fan fall. Would you like to say In how many movies have you worked till date. Have something to them? you worked apart from films? Till now I got lot of love from my fans and I wIll always try my lev- I am really blessed to work in many big and hit films. Some of the el best to keep up to their expectations.

HEALTHLINES Of liver Transplantation and Surrogacy Dr Richa Sharma & Dr Amit Basnotra discourage pregnancy of most female liver transplant recipients at reproductive age As such no medical or surgical condition is a con- * The first report of successful pregnancy after traindication for pregnancy provided its stable and liver transplantation was published in 1978 controlled and patient has good survival chances ulti- * Pregnancy after liver transplantation is often mately what is the centre point in an such situation successful, but it must be regarded as a high risk, asso- is a healthy mother with a healthy child and the ciated with hypertension, preeclampsia, intrauterine WOC(Welfare of Child) growth retardation, and prematurity. It is best isn't seen in too many him back failed. And finally he was beaten to death Liver disease is a rare complication of pregnan- delayed until 1 to 2 years after grafting. Pregnancy films but every time his film hits the by some of the inmates inside the prison. The most cy, but when it occurs it may do so in a dramatic and planned at least 2 years after liver transplantation important person who fought endlessly for all these tragic fashion for both mother and infant. Diseases theatre, critics and the audience sit with stable allograft function can have excellent years was his sister Daljit Kaur, who is being played such as acute fatty liver of pregnancy (AFLP) may maternal and neonatal outcome up and take note of his performance. by Aishwarya Rai in the film. The film is not only on begin innocuously with mild symptoms and liver * In most female recipients studied, pregnancy Sarabjit Singh but the continuous struggle of his sis- enzyme abnormalities but, if left untreated, can does not appear to cause excessive or irreversible Next, he will be seen in Sarabjit, a volume,and the alkaline phosphatase activity ter and other family members. When the film's progress to jaundice, liver failure, and death. problems in graft function if the function of trans- increases due toadded placental secretion . biopic made on Sarabjit Singh who Pregnancy-related liver disease is the most fre- planted organ is stable prior to pregnancy, including director Omung Kumar approached me and narrat- * In general, aminotransferaseconcentrations quent cause of liverdysfunction in pregnancy and twins if the woman has stable hepatic function before was imprisoned in on spying ed the script, I was simply blown away. I felt it (alanine amino transferaseand aspartate amino- should be told to the world. It's not about the suf- provides a real threat to fetal and maternal survival. pregnancy charges. Hooda spoke to Gaurav Sharma A rapid diagnosis differentiatingbetween liver transferase), bilirubin, and gammaglutamyl- * In female recipients in contrast to the general ferings of one person but his entire family. transpeptidase all remain normal throughout on his choice of films, acting and other In fact, you completely changed your disease related and unrelated to pregnancy is population, a high incidence of low birth-weight and required in women who present with liver dysfunc- * pregnancy, and their change should be further- prematurity has been a consistent outcome. passions lifestyle and shed a few kilos to get into the tionduring pregnancy. Research has improved our investigated. On light microscopy, the liver appears Immunosuppressive agents may cause hyperten- Randeep Hooda has just finished a gruelling character of the role understanding of the pathogenesis of pregnancy- normal or near normal. sion, preeclampsia and renal dysfunction in these schedule of shooting Sarabjit. He was last seen in That was what was required because I needed to related liverdisease, which has translated into * Ultrasonography remains the safest imaging recipients.However, there has been no specific pat- the critically acclaimed Main Aur Charles based on look like a prisoner. I had to shed a lot of weight. I improved maternal and fetal outcomes. Here, we modalityto visualise the liver during pregnancy. tern of malformation in their newborns or any appar- the life of the infamous criminal Charles Shobraj. weighed 94 kilos and had to shed 18 kilos in 28 days. provide an overview of liverdiseases that occur in However, iffurther detailed imaging is needed, MRI ent increase in the incidence of small-for-gestation- Among the meaty projects in hand is his role as a The entire process was gruelling. I almost starved pregnancy, an update on the key mechanisms without contrastis safe. Gadolinium-enhanced MRI al-age newborns coach of Salman Khan in the much-awaited Sultan. during that period and in the last few days, I even involved in their pathogenesis, and assessmentof should be avoidedbecause of transplacental transfer * immunosuppression during pregnancy is not But for now, he is all excited about his work in Sarab- reduced my water intake. That was quite a difficult available treatment options. and unknown effects on the fetus. teratogenic and does not lead to congenital anom- Classification of liver diseases in pregnancy alies. jit. job but there was no other way I could get into the Correlation with trimester: skin of the character. Alterations in normal physiological and hormon- Pregnancy-related liver diseases * Nearly 70% of pregnancies after systemic Excerpts of an interview administration of tacrolimus resulted in a favourable That certainly was quite difficult… al profiles occur throughout pregnancy. Moreover, * Hyperemesis gravidarum You just finished shooting for Sarabjit. How did * Intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy outcome without any significant effect on intrauter- it go? Yes, I have a habit of overdoing things at times changes in liver biochemical profile are normal in pregnancy.However, up to 3% of all pregnancies are * Pre-eclampsia and eclampsia ine growth and this time too I crossed the limit (smiles). I was * Also, it was found that tacrolimus may decrease Oh, it was on hell of an experience. But I must complicated by liver disorders. Severe liver disease, * HELLP syndrome told that Sarabjit was a pehelwan in his village and the incidence of onset of hypertension and toxemia say that I enjoyed every moment of it. We finished although rare, canoccur and leads to increased mor- * Acute fatty liver of pregnancy then he was arrested and became a prisoner. So I of pregnancy. Thus, during pregnancy, the female shooting in 52 days and you can understand how bidity and mortality forboth mother and newborn Pregnancy-unrelated liver diseases recipient may continue the immunosuppressive reg- hectic it could have been but overall it was almost felt I should go on a zero diet to get the look of a Pre-existing liver diseases infant. Liver disorders wereonce thought to be imen to stabilize the transplanted liver function but like a life-changing experience for me. prisoner who was earlier a pehelwan. trimester specific, but this is notalways the case. As * Cirrhosis and portal hypertension What was director Kumar's reaction prevent the effect on the intrauterine growth You are known to be a choosy actor and such, liver disease in pregnancy canbe related or * Hepatitis B and C * To the present, 37 cases of pregnancies after liv- after Main Aur Charles this is another biopic when you arrived on the set with this look? unrelated to pregnancy. Liver diseaseunrelated to * Autoimmune liver disease (Laughs) Oh, he didn't recognise me. In fact, I er transplantation have been reported worldwide. you are doing pregnancy can be further classified into preexist- * Wilson's disease * Alternate options available in desparate cases In fact, I won't say that these are typical biopics didn't tell anyone that I was coming. And the secu- ingdisorders that might become active duringpreg- Liver diseases co-incident with pregnancy will be- Surrogacy with donor eggs as per the clinical but definitely both the films are based on two real- rity guys failed to recognise me first and didn't allow nancy and those co-incident with pregnancy. * Viral hepatitis situation. life characters and both are equally interesting me to enter. Then Omung who was sitting in a cor- Anatomical, Physiological, and Biochemical * Biliary disease Conclusion: because after a point, not too much in known about ner, kept staring at me for awhile and then he final- changes during pregnancyMimicing Liver disease- * Budd-Chiari syndrome Hepatic disorders in pregnancy are rare, but * A rise in maternal heart rate, cardiac output, the lives of both Charles Shobraj and Sarabjit Singh. ly realised that it was me. So, I think I was able to * Liver transplantation remain clinicallyimportant because of serious make him happy. But I must say that the idea behind togetherwith a fall in blood pressure and systemic * Drug-induced hepatotoxicity adverse effects on bothmother and fetus. Liver dis- The lives of both of them are shrouded by mystery vascularresistance, all occur during pregnancy. to a great extent and both the characters are quite my look was Omung's and I followed his instruc- Multidisciplinary approach to the problem - ease in pregnancy can presentwith subtle changes in These alterationsmimic physiological changes in Extreme vigilance is needed to detect early signs appealing because people want to know more about tions to look my part. liver biochemical profile or with fulminanthepatic patients withdecompensated chronic liver disease. and symptoms of liver dysfunction and to distinguish them. As far as choosing characters is concerned, I What are your expectations from the failure. These disorders are complex andmight need * Blood volumeincreases by about 50%, peaking these from the anticipated benign hepatic changes to be managed by experienced physicians inspe- only do a film or choose a role if I believe in it. Not film? I am sure people will like it because the audience in the second trimester. However, blood flow to the of pregnancy. Prompt management can save the life cialisedcentres. Maternal and fetal survival has all roles appeal to me. liver remains constant andthe liver usually remains loves good stories when told in an interesting way of the mother and the baby. Management of liver dis- improvedbecause of better understanding of the What attracted you to this role then? impalpable during pregnancy. ease in pregnancy requires a concerted effort and Omung has done that earlier in his debut film pathogenesisof these disorders and higher standards Again, it was the character that appealed to me * Telangiectasia or spider angiomas and palmar between the primary care physician, liver specialist, of clinical care the most. We all know about Sarabjit Singh and Mary Kom. erythema are normal findings in pregnancy and are obstetrician, and, on rare occasions, a liver transplant Under careful monitoring a childbearing age what he had to go through for so many years in a You also play Salman Khan's coach in Sul- caused by thehyperoestrogenic state. team. woman with stable and adequate liver function may prison in Pakistan after a Pakistani court convicted tan * Gall bladder motility is decreased,which Pregnancy Following Liver Transplanta- have a successful pregnancy and a delivery after liv- him of spying. But actually he was just another per- That's another interesting role and it was equal- increases the lithogenicity of the bile. tion and alternate options: er transplantation. son like you and me. He spent more than 22 years ly tough. You must watch that film because Salman * During a normal pregnancy, serum albumin * With advances in transplantation, and partic- ( The author are Senior IVF consultant Delhi and Senior in the prison and efforts by the government to bring Khan has done a terrific job in the film. (TWF) concentrationfalls due to the expansion in plasma ularly in immunosuppression, it is unnecessary to Gastroentrologist Delhi)