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  Kajal Khanchandani plays the role of Dadi in Prateek Sharma's ( Studio LSD) Pyaar Ka Pehla Naam Radha Mohan. The actor feels that the USP of the show is that it is both modern and traditional in its approach.   “The story is very simple yet beautiful. Characters have been well-etched and the execution is also very good. I feel strong characters do help shape the story better. The reason being the way characters influence the action and make the narrative of a story more real and thus relatable to the audience. If the backbones of a show, characters, storyline and execution are on point, then the show does get loved by the audience,” she says. The audience, these days, have become more receptive to relatable content. “It is very important to engage the audiences and get them interested in the content. Once the audiences get connected with the characters and the situation, it gives them a reason to listen and continue watching. So if the character is re...

Actor Sudhanshu Pandey, who is currently seen in Rajan Shahi’s Anupama, says that he had not imagined the kind of success and popularity TV could give before he became part of the show. “I had a lot of television offers in the last so many years and I would refuse almost all of them for various reasons. Finally, Rajan's offer came my way and he basically had to tell me only one line and I told him let's do it. The show had a fantastic story line. My character was absolutely brilliant and he didn't have to convince me much. He mentally prepared me for a long time before I got into this scenario of this daily show as it is a completely different world for me,” he says. He adds, “I have a huge body of work behind me, including some 47-48 feature films in Hindi, some Tamil films and one Hollywood film. I was a part of India's first-ever boy band i.e the Band of Boys. We were a rage during 2002-2005. We were probably one of the biggest ones. We were seeing popula...

Miss Bulgaria 2019 Margo Cooper is determined to make it big in the Hindi film industry now! From taking dance, fitness as well as Hindi classes to formulating a wish list for herself, Margo has hit the ground running. She says that Bollywood always fascinated her.   “I have loved Bollywood movies since I was a child, I always enjoyed the dancing part the most and I loved the dramatic script of old classic Bollywood movies. That’s how I started to dream of coming to India at a young age. And now I’m here, I think following childhood dreams is something so amazing. These dreams are what you really wanted to do before society and surroundings imposed rules on you,” she says.   Talking about being part of the film industry, she says, “The best part is to be able to live many lives in one, to be someone else for a while. And there is no limit to the characters you can play. It’s just a world in a world. What I dislike is that you never know when and if the next project...

Actor Tarun Anand has joined hands with Mitu, a known content creator and founder of the YouTube channel Positive Thinkerz, for her new series "Nishabd''. It has been produced and co-directed by Mitu and revolves around the LGBTQIA+ community. Tarun is all praise for Mitu and said, "It's always been a pleasure to work with Mitu and Positive Thinkerz and this time with Arshima as well. Both of them have the sensibility of emotions, direction, and how a story goes. Mitu is a great writer and I am happy to work with them because they thought about me for this part." He revealed that it was his faith in Mitu and Arshima that made him say yes to the project. He further added, "It is a very sensitive part that needs to be shown. Audiences need to accept people for who they are rather than judging them and taunting them. Each to their own, it's their life and decision, the whole idea of life is being happy, so yes that's the reason. I wanted...

Gautam Chaturvedi will be seen as Dr Dwivedi in the upcoming series titled Nishabd on Atrangii. The series, helmed by producer-director-storyteller Mitu, is based on the lives of LGBTQIA+ community. The actor shares his experience.     “There is no question of apprehension on whether I should say ‘yes’ or ‘no’ to the series. I was more than happy to take up on the offer. One’s sexual orientation, preference or choice is a completely personal matter and till it does not cause harm to anyone, I don’t think we should judge anyone on that basis. This is my personal opinion,” he says. Sharing his experience of working with director-producer Mitu and her team at Positive Thinkerz, the actor adds, “Mitu has been a friend for over two decades. She is extremely passionate about what she does. Her team shares the same vibe. So yes, it was a pleasure having Mitu at the helm.”   June is the Pride month and more reasons why the series is relevant. Ask if this is one of the...

Actor Ashoka Thackur recently shot for a music video featuring Sonia Kashyap. The actor says that he loves the new project. “This music video is shot in the Queen of Hills, that is Darjeeling and it provides the perfect backdrop to this romantic number. The title of the song is  Rangrasiyaa  and it has been directed by Sameer Kaant. The DOP is Raj Kiran Gupta and the song is choreographed by Dev Thape and the singer is Amol Shrivastav,” says Ashoka, who was seen in a music video titled Badhi Hi Mushkil alongside Donal Bisht as well as short film named Character. He adds, “The song has a romantic and sensual feel to it and that it has been shot also in the most beautiful way. Romantic songs have a great fan base and people love them.” Ashoka sports a long-hair hairstyle and says that it has helped him making his space in the industry. “Long hair makes me stand apart in the crowd. Of course, it is difficult to maintain this hairstyle. But I feel like it's...

Keerti Nagpure is currently seen as Tulsi in Prateek Sharma's "Pyar Ka Pehla Naam Radha Mohan". A blurry image decked in a beautiful red saree is what the viewers get to see when it comes to her role and the actress revealed that initially, she was apprehensive about the audience's feedback on her character.  She said, "We are getting a very good response. The DMs and comments I get are nice. First, we were worried that the audience would not accept seeing a ghost on-screen, but people are loving Tulsi's character as she is a good soul and is very protective towards her daughter. People like this mom-daughter duo and also love the connection between Mohan and Tulsi. We will try to make it better so people will keep loving us." Keerti feels that the USP of the show is that all the characters are different from each other. She added, "My character is dead in the show for all the other characters, but not for the audience. Not e...