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Taurus
Video is ready with a new show for Star
Plus christened Ek Chabhi Hai Padoss
Mein for Star Plus.
Varun
Badola as Sandeep
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Varun Badola and Sanjay Mishra play the
main leads in this Tigmanshu Dhulia directed
show, besides a host of National School
of Drama alumni like Kenny Desai, Achyut
Potdar, Sulbha Deshpande, Simple Kaul and
two new female characters played by Parineeta
and Suhasi Goradia in it.
The show is on the lines of the ultra-popular
show 80's show Nukkad and will have
many lovable characters living together
in harmony in a township (called Colonelgunj).
The tales of its protagonists emanate from
their needs, sorrow, joy, dreams and aspirations.
"It is a light hearted comedy and the
stories will move from character to character.
The show will transport the viewers to that
Moholla to the extent that people would
want to be a part of it. We have about 30
odd talented actors in it and we will have
many cameos also.The show will have all
kinds of emotions in it and we don't want
to make the colony look like Mumbai, rather
it'll be like any small town," says
Anupam Kalidhar, producer,Taurus Video which
has earlier produced Saans,Siski,Kyun
Hota Hai Pyaar,Palchin and Son Pari
in the past for Star Plus.
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" The show is about a middle class
colony where every one is ready to help
each other. Its a slice of life,its got
many different stories in it. It goes like
the solution to your problem lies with your
neighbour. We have talented actors from
NSD and some new faces who have been zeroed
in on the basis of their looks and talent,"points
out Tigmanshu Dhulia, who gets along famously
with Varun Badola (who has assisted him
on his earlier projects )but now Varun has
no time as he is busy with his projects
and has become a star insists Tigmanshu.
Tigmanshu
Dhulia directing and co-producing
the show
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"It was great shooting with Tigmanshu
and Varun as all three of us have Allahabad
connections. I am from Allahabad besides
both have studied and lived there for quite
some time," says Anupam, whose Son
Pari also won the best Childrens show
this year at the Apsara awards and completed
five years on air recently.
Tigmanshu will be directing the initial
episodes and will also produce the show
with Taurus. Besides, he will also take
a call on the major developments in the
story,Shubhankar Banerji(Tigmanshu's assistant
director) will direct the show in Tigmanshu's
absence(who is also directing a film).
Confirming the show, Star Plus creative
head Shailja Kejriwal said, "The show
would be launched, but later, and not around
the time Jodi Kamaal Ki launches."
Ek Chabhi Padoss Mein is expected
to hit the tube in March and be a daily
with a primetime slot and could be slotted
as one of the replacements for the prematurely
ended Kaun Banega Crorepati.
Here's one show which will be a pleasant
change from all the emotional saas-bahu
sagas and the endless reality shows on air.
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By KAVITA SHYAM |
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on 30 January 2006 5:30 pm
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