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The
identity of the leading ladies of Sony's
Amber Dhara was kept under wraps for a long
time. Finally, the channel has decided to
end the entire suspense drama and reveal
the two girls who play the conjoined twins.
Kashmira Irani portrays the character of
Amber and Sulgana Panigrahi plays Dhara.
Kashmira hails from Pune, whereas Sulgana
is a Delhi-girl. Both of them are second
year students and have left their studies
mid way to pursue their acting careers.
"I had given an audition and was selected
just after my first take," says Sulgana.
"I was called by the production house
and was immediately selected to essay the
role of Amber. Now as the show has recently
hit the screens, both of us decided to postpone
our studies until next year," they
add.
So, what kind of homework have both of
them done to essay these very complex characters?
" Both of us are new in this industry
and did not even know the a-b-c of acting.
It was our trainer Ishan Bakshi who polished
and trained us. We also went through certain
books and sites that threw more light on
the subject of conjoined twins. The way
they behave, live and dress up was a huge
process and intricate too," says Sulgana
What were the difficulties they faced during
training and shooting for the show? "For
almost eight months now we were not allowed
to speak to anyone including our parents.
We had to live our lives as conjoined twins
and initially it was very tough. When we
went for some shopping, people use to pass
awful remarks and some were horrified to
see us like this. We actually were told
to essay the characters in real life too,
be it while dressing or sleeping. Now we
are habituated and it's become difficult
to live separately," say the duo.
"Things became a bit tough when I
had to bent and put my weight on her and
vice versa," adds Kashmira. Although
I'm a right handed person, I had to use
my left hand due to our conjoined status.
This has become a routine and now there
are times when I find it tough to use my
right hand," says Sulgana.
There are so many similarities between
Sulgana and Dhara. "I can identify
with my role completely as in real life
too I am very traditional and love to read
and write. Also, I am a very soft spoken
person and love to cook," states Sulagana.
"Amber is same like me naughty and
very outspoken," clarifies Kashmira.
Lets hope this tale of conjoined twins
rakes in TRPs too.
| BY
RACHANA TRIVEDI |
Posted
on 12 Oct 2007 2:40 pm
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