Mumbai: 'Har Shaakh Pe Ullu Baithaa Hai,' a recently launched show on Star Plus is creating a buzz for introducing the first-of-its-kind genre of political satire on the channel. It uses Hindi language as its base with a tint of Bhojpuri to give the show an additional humour.
Actress Melissa Pais who plays the character of Malai (Chaitu Lal’s sister-in-law) on the show is someone who is fun-loving and enjoys singing and dancing on Bhojpuri tunes. Although the actress has starred on various Hindi television shows previously, she found it a little difficult to grasp the language on the show.
Melissa said, “I am a Catholic originally from Goa, but I have lived in Mumbai for several years and have worked on Hindi TV shows before. When I first entered the industry, Hindi itself was difficult for me and now my character Malai demanded that I speak in Bhojpuri along with Hindi because of the flavour of the show. I was naturally very apprehensive about playing Malai but eventually, I faced my difficulty and learnt Bhojpuri through a language tutor to be able to do justice to my character. I enjoyed the process because I fell in love with the language gradually.”
Melissa hopes to entertain audiences through her character, Malai since it’s the toughest character she has played on screen till now.
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