Manish Raisinghani plays Nirvaan (the youngest son) in Star One's soap Betiyaan Apni Ya Paraya Dhan and Samir in Zee's Teen Bahuraniya. The case is simple; two shows with tracks gaining ground and retaining the focus on him. What happens is every TV star's plight; being torn between two different shows on rival channels. Kavita Dadhe spoke to Manish to figure out how efficiently he deals with his double shifts?
As we chat on the sets, the courtroom scene is being set, Manish exclaims, "Finally, I am going to be free."
For the uninitiated, Nirvaan is kept behind bars for his conscience needs a wash. Very soon, he'll turn into a positive character and in the meantime Krishna has taken over the reins as usual and is fighting to protect the family's pride.
The drama is killing as Nirvana's mother collapses in the court with her six daughters hovering over her as honeybees. Currently,Nirvaan is in a pathetic phase of his character as he's made to beg with tears; "They get glycerin on this show because they need to make someone cry and as the most innocent looking guy around they want me to cry."
Cut to Teen Bahuraniya. Here, contrary to Nirvaan, Samir essays the role of a comic gold digger. "Well, he isn't a vicious gold digger, he's a misguided genius who's just unwilling to work. The character is amazing and good hearted. The show promises to have some amazing twists to watch out for."
So is Manish feeling a bit stretched between both the shows? On a lighter note, the actor says, "Touchwood, there isn't a grave problem as I am very sweet to everybody on the sets. Seriously, I work in two shifts, 24 hours a day. 7 am to 7 pm for one show and 7 pm to 7 am for another. I know that the cast of Teen Bahuraniya must be irritated with me, but they're so sweet they don't show it. I feel terrible sometimes, as the cast ranges from Jotsnaji who is 80 years old to newly wed actors. However, they understand that my shift is also killing and I have had a bath yesterday after three days."
He burst into a fit of laughter not letting work stress shadow our conversation. On that note we prefer to leave the actor alone!