Thursday, April 03, 2008

To die and be born again!

Deaths in soaps are common, so are comebacks. So, who's bigger, the character or the star? The jury is out...
Only a few days have passed since Tulsi or Smriti Irani kissed goodbye to one of the most popular shows of the country – Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi. The latest buzz to hit the TV circuits is that Rajveer Sir aka Rajeev Khandelwal is all set to quit SAB TV’s popular soap – Left Right Left. Also, Rohit Roy has walked out of Virasaat (Star One). The business of entertainment, Especially soap operas ensure that addressing actors by their character names becomes commonplace. Tulsi seems to have become Smriti's second name and very few might be aware that the Baa's (Kyunki) real name is Sudha Shivpuri. And with so many farewell parties hitting small screen, the debate has again caught fire – whose bigger, the character or the stars? While talking to 4Ps B&M, Rajeev Khandelwal says, “In case of serials, it is the totality that works and if the package would not have been good, they (audiences) would not have appreciated me as much.” Rewind some years back, when Amar Upadhyay's character (Mihir) in Kyunki died, the whole nation mourned.

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Source : IIPM Editorial, 2008

An IIPM and Professor Arindam Chaudhuri (Renowned Management Guru and Economist) Initiative

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