Vidur’s Telly Tales – 12 : ” Ramleela – Ajay Devgn Ke Saath ”


MUMBAI – MAHARASHTRA – INDIA           NOVEMBER 30 , 2012           01.15 A.M.

” Ramleela – Ajay Devgn Ke Saath “  was the brand new show on Life OK , which just got finished . It was very unique concept . It encapsulated the whole story of Bhagwan Ram in just 5 episodes . Ajay Devgn is the narrator of the show .

In the first episode , he tells us about Bhagwan Ram and the Ramleela starts with Maharshi Vishwamitra‘s Ashram . From there , story meanders through several anecdotes of Bhagwan Ram’s life and first episode ends when Bhagwan Ram is banished from his capital Ayodhya to forest for 14 years .

After this rest of the story got finished in remaining 4 episodes . This show attracted me because Rajnish Duggal was playing Ram . I was intrigued . I have seen several actors essaying role of Bhagwan Ram . From Prem Adib in ” Ram Rajya “ to Arun Govil in TV serial Ramayan , I have seen them all . Rajnish Duggal is the new Ram on-screen . So I was curious .

He was very impressive and impressed me as the mythical Ram . He looked regal and powerful . He enacted the role with the required finesse and panache .

He is my old student and his respect and regard for me is unbelievable . I always follow his career and he seeks my advice if the need arises . From Vikram Bhatt‘s ” 1920 “ to Wizcraft’s ” Ramleela – Ajay Devgn Ke Saath “ , it’s a long and very fruitful journey for him . I am happy for his success .

My son Raunak Chaturvedi also did two small roles in the serial . In the first episode he appeared as announcer of Mithila , the kingdom of Maharaja Janak . After this he appeared in the Sanjeevani Booti episode as one of the mountains . With these small roles , he took baby step in the world of cinema .

Raunak Chaturvedi

Raunak Chaturvedi

An innocuous serial became important for me because of Rajnish Duggal and my son . It was a well – made serial and special effects were mind-blowing . Wizcraft should be congratulated for this unique show .

I , along with my acting institute Vidur’s Kreating Charakters , congratulate Rajnish Duggal and Wizcraft for this magnificent concept and imaginative show on television . I am also happy for my son that he got this role without my help . It is his own success . A beautiful journey of his life has started with this baby step .

VIDUR

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Vidur’s Telly Tales – 11 : Finding Gauri Bhosle


MUMBAI – MAHARASHTRA – INDIA           NOVEMBER 24 , 2012           00.05 A.M.

One day I woke up in the morning and saw an ad in the news papers about some Gauri Bhosle , who was missing from her London home . I was intrigued because the face seemed familiar . Within few seconds I recognized the face . The girl Gauri Bhosle was none other than my student Mrunal Thakur .

With Mrunal Thakur / Gauri Bhosle

With Mrunal Thakur / Gauri Bhosle

It then occurred to me that this is not an ad for a missing person but an ad for the coming serial ” Khamoshiyan “ . Mrunal Thakur is playing main female protagonist named Gauri Bhosle in ” Khamoshiyan “ , which is currently being aired on Star Plus .

The serial is being produced by Sai Deodhar and her husband Shakti Anand . Incidentally Sai Deodhar is herself my old student . Sai is herself a fabulous actor but this time she decided to remain behind the camera .

With Sai Deodhar

With Sai Deodhar

Before the commencement of shooting , Mrunal Thakur was sent to me for training by Sai Deodhar . I must say that Mrunal is very hard-working , dedicated and sincere student . She used to attend morning and evening both the batches because there was not much time available and she had to prepare her complex character within the short time .

Before the start of the shooting of  ” Khamoshiyan ” , I had to go to Manali to train Kalki Koechlin for Dharma Production’s up – coming venture ” Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani ” . One day I got a call from Mrunal Thakur . She called me to inform that she is starting a new journey of her life and she needs my blessings . I was overwhelmed . There was no need of this gesture . A tutor always blesses his students . It was so sweet of her to call me and seek my blessings . In today’s time when few aggrieved students refuse to acknowledge me , when they openly make a statement that I know nothing , that I am not a good trainer , this gesture of Mrunal Thakur stands tall and is very humbling . It shows that she got good upbringing from her parents . She is not like some of the wannabe zombies who are disrespectful to me and thus show their poor ,  shameful and abominable upbringing .

I am happy for Mrunal Thakur and wish her all the success in life . I , along with the staff and students of my acting institute , Vidur’s Kreating Charakters , congratulate her and bless her .

May God give her all the success she deserves in life !!

VIDUR

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Vidur’s Telly Tales – 10 : 20 Years of ZEE TV


MUMBAI – MAHARASHTRA – INDIA           NOVEMBER 16 , 2012           00.35 A.M.

I came to Mumbai in 1989 . It was October 1989 precisely . That era belonged to Doordarshan a.k.a. DD . Fresh from the success of serials like ;  ” Ramayan ” and ” Mahabharat “ , DD almost became omni – present . It’s all – pervading reach in India was unparalleled . For audience , it dished out various other popular programmes but there was clamour for more . Zee TV was the first to fill the void .

 

Zee TV's very first logo used from 1 October 1...

Zee TV’s very first logo used from 1 October 1992 until 16 June 2000. Wikipedia)

 

 

Zee TV's second logo used in India from 17 Jun...

Zee TV’s second logo used in India from 17 June 2000 until 26 March 2005. Wikipedia)

 

 

Zee TV's third logo used from 27 March 2005 un...

Zee TV’s third logo used from 27 March 2005 until 18 June 2011. Wikipedia)

 

 

Zee TV's fourth logo unveiled on 19 June 2011....

Zee TV’s fourth logo unveiled on 19 June 2011. Wikipedia)

 

It was India’s first satellite channel . It was launched in October 1992 with 3 hours of prime time programming . It started with some immensely popular non – fiction shows .

SAANP SEEDI [ 1992 ] : This show was hosted by Mohan Kapoor . It was based on the famous game for kids .

ANTAKSHIRI [ 1993 ] : This show was hosted by Anu Kapoor along with Renuka Shahane and some others .

KHANA KHAZANA [ 1993 ] : Its 15 years run is unparalleled .

AAP KI ADALAT [ 1993 ] : This Rajat Sharma anchored show was a trend setter . It was a must – watch on Sundays .

SA RE GA MA PA [ 1995 ] : It is one of the Zee TV’s longest running show . Its several seasons spread over almost 18 years .

DANCE INDIA DANCE [ 2009 ] : In the last 3 years it became one of the biggest and most succesful non – fiction show .

INDIA’S MOST WANTED : It is the new non – fiction show of Zee TV .

Apart from above mentioned non – fiction shows , Zee TV became a trend – setter with some of its fiction shows also .

TARA [ 1993 ] : This woman oriented show was first of its kind and it ran for almost 5 years . This Raman Kumar and Vinita Nanda show is considered a trend – setter even today . It was very bold for its time .

BANEGI APNI BAAT [ 1993 ] : It ran for 4 years and is the longest running weekly show on satellite channel .

PARAMPARA [ 1993 ] : Mohan Bhandari played main lead in this family drama .

ZEE HORROR SHOW [ 1993 ] : first of its kind , the show was hugely popular .

CAMPUS [ 1994 ] : This weekly college based serial revolved around the teacher and students .

HUM PAANCH [ 1995 ] : This Ekta Kapoor show will always be remembered because it is longest running weekly comedy show and Vidya Balan played one of the sisters .

SAILAAB [ 1995 ] : It was a shocker of its time because of its story of extra – marital affair .

AMANAT [ 1997 ] : It was the first family drama which was hit and set trend for the future family dramas .

Apart from above mentioned hugely successful shows , Zee TV’s recent shows are also very popular . They are ; SAATH PHERE , JHANSI KI RANI , AGLE JANAM MOHE BITIYA HI KIJO and PAVITRA RISHTA .

Initially Zee was number one but lost its numero Uno position to Star Plus when the latter came with ” Kaun Banega Crorepati “ .  Zee TV’s current position oscillates between no. 2 and no. 3 . But there no denying the fact that Zee was a trend – setter and should be congratulated for that .

 

Several of my students had featured in various shows of Zee . I congratulate Zee TV on behalf of all the students and staff of Vidur’s Kreating Charakters .

VIDUR

MUMBAI – MAHARASHTRA – INDIA

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Vidur’s Telly Tales – 9 : Bigg Boss Connection [ B ]


MUMBAI – MAHARASHTRA – INDIA           OCTOBER 09, 2012           01.45 A.M.

Bigg Boss – Season 6 started on October 07, 2012 on Colors . When Bigg Boss – Season 5 started , I immediately posted my first blog about my Bigg Boss connection on October 04, 2011 . I have mentioned in that blog that barring Season – 5 , which has only one student Mahek Chahal , all the other seasons had two students of mine as participants . Here is the list , which I had posted at that time :

Bigg Boss – Season – 1 : Amit Sadh / Ragini Shetty

Bigg Boss – Season – 2 : Monica Bedi / Zulfi Syed

Bigg Boss – Season – 3 : Aditi Govitrikar / Shamita Shetty

Bigg Boss – Season – 4 : Ashmit Patel / Samir Soni

Bigg Boss – Season – 5 : Mahek Chahal

But later on Amar Upadhyay joined the inmates of Season – 5 and this Season too had two students .

I was eagerly waiting for Season – 6 to start and when I watched the opening episode , I was overjoyed that this Season – 6 also has two students . They are Niketan Madhok and Karishma Kotak . Now the revised list is :

Bigg Boss – Season – 1 : Amit Sadh / Ragini Shetty

Bigg Boss – Season – 2 : Monica Bedi / Zulfi Syed

Bigg Boss – Season – 3 : Aditi Govitrikar / Shamita Shetty

Bigg Boss – Season – 4 : Ashmit Patel / Samir Soni

Bigg Boss – Season – 5 : Mahek Chahal / Amar Upadhyay

Bigg Boss – Season – 6 : Niketan Madhok / Karishma Kotak

I thought , isn’t it uncanny ? Isn’t it something special ? Isn’t it unique ? Bigg Boss is hugely popular . It is eagerly awaited . All the participants become household name . And here I can say with utmost satisfaction that I have 2 students per episode . In total 12 students in 6 seasons .

Any Acting Trainer would wish that his students should be in the house . Every Acting Trainer of Mumbai and all the Acting Trainers of India dream for this kind of publicity , which is rare . Some Acting Trainers of Mumbai even make false claims . Luckily ,  as an Acting Trainer of  Bollywood , I got this on platter .

Among all the Famous Acting Classes in Mumbai or reputed Film Institutes of Mumbai , my institute Vidur’s Kreating Charakters is fortunate enough to have such a track record .

A wannabe Acting Trainer of India and few unscrupulous , shady Bollywood Acting Trainers have greeted me with cuss words on the facebook . They sent me message on the facebook so that no one else could read it . This only shows their utmost frustration . Famous Acting Class can’t be run by frustrated people . It is like meditation . You have to slog . You have to work tirelessly , relentlessly and without showing fatigue .

But anyway , it is time to rejoice . It is time to sit down and take stock of the situation . It is very satisfying moment , a humbling experience . I thank almighty for giving me such opportunities and honour .

I am thankful to all my students for making me proud .

VIDUR

MUMBAI – MAHARASHTRA – INDIA

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Vidur’s Telly Tales – 8


MUMBAI – MAHARASHTRA – INDIA           OCTOBER 04, 2012           11.45 P.M.

Last time I wrote my Telly Tales at the time of ” Bigg Boss – Season – 5 “ . After that , there was a lull because nothing fascinating happened in the telly world . But on September 30 , 2012 when Gurmeet Choudhary won the coveted title of popular TV show ” Jhalak Dikhla Jaa – Season 5 “ , I knew that a new version of Telly Tales is due .

Gurmeet Choudhary , who won ” Jhalak Dikhla Jaa – Season – 5 “ , is my student . ” Jhalak Dikhla Jaa “  is hugely popular TV show . All its previous winners have already become celebrities . Gurmeet Choudhary is the latest one .

English: Gurmeet Choudhary at Rahul - Dimpy Ma...

Gurmeet Choudhary (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

He first came into prominence in Ramayan ” [ 2008 ] , where he played Bhagwan Ram . It came on NDTV Imagine . Then he appeared in ” Geet …Hui Sabse Parayi ” [ 2010 ] on Star One .

Geet (TV series)

Geet (TV series) (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

After this , currently he is doing another serial ” Punar Vivah ” [ 2012 ] on Zee TV . In 2009 he also took part in a reality show Pati Patni Aur Woh and then he became a household name .

In 2008 he won NEW TALENT AWARDS for ” Ramayan “ . In 2011 he won ZEE GOLD AWARDS for Geet – Hui Sabse Parayi . In 2012 again he won ZEE GOLD AWARDS for ” Punar Vivah “ and finally won the title for ” Jhalak Dikhla Jaa – Season 5 ” .

Acting Trainers of Mumbai or Acting Trainers of India always dream to have such students . Acting Schools of Mumbai and Acting Schools of India or any Bollywood Acting School wish to have such students . I am fortunate that Gurmeet Choudhary is my student . I am not writing this blog only because he has won a popular title . I am writing it to make it clear that Gurmeet Choudhary is extremely well – behaved and down-to-earth person . He is a Method actor and knows his craft well .

I am happy for him and wish him all the success in future !

VIDUR

MUMBAI – MAHARASHTRA – INDIA

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Vidur’s Telly Tales – 7 : Bigg Boss Connection [ A ]


MUMBAI – MAHARASHTRA – INDIA             OCTOBER 04. 2011                     10.30 P.M.

On October 02 , 2011 , when I was watching the 5th season of  Bigg Boss ” , I realized that the show has become enormously big and has now totally metamorphosed into a very important show of Indian telivision.

When it started in November 03 , 2006 , it was not so big indeed. But slowly it grew and now it is one of the most eagerly awaited shows of Indian television.

This reality TV programme follows the ” Bigg Brother “ format of the Netherlands , developed by Endemol. It is a highly popular reality TV show in many countries of the world.

Locations of different versions of " Big Brother "
Locations of different versions of ” Big Brother “

In India it is known as ” Bigg Boss “ and as I have stated earlier , it was started in November 2006.

Bigg Boss [ Season - 1 ]
Bigg Boss Season – 1

Bigg Boss – Season – 1

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The first season started on November 03 , 2006 and it ended on January 26 , 2007. Duration of the show was 86 days and Mr. Arshad Warsi was the host of the show and it was aired on Sony Entertainment Television. There were 15 participants and their names are : Rahul Roy , Carol Gracias , Ravi Kissen , Rakhi Sawant , Amit Sadh , Roopali Ganguli , Baba Sehgal , Ragini Shetty , Deepak Tijori , Anupama Verma , Aryan Vaid , Kashmira Shah , Deepak Parashar , Bobby Darling and Salil Ankola .

Rahul Roy was the winner and Carol Gracias was the runner – up .

In this season there were 2 participants , who are my students . They are ; Amit Sadh and Ragini Shetty.

Bigg Boss [Season -2]
Bigg Boss Season – 2

Bigg Boss – Season – 2

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A much awaited Season  2 of ” Bigg Boss “ started on August 17 , 2008 and it ended on November 22 , 2008 . It lasted for 98 days and it’s host was Ms. Shilpa Shetty. There was one difference ; in stead of Sony Entertainment Television , this time it came on Colors TV . This season , like the first one , also had 15 participants and their names are : Ahsaan Qureshi , Alina Wadiwala , Ashutosh Kaushik , Debojit Saha , Diana Hayden , Jade Goody , Ketki Dave , Monica Bedi , Payal Rohatgi , Rahul Mahajan , Raja Choudhary , Rakhi Vijan , Sambhavana Seth , Sanjay Nirupam and Zulfi Syed .

Ashutosh Kaushik was the winner and Raja Choudhary was the runner – up .

In this season there were 2 participants , who are my students . They are ; Monica Bedi and Zulfi Syed .

Bigg Boss [ Season - 3 ]
Bigg Boss Season – 3
Bigg Boss – Season – 3 
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Bigg Boss Season 3 became really big. Some well known personalities as participants and Mr. Amitabh Bachchan as host made it a one of the biggest reality game show in the television history of  India. It started on October 04 , 2009 and ended on December 26 , 2009. Like it’s 1st season , it lasted for 84 days and like the second season it came on Colors TV. The well – known celebrities , who participated in this season , were :  Vindu Dara Singh , Poonam Dhillon , Ismail Darbar , Sherlyn Chopra , Kamal Rashid Khan , Bakhtiyaar M. Irani , Tanaaz B. Irani , Aditi Govitrikar , Jaya Sawant , Shamita Shetty , Claudia Ciesla , Rohit Verma , Raju Shrivastav , Vinod Kambli and Pravesh Rana .
Vindu Dara Singh was the winner and Pravesh Rana was the runner – up .
In this season too there were 2 participants , who are my students ; Aditi Govitrikar and Shamita Shetty .
Bigg Boss Season - 4
Bigg Boss Season – 4

Bigg Boss – Season 4 

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This eagerly awaited season of ” Bigg Boss “ came in 2010. It started on October 03 , 2010 and it ended on January 08 , 2011 . It lasted for 96 days . It came on Colors like season 2 and 3 and Mr. Salman Khan was the host. Unlike other 3 seasons , this season had 16 participants .

Names of the participants were ; Aanchal Kumar , Abbas Kazmi , Ashmit Patel , Begum ( Ali Saleem ) , Devender ( Bunty ) , Dolly Bindra , Hrishant Goswami , Khali , Manoj Tiwari , Rahul Bhatt , Sakshi Pradhan , Sameer Soni , Sara Khan , Seema Parihar, Shweta Tiwari and Veen Malik .

Shweta Tiwari was the winner and Khali was the runner – up .

Like earlier season , in this season too , there were 2 participants , who are my students . They are ; Ashmit Patel and Sameer Soni .

Bigg Boss Season - 5
Bigg Boss Season – 5

Bigg Boss – Season – 5 

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This 5th season started on Colors on October 02 , 2011 and it will end on January 07 , 2012 . This time there are two hosts ; Mr. Salman Khan and Mr. Sanjay Dutt . Contrary to earlier seasons , this season will have 12 ladies , 1 transgender and only 1 man , Shakti Kapoor.

The names of the 14 participants are ; Shakti Kapoor , Pooja Bedi , Shonali Nagrani , Nihita Biswas , Shraddha Sharma , Mandeep Bevli , Raageshwari , Vida Samadzai , Mahek Chahal , Sonika Kaliraman , Pooja Misrra , Gulabo Sapera , Laxmi Narayan Tripathi and Juhi Parmar .

Names of the winner and runner – up will be known in January .

Unlike earlier seasons , this season has only one student of mine and the name is ; Mahak Chahal .

When I was watching Season 5 , I realized that every season of ” Bigg Boss ” till the 4th season had 2 students per season . Total number of my students in ” Bigg Boss ” comes to 9 .

Bigg Boss – Season – 1 : Amit Sadh / Ragini Shetty

Bigg Boss – Season – 2 : Monica Bedi / Zulfi Syed

Bigg Boss – Season – 3 : Aditi Govitrikar / Shamita Shetty

Bigg Boss – Season – 4 : Ashmit Patel / Samir Soni

Bigg Boss – Season – 5 : Mahek Chahal

I dont have photos with other students. I have just one with Ragini Shetty and I am posting it here.

With Ragini Shetty
With Ragini Shetty

VIDUR

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Vidur’s Telly Tales – 6


I posted my previous version Telly Tales – 5 on 5th June 2010. Today its July 4, 2010. Barely a month is gone and I am sitting in my office on this wet and rainy Sunday and writing part 6 of my Telly Tales. I am not blowing the trumpet to show the world that I have attained something. I just want to celebrate the success of my students , who came to this city of dreams to make it big and to become something. I am proud of their success and happy to announce that they could make it big in spite of the fact that they are rank new-comers and they have no filmy background and still they are able to creat a niche for themselves in tinsel town.

ABHISHEK TEWARI in ” CHAND CHHUPA BADAL MEIN “  : This is a new show on Star Plus and is being made on the large canvas. Eminent lyricist Javed Akhtar is playing the narrator in this show. Years ago legendary Ashok Kumar also played a narrator in ” Hum Log “. Abhishek is playing main lead in this serial. He was in Batch No. 42 of Kreating Charakters. Initially, like everyone , he was unsure of himself. But at the same time there was a burning desire to make it big. He had been given very less time by his family, so bit of desperation was there but I must make this clear that he was very grounded and level-headed. He worked hard and was very disciplined in the class. He knew that his family has given him a short period, so he didn’t waste his time and started his struggle from the day one. God rewarded him for his efforts and now he is the lead player of this Star Plus show.    

DHRUV BHANDARI in ” RAKTA SAMBANDH ” : He is son of Mr. Mohan Bhandari, a famous film and television actor. Dhruv was in Batch No. 09 of Kreating Charakters. Urvashi Sharma, who made her debut in ” NAQAAB “ and Girish Taurani, whose father produced ” NAQAAB ” , were his batch-mates. After completing his course, he struggled for a while and worked in some films. But he couldn’t make his mark , as the films he worked in , bombed miserably. Now he got this fabulous offer and is working in this NDTV IMAGINE serial along with his father.

MIA EVONNE UYEDA – M TV VJ : She is a French-speaking girl from canada and approached me for diction classes years ago. At that time she was M TV VJ and was presenting a show on Saturdays. She was very successful VJ and was very popular among youngsters. She had got couple of film offers and that’s why she wanted to learn Hindi. She is hard worker and very methodical in her approach. She again contacted me years after when she got a film offer. Now she is happily married and her husband Mr. EMILIANO COLLAZO runs ZENJI , a bar lounge in Bandra.

ANUSHA DANDEKAR – M TV VJ : Again a famous M TV VJ, she contacted me after she did ” VIRUDDHA ” with Mr. Amitabh Bachchan. This was a Mahesh Manjarekar directed film, produced by A B CORP. She was getting lots of offers and wanted to give her best. She worked with me for many months but I think and doubt that her first priority was not films and she was very satisfied being  a VJ. So films took back seat and she was busy and happy doing what she liked. She is still there and we are still in touch.

SUSHEEL JANGIRA – ZOOM TV Anchor : Almost eons ago, she was my student. She hails from Haryana and was there in the batch with Manav Gohil, a TV star. She was new, naive and ambitious. She had no contacts in the industry and was curious to know how to become succesful. She always wondered  and thought about success. During our separate journeys, we lost touch. One day I saw her presenting her show on ZOOM TV with aplomb and finesse of a veteran and I got a shock of my life. A shy, introvert and naive girl from Haryana has metamorphosed into a diva and was there on the channel presenting her show. Her eternal question, how to become successful, is now answered by herself and that too permanently.

RAJENDRA KRISHNA VYAS – SAB TV Anchor : This young boy from Indore, Madhya Pradesh was in the Batch No.26 of Kreating Charakters. His show ” PAK PAK PAKAO “ on SAB TV is a show, which only he can pull off. His command over Hindi is exemplary and in this show, he roams around the roads of Mumbai and catches hold of a person and talks to him till that person is bored to death. His energy is infectious and he has an earthy charm, which adds to his success as an anchor. He has no background and has no filmi connection, yet he got work and is now a recognized face on television and is doing fabulously for himself . This is a very satisfying fact for me.

In my previous blog – VIDUR’S TELLY TALES – 5, I had mentioned that there are 14 students currently working in lead roles in different serial on various channels. Now 6 more are adding to the list. At present, there are 20 students working on different channels. Out of these 20, 16 are lead actors in serials, 02 are M TV VJs and 02 are anchors.

I think again that for a very long time, I wont be writing my TELLY TALES again . But who knows ? May be I would again be writing something next month. Who knows ?

Vidur

Mumbai

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Vidur’s Telly Tales – 5


I wrote my 4th and last ” Telly Tales “ on January 29, 2010. As May ended, I suddenly realized that there are 12 serials in Hindi and 1 in Marathi, which are currently on air and they have my students playing main protagonists in them. When I wrote 4th part of  my ” Telly Tales “ , I thought that for a very long period, I wont be writing the 5th part. But my thinking was wrong. I am forced to write this 5th part just after 4 months. I can’t ignore 13 serials, which are ruling the airwaves currently. Let us take stock of my 14 students, who are working in these 13 serial.

RANJEET JOG in ” OLAKH “ : This Marathi serial is currently on air on STAR PRAVAH. Ranjeet Jog is a very old student of mine and he recently informed me about this serial.His father played the role of Bharat in the mega serial ” RAMAYAN ” , directed by late and legendary Ramanand Sagar. Ranjeet, apart from this serial, is working in many Marathi films also. An extremely talented and well-behaved boy from Nagpur , he is slowly and steadily making his place in the Marathi film industry. I am happy for him. He has everything going for him; personality, talent and good behaviour.

ROHIT KHURANA in ” UTTARAN “ : This highly popular Hindi serial is currently on air on COLORS. I used to watch this serial quite often, but I was unable to recognize Rohit, who is playing Vansh in ” UTTARAN “ . The day, when ZOOM was airing my interview on Katrina Kaif in their programme ” Planet Bollywood ” , I got a call and an unknown number flashed on the screen of my mobile. The caller introduced himself as Rohit Khurana and said, ” sir, I am an old student of yours ” . A floodgate of memories got opened and I was completely submerged in the sepia toned , obfuscated past remembrances. of this particular student of mine. Years ago, I met him in Food Inn, a famous food joint in Lokhandwala. He was new and had no work. He told me very respectfully that he wants to be trained by me only and would like to start his journey in this tinsel town as a student of mine. I was touched by his sincerity and started training him. After completing the training , he started his struggle. Gradually , he started getting works but I lost touch. That day while watching my interview on ZOOM, he called me and said that like Katrina Kaif, one day he would also make me proud. I was so touched by his feelings. Years had gone but his love and respect for me was not diminished at all. In this materialistic world, who cares for a poor and ordinary acting/diction trainer? But here was a boy, who is now famous, who is now popular and still he felt the need to call me and congratulate me on my achievements and promised me that one day he would also make me proud. I then watched ” UTTARAN “ and was happy to see him enacting his role so well. Rohit has grown as an actor and now he is well entrenched in TV industry.

SARWAR AHUJA in ” KESHAV PANDIT “ :  He participated in ZEE CINESTAR KI KHOJ ( Season 1 ) and won the coveted title. I used to go to train him for the show. After winning the title, as per the contract, he signed Mr. Subhash Ghai’s film ” KHANNA AND AIYAR ” and worked in that film with another co-winner Aditi Sharma. The film got released and bombed miserably. Later on he signed another film ” HUM PHIRR MILENGE ” with Ms. Tabassum’s grand-daughter Kkhushi. This film also tanked and thus seemingly it looked like the end of a bright journey. But you can’t put down a real talent. Sarwar fought valiantly and slowly people took notice. Now he is working in ” KESHAV PANDIT  “ being aired on ZEE TV. He is very grounded and in spite of the initial failures, never felt defeated. He has good sense of humour, which never deserted him even in his rainy days.

MISHAL RAHEJA in ” LAAGI TUJHSE LAGAN “ : I used to go to his South Mumbai flat to train this immensely talented boy. He lives in his opulent apartment near Breach Candy. His place is far away from my working place but as is my habit, I was moved by his behaviour and deep sense of respect for me. He completed his training and started working in TV serials. Currently he is portraying a negative character in ” LAAGI TUJHSE LAGAN” being aired on COLORS.

SMITA BANSAL in ” BALIKA VADHU “ : Years ago she was a famous artiste in television industry. Eventually , she got married and quit the industry. Few years back, she made comeback and is currently working in ” BALIKA VADHU “ as the mother in law of the female protagonist Anandi.

AKRITI SINGH in ” MRS. & MR. SHARMA ALLAHABADWALE “ :  She was in the 2nd Weekend batch of Kreating Charakters. This extremely talented girl is currently working in ” MRS. & MR. SHARMA ALLAHABADWALE “on SUB TV. I never knew that she has such a fantastic sense of humour.

AMIT BHARGAD in ” TUM DENA SAATH MERA : He was in Batch No. 2 of Kreating Charakters. Like Ranjeet Jog he is also from Nagpur. After years of struggle, he got this serial, which is currently being aired on DD 1. Batch No. 2 is very close to my heart. Had this batch not been formed, there would have never been a Kreating Charakters. We, in fact, inherited Batch No. 1, so it was with Batch No. 2, that our journey started. And Amit Bhargad belongs to that batch.

VEEBHA ANAND in ” BALIKA VADHU ” : She created history in this serial as Sugana. Whole nation cried with her, when she became the widow. She became an overnight national sensation and was very popular among female audience. She was in the 19th batch of Kreating Charakters and since I have written about her in my earlier Telly Tales, I wont go in details this time. I am only mentioning her because she has recently made re-entry in the serial. In between she did another serial ” STREE ” also. Apart from this serial she is working as a second lead in a Rajshri Production movie called ” ISI LIFE MEIN “. Incidently, she was the batch mate of ” RAB NE BANA DI JODI ” and ” BADMAASH COMPANY “ fame Anushka Sharma. She has great sense of loyalty and respect for her alma mater. She has absolute faith in me as a trainer and she always acknowledges that. I wish her great success and long life. May God bless this noble soul. She is bound to scale dizzy heights of stardom. She has a rare combination of talent and exemplary behaviour, a dwindling commodity these days.

Raunaq Ahuja

RAUNAQ AHUJA in ” DO SAHELIEYAN “ : He was in Batch No. 23 of Kreating Charakters. His other batch-mate was Kush Sinha. Raunaq is extremely talented and is one of the most deserving students of Kreating Charakters. He had slight speech problem, when he joined the batch. But being a hard-working boy he overcame this slight impediment and now he is working in this highly successful serial ” DO SAHELIEYAN ” on ZEE TV. This serial is one of the top ranking serials of ZEE TV. I do remember his initial days in the class. Because of his speech impediment, sometimes he had to face laughter of his class-mates. But he continued his training without being bothered about this and finally he was able to silence his critics and overcame his problem.

VIJAY MISHRA in ” BITTO “ : This Bhojpuri speaking boy was in the Batch No. 28 of Kreating Charakters. He is currently working in a serial called ” BITTO ” on COLORS. This newly started serial is based on the rural background of Uttar Pradesh and depicts feudal and archaic tradition of the rustic hinterlands of Uttar Pradesh. Vijay Mishra belongs to a business family and didn’t know anything about films. Since he hails from Uttar Pradesh, this was another drawback. He overcame everything, surmounted all the odds and slowly started his journey in the tinsel town. Initially he worked in few Bhojpuri serials and then got this break. He has worked in a film also. “332 ANDHERI TO KURLA ” is now complete and is scheduled for July release. Vijay Mishra is playing an important part in this Sangeet Sivan film.

MANIT JOURA in ” 12/24 KAROLE BAGH “ : Manit Joura was in the Batch No,32 of Kreating Charakters. His other batch mate was Narendra Jetley, who is also very busy as an actor and as a model. Manit Joura’s serial was a popular serial of ZEE TV. He is an intense and thinking actor. His popularity was phenomenal , when his part was on air. To shoot this serial, he was in Delhi for months. Now he is back and is currently working in a YASH RAJ FILMS movie with Ranbir Singh and Anushka Sharma. People have this wrong notion that after doing a serial one is barred from films permanently. Manit Joura is proving them wrong. I foresee a bright future for him.

ARCHANA TAIDE in ” MAAN RAHE TERA….. PITAAH “ : She was in the Batch No. 35 of Kreating Charakters. I particularly remember this batch, because this batch had some of the worst students of my career. This batch had politicians, liars but actors. There were only few exceptions and Archana was one of them. She didn’t give in to her politician batch-mates and always gave me due respect. Before joining the batch, she was working as an anchor with E 24 channel. After completing the course she got a serial called ” SWARG” . She was popular in that serial . This new serial of hers started this week with much fanfare on SONY. She is the main female protagonist and I was so proud of her achievement when I saw her photos in every national news papers. This serial is very well mounted and its popularity is growing with each passing day. Her politician batch-mates are still running around and she got this huge break.

SACHIN CHHABRA in ” DO HANSON KA JODA “ : He was in Batch No. 37 of Kreating Charaketrs. He was already a famous model when he joined the batch. His ad films and campaigns were very famous and are still popular. Now he has got this serial of Rajshri Productions named ” DO AHNSON KA JODA “ . This serial is currently on air on NDTV IMAGINE. It has similar story line and characterization of ” RAB NE BANA DI JODI ” . He is playing the über cool Shah Rukh Khan’s character of the movie in this serial. In between he did a film also. Its name was ” RUSLAAN “. Sachin played one of the important roles in the movie which will be remembered as the debut film of Moushumi Chatterji’s daughter Meghaa Chatterji. Though RUSLAAN bombed but Sachin’s forward journey went unhindered. His serial is a popular serial.

SHEEHAN DIXIT in ” KARAM YODDHA “ : He was in the Batch No. 40 of Kreating Charakters. He came for the admission along with his father and grandfather. I was very touched when his aging grandfather told me that I have full faith in you and I know that under your guidance my grandson will be a transformed boy. I could see that the aging gentleman had immense faith in me and in his grandson. I was very happy when Sheehan got this serial ” KARAM YODDHA “ , which is currently on air on DD 1. His grandfather faith in him is intact. Thank God !! Sheehan’s family’s support could be gauged from the fact that his father came to help him for his show-reel. While looking at his photograph,  you can feel the numerous , various dreams of this boy, which are floating in his wide eyes.

It is very heartening that all the 14 students, who  are so successful and, are not from the filmy background. From Batch No. 2 to Batch No. 40 , students from almost every batch are working. Currently Batch No. 44, and Batch No. 45 are under training.We started Batch No. 46 today, i. e. on June 4, 2010. It means students of only Batch No. 41, 42 and 43 are yet to get work. But they completed the training only recently.

As I have mentioned in my website, the voyage has just started, the saga has just begun. Amen !!! Amen !!!


Vidur

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Vidur’s Telly Tales – 4


Yash Raj Films TV

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January 2010 marks advent of Yash Raj Films on the firmament of television industry. They launched five shows simultaneously on Sony TV and changed the scenario of the industry. Though their first foray in TV industry was with a show called “ Khazana ” on Door Darshan ”, but this time it is totally different game altogether. The making and acting is so sleek that you feel as if you are watching a film. Quite a few of my students are working in all the YRF serials.

Mahi Way : As per TRP, this one is their most successful show. My student Viraf Patel is doing a very prominent part in it. He was Mr. India 2005 and is a famous model. He did many campaigns before this serial and now he will consolidate his place further after this show.

Rishta . Com : My student Bhisham Mansukhani is playing a prominent part in this serial. He, like Viraf, also started with modeling and did a serial “ Kahiin To Hogaa ” for Balaji Telefilms. He was there with Rajiv Khandelwal. After a brief hiatus he is doing this show.

Seven : This show is getting rave reviews in media. General public is also liking it. While watching it you would feel as if you are watching a sci-fi film. Special effects are marvelous and praiseworthy. An old student of mine, Himanshu Malhotra is working in it. He is playing a saviour who possesses power of fire. Himanshu was part of “ Zee Cine star Ki Khoj ” and after that he did a film “ Mr. Khujli ” with Mr. Raj Sippy. Unfortunately film is yet to get a proper release. Himanshu is playing his part brilliantly in the show.

Powder : This show is talk of the nation. It has brilliant and powerful performances. Editing is tight and again it has a film like feel. Narendra Jetley, who was in batch no. 32 of “ Kreating Charakters ” is doing a role in this show. I remember his first day in the class. He had lots of questions and I can say, he was bit confused. But he worked hard and after completing the course he is now in complete control of himself. I can easily say that he has now evolved and has become a thinking actor. After this show he is doing Sagar Bellary’s new film.

Another student, who is working in this show is Poonam Gibson. She was in the batch no. 2 of “ Kreating Charakters ”.

Lift Kara De : This is a chat show anchored by Karan Johar. So many celebrity students of mine are going to take part in this show as celebrity guests. Saif Ali Khan, Hritik Roshan, Kareena Kapoor and Katrina Kaif are few of them.

It is a very heartening situation. You switch on a channel and there are chances that you will bump into one or the other student of mine.

Vidur

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Vidur’s Telly Tales – 3


Reality Shows of Television

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These days there are surfeit of reality shows on satellite television channels. After posting two successive blogs on my blog space about my relationship with the television industry, I suddenly realized that I do have couple of students working in these shows also. Here I am giving details of some of the prominent shows.

Nach Baliye : Till date they have done 4 seasons. Sachin Pilgaonkar won the title in the first season. But after that three successive titles winners were my students. Hussain Kuwajarwala, Amir Ali and Shaleen Bhanot won titles for 2nd, 3rd and 4th seasons respectively. I trained them for diction or /and acting, but because of their dancing skills they won the coveted title and got huge money also. Now they are working in various serials as anchors and lead actors.

Fear Factor : They have done 2 seasons till date. My student Urvashi Sharma took part in the first season. She got eliminated in the last but one round. She was sent to us by “ Tips ” and she was in the 9th batch of Kreating Charakters. She was already a big and established model before she took admission. After completing the course she was launched by “ Tips ” in “ Naqaab ”. She was the only female co-star of Akshaye Khanna and Bobby Deol in that film and performed brilliantly. She got rave reviews for her début performance. Unfortunately the film tanked and her career took a temporary beating. She is not a television star but she participated in “ Fear Factor : Khatron Ke Khiladi – Season 1 ”. She left her mark in that programme too. Currently Urvashi is doing a Priyadarshan film.

Bigg Boss : 3rd season of this programme ended recently. This season will always be remembered because of Mr. Amitabh Bachchan. Aditi Govitrikar, who is a student of mine, was there as an inmate. I used to watch the show quite often. Towards the grand finale, a feeling of déjà vu engulfed me. It is very uncanny that like Urvashi Sharma, she too was eliminated in the last but one round. She was a strong contender but alas, got eliminated when she was very close to the goal. She was ousted towards the end, after wading through the rough water valiantly.

Shamita Shetty was another inmate of the house. She is my student since “ Mohabbatein ” days. I trained her along with Uday Chopra, Jimmy Sheirgill, Jugal Hansraj, Preeti Jhangiani and Kim Sharma for that movie. She left the show mid way because of her sister Shilpa Shetty’s marriage. Like Urvashi Sharma and Aditi Govitrikar, she too is not a television artiste, but took part in the above mentioned show.

More and more reality shows are being planned and I hope that many more students of mine would be taking part in those shows.

Vidur

http://www.vidur.co.in

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